These days, as the 33rd Summer Olympic Games take place in Paris, the city government of Gyumri has provided an opportunity to watch the competitions of our wrestlers right in Gyumri’s Vardanants Square.
By placing chairs and a big screen, they encouraged residents to leave their homes, come to the square, watch the competitions together, and admire the athletes.
The people of Gyumri, especially the young, heeded the call of the city government and gathered in the square.
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The scene during Artur Aleksanyan’s competition was indescribable. Although the people of Gyumri were confident that their champion would never lose, it was still noticeable that they were restless. Mayor Vardges Samsonyan was frozen for a moment. Seconds later, there were shouts and chants of “Arthur, Arthur!” and such a noise that no single word could be heard anymore. Joy and excitement were mixed.
Today, on August 7th, from the same square, they will watch the final competition of the champion, who will fight for his second Olympic title.
Let’s remind that in the semi-finals of the 97 kg category, Artur Aleksanyan wrestled with world champion and Pan American Games champion, Cuban Gabriel Alejandro Rosillo Kindelan, and won with a score of 5:3.
Nune AREVSHATIAN
