Artem Smirnov. Master at the table, paramedic in life 09:00 06/06/2014 He’s one of the most promising young armwrestlers in Belarus and he’s ready to take on the world championships again. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Artem Smirnov is one of the most promising young Belarussian fighters. He became master of the world in juniors when he was 18. Now he’s 19, Master of Sports in Belarus, and achieved and titled fighter. This year he’s planning to get on top of the world. I got my passion for sports from my older brother, Lesha Gritskevich – says Artem. – When I was 16 I started bench-pressing, with 150 kg in the 66 kg weight category, getting my candidacy for Master of Sports in this discipline. I got into armwrestling by chance. My brother showed me a video from a tournament, it looked cool. I entered a tournament with no age categories and I’ve lost. I started training hard. I couldn’t do two disciplines at once, so I chose armwrestling. The choice was hard –