A petition has been created at Change.org with the demand to return the gold medal that Armenian wrestler Mihran Harutyunyan unjustly lost in the duel with Serb wrestler Davor Shtefanek in the August 16 Greco-Roman style wrestling final of the 31^st Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Currently, the petition has over 26,552 supporters who call on the International Wrestling Federation and President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach to restore justice.

“Every single injustice in sports overshadows the whole Olympics. Rio Olympic organizers must join this claim as well and take steps to restore justice in sports, in this case – in the whole Olympics. In 2016, on August 16, the 31^st, at the Rio Olympics, during the bout with Davor Shtefaneki, the Armenian wrestler Mihran Harutyunyan was deprived of the Olympic gold because of the referee’s inequity. This is a disgrace for the Greco-Roman wrestling and the whole world witnessed who the real champion is,” the petition reads, according to Hayern Aysor.

Dear fellow Armenians, you can join the petition by visiting change.org.