World freestyle wrestling champion Russian Akhmed Usmanov will move from the non-Olympic weight category of up to 79 kilograms to the Olympic category of up to 86 kilograms, the national team coach told . Russia Makhmoud Magomedov .
On Monday, Usmanov beat Georgian Vladimir Gamkrelidze 4-1 in the non-Olympic 79kg category in the World Championships final in Serbia to win the gold medal.
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“Words cannot express what I am experiencing now and before the final. I didn’t feel such emotions even when I won. Ahmed pleased us all with such a bright and confident victory. This is the first Russian world champion in the category of less than 79 kilograms. In the future, Usmanov will move to the Olympic weight category up to 86 kilograms. We will move forward smoothly, without haste. I hope that before that we will have another fight in the category up to 79 kilograms. It seems like all you have to do is eat and fight. But the weight should be purely functional, you should not fight plump,” Magomedov told .
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The World Championships take place in Belgrade from September 16 to 24. The Russians act in a neutral position. The tournament is a qualifier for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Watch live broadcasts of the World Wrestling Championships fights on the match! Fighter” and “Match! Arena”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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