David Safaryan, who became the first Armenian to win a world title in freestyle wrestling since 2002, has been voted by a federation of sports journalists as the Athlete of the Year.
Greco-Roman wrestlers Artur Alexanyan and Arsen Julfalakyan come second and third in the list.
The top ten includes also Greco-Roman wrestlers Roman Amoyan, Maxim Manukyan, Artur Shahinyan, and freestyle wrestler Musa Murtazaliyev, Ashot Danielyan (sambo), Artur Davtyan (gymnastics) and Aram Avagyan (boxing).
The Armenia’s Greco-Roman wrestling national team, which came third in the European Individual and Team Championships, is recognized as Armenia’s 2013 team of the year.
