Yevgheny Nedealco and Nicolae Ceban were met with applause by colleagues, friends and the president of the Moldovan Wrestling Federation Victor Peicov when they returned home with bronze medals from a tournament held in Mongolia, IPN reports.

But the fact that the two qualified for the Rio Olympic Games is a more important accomplishment for them. “This was my childhood dream. I covered a long distance to get here. Now my dream came true. It was hard, but we now reap the harvest,” stated Yevgheny Nedealco, who is from Comrat.

Nicolae Ceban from Stefan Voda will compete in the Olympic Games for the third time. On May 6-8, the Moldovan wrestlers will take part in the last Olympic qualifying tournament that will be held in Turkey.