On August 8 in Paris, the Olympic medalists in Greco-Roman wrestling in the weight categories up to 67 and 87 kg were announced in the evening program.
In the weight category up to 67 kg, Tokyo Olympic champion, Cuban wrestler Luis Horta Sanchez, and Armenian wrestler Slavik Galstyan fought for the bronze medal. The former Olympian was the favorite, which he confirmed on the mat. The fight ended with a score of 7:0 in favor of the Cuban. As a result, Slavik Galstyan took 5th place at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Yesterday, he was one step away from the final of the Olympic Games, fighting with Iranian Said Esmaeili in the semi-finals. Slavik had two good moments to win, putting his opponent on both shoulder blades (tushé). In the first case, he completely fixed the opponent's shoulder blades, and the judge counted Slavik's victory. However, after checking the moment, the decision was canceled. As a result, the Iranian won in the semi-final with a score of 10:4.
Despite the fact that Slavik was left without a medal, he showed excellent results. He had two confident fights and almost defeated the future Olympic champion. These were his first Olympic Games, and he has everything ahead of him.