Arthur Aleksanyan Starts Title Defense with Victory at Tokyo 2020

The reigning Olympic champion Arthur Aleksanyan (97 kg) confidently began his title defense at the ongoing 32nd Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, competing in Greco-Roman wrestling.

The champion of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, three-time world champion, and five-time European champion, Aleksanyan faced 25-year-old Uzur Juzhubekov from Kyrgyzstan in the 1/8 finals, winning with a score of 4:1.

In the quarter-finals, Arthur Aleksanyan will compete against Finnish wrestler Arvi Savolainen.