Armenian wrestler wins gold, dedicates victory to the memory of Genocide victims

Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Arsen Julfalakyan won a gold medal at the “Dan Kolov and Nikola Petov” annual international championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014 world champion Julfalakyan beat Ivan Georgiev of Bulgaria 2:0 in the final. Another Armenian wrestler Karapet Chalyan won a bronze medal in the same 75 kg weight category.

Arsen Julfalakyan wore a T-shirt commemorating the Armenian Genocide centennial at the award ceremony. He posted the photos on Facebook and said he dedicates the victory to the 1.5 million victims.