Ukrainian wrestler Valentin Blesetsky, not of his own free will, did not shake hands with Russian Abasgadzhi Magomedov after a fight at the World Championships in Serbia, the Ukrainian leadership told him that they would teach him to be a non-human , the president of the Russian Wrestling Federation told Mikhail Mamiashvili .
The World Wrestling Championships, qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, began on Saturday in Belgrade. In the quarterfinals of the freestyle wrestling tournament in the weight category up to 61 kg, Magomedov defeated Blesetsky with a score of 16:4. The two wrestlers did not approach or shake hands after the winner was announced. Magomedov, in an interview with , said that his hand was always open for handshakes, but even before the fight he understood that the Ukrainian would not want to shake hands.
“No one fought that Ukrainian boy with fury and frenzy on the mat. There was no dancing on the bones about his loss to Magomedov. Abasgadzhi considered him another serious opponent and used all his skills to win. Do you think this boy is to blame, he didn’t want to shake hands? He was forbidden to do this. They told him: “We will teach you to be a non-human, if we don’t teach you, we will force you.” ” This is not beautiful.
As for the athletic qualities of this Ukrainian wrestler, he is a capable boy. I think he still has everything ahead of him,” Mamiashvili told .
Source : MatchTV
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