The athlete Ara Aleksanian, participated in the Kurdistan Championship for bodybuilding and won the second place. He also participated in the IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness) and NPC (National Physique Committee) Championships for the 80 kg category, and he also won the second and third place. It is worth noting that Alexanian started his career in 2015 at Homenetmen (Armenian Sports Club) and then with self-efforts he achieved successes in this field. For Alexanian achievements , His Eminence Archbishop Dr. Avak Asadourian, head of the Armenian Orthodox sect in Iraq, received the player on the 27th of December 2021 expressing support for the athlete and wishing him success in his sports career. Ara also met with members of the Central Administrative Committee, who expressed their willingness to provide everything necessary to complete the sports career of the Armenian players. At the end of the invitation, the player was honored with a reward, during the interview to the media office of the Armenian Archdiocese, the athlete mentioned his ambition to reach the Olympic Games and also hopes to train novice athletes.