Irina Driaeva: "I will try to repeat the golden double in Budapest" 07:41 07/19/2017 Irina greatly coped with a weight class changing and got two medals at the Europeans. Was in easy? Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Tell us about yourself. How did you come to arm-wrestling and why did you choose this sport? – In armsport I came in 2003, at the age of 14. In the courtyard, we often had armwrestling competitions and I pulled with boys who, in the end, I won. Then in the sports complex, which was not far from us, an arm-sport section was opened, and I decided to try my hand at it. This year, you took a gold double. How long did you go for this? – I won several times championships of Russia, in 2006 I won the European Championship among juniors, and in 2007 – the World Championship in senior class. Due to lack of funding, I missed many competitions. In 2010 I got married and now I have two children. After a five-year break, I returned to the sport team, only I am