The press service of the NOC of Armenia continues the “Way to Minsk” project where we feature athletes representing Armenia at the European Games to be held in Minsk from June 21-30. Our 11th hero is freestyle wrestler Valodya Frangulyan.

Valodya Frangulyan

Sport: Freestyle wrestling

Date of birth: 20/10/1992

Place of birth: Yerevan

Participation in the European Games: Second time

Most painful defeat: Losing to Kazakhstan’s wrestler at the 2017 World Championship in Paris.

Most important victory: The victory at the Aleksandr Medved Tournament in 2015.

At the European Games…

“I’m going after a gold medal. I always go to tournaments after it or at least after another medal.”

The days of the freestyle wrestling competition at the European Games are June 24-27.