ArmInfo. Silver Medalist at the Rio 2016 Olympics weightlifter Simon Martirosyan may receive a gold medal due to a doping scandal.
As head coach of the Armenian weightlifting team Pashik Alaverdyan said on December 25, forbidden stimulants were found in the doping test of Rio 2016 champion Ruslan Nuroidinov. According to him, Martirosyan is likely to receive a gold medal from the International Olympic Committee in January 2020. We add that Simon Martirosyan (105 kg) is the champion of the World and Europe.
To recall, Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Alexanyan won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.