President of the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR) Mikhail Mamiashvili has the merit that the United World of Wrestling (UWW) avoids double standards towards Russian athletes, the president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said on . Stanislav Pozdnyakov .
In April, the UWW allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in international competitions with neutral status. However, some wrestlers were not allowed to participate in the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade due to their active support of the ongoing SVO or their confirmed membership in the armed forces or national security agencies. Mamiashvili turns 60 on November 21.
“Now that we, as a sports community as a whole, have seen the double standards, wrestling is perhaps one of the few sports that does not exhibit these double standards. Fortunately, we were not disappointed by our international partners in this sport. Of course, this is thanks to Mikhail Gerazievich, who is very active in his work,” Pozdniakov said in the program “All for the Match! on .
Mamiashvili has headed the FSBI since 1997. He is an Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, as well as a three-time world and European champion.
Source : MatchTV
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