09:11  ,  September 18, 2019

Artur Aleksanyan: I am very grateful to all of you for supporting me in a hard time

Olympic champion, four-time European champion and three-time world champion Artur Aleksanyan, who won the title of vice champion in the 97 kg weight category and will head to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, thanked the fans for their support.

“Dear compatriots, I am very grateful to all of you for supporting me in a hard time. I am very sorry that a serious injury prevented me from giving you the joy of victory. Assure you I will have many more victories, and you will have many reasons to rejoice. God bless us all,” Artur Aleksanyan wrote on Instagram.

Artur Aleksanyan did not take part in the final clash due to a rib injury.

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