Artur Aleksanyan Armenia’s “Best Play True Athlete”

10:31 - 17 Dec, 2015

Armenia’s Greco-Roman team member, Olympic Games bronze medalist, two-time World and tree-time European champion Artur Aleksanyan was recognized Armenia’s best play true athlete.

The special commission of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia recognized wrestler Artur Aleksanyan the most honest athlete of 2015. The World and European champion has passed doping inspection more than any other Armenian athlete in 2015 (every 40 days). Among the candidates were also weightlifter Tigran Martirosyan and wrestler Arsen Julfalakyan.
The award ceremony was held in Gyumri during a social-doping educational seminar. Aleksanyan was awarded by the president of the Eastern European anti-doping organization, Areg Hovannisyan.

ANOC press office

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