Defense minister meets with disabled veteran and Armwrestling champion Sargis Stepanyan
Defense Minister of Armenia Davit Tonoyan received on Monday retired major of Armenian Armed Forces, gold medalist at the Arm-wrestling European Championship and three-time world champion Sargis Stepanyan.
As the press service at the ministry reported, the minister congratulated Stepanyan on receiving the rank of “Lieutenant Colonel”, asked about his health and the military routine as well as the operation of Armenian National Federation of Disabled Sports that had been established by Stepanyan. Minister Tonoyan wished him robust health and inexhaustible energy
To note, Sargis Stepanyan was injured during a mine explosion, losing his two legs and the right arm while trying to take out his fellow serviceman from a minefield in summer 2014, when the Azerbaijani military launched a sabotage infiltration attempt at one of Armenian military posts.
Major Stepanyan has been awarded with the Armenian Defense Ministry “Marshal Baghramyan” Medal and the Medal "For Courage" by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).