Makhachkala, May 6, 2011. At the last European championship on Thai boxing a young Dagestan athlete Arsen Omarov won the gold medal. Omarov told the RIA "Dagestan" correspondent about his glorious debut in the city of Antalya. “I had gone through the training camp in Sochi and managed to win the Russian tournament held in Yekaterinburg before being sent to the European championship”.

Speaking directly about his participation in the competitions in Turkey, Arsen said he had only three fights held in three rounds two minutes long. "In the quarterfinals, I met with the representative of Kazakhstan. In the semifinals I overcame the athlete from Belarus and won the final battle against a sportsman from Ukraine. I have been engaged in thai boxing for the fourth year already. I train in the sports club “Scorpion” under the guidance of the honored trainer of Russia Kasum Hajiyev. I appreciate much his guidance and the training work with me" - Arsen said.