The 2011 World Wrestling Championships wrapped up in Istanbul. On the final day of the tournament, Ruslan Basiev, representing Armenia in the 120-kg category, was the closest medal hopeful of the Armenian national freestyle wrestling team. But Armenia’s representative lost to Russian Bilyal Makhov in the quarter-finals.  

And during the bronze-medal match, Basiev lost to Chuluunbat Yargalsaykhan of Mongolia.  

In 66 kilograms, Davit Safaryan was defeated in the very first match. In 74 kilograms, Armenia’s hopeful Musa Murtazaliyev lost to Azerbaijani Ashraf Aliyev, in the quarter-finals. 

Armenia’s Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestlers came away from Istanbul with 1 bronze medal and 2 qualifications for the Olympics. Greco-Roman wrestler Arsen Julfalakyan became third and freestyle wrestler Mihran Jaburyan captured 5th place.