President of the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR) Mikhail Mamiashvili told that five members of the Russian national team were not allowed to participate in the tournament in Zagreb, the rest of the Greco-Roman wrestlers performed with dignity.
The United World Wrestling (UWW) Zagreb Open ranking tournament took place in Zagreb from January 12 to 14. Russian Greco-Roman wrestlers competed in neutral status and won five medals: gold for Milad Alirzaev (up to 87 kg) and Sadyk Lalaev (up to 60 kg), bronze for Alan Ostaev (up to 87 kg), Aslan Visaitov (up to 67 kg) and Anvar Allahyarova (up to 60 kg).
— Unfortunately, we are not spoiled by performances at this level of tournaments. We took the opportunity to participate, the guys competed well. Those who could went to Croatia. There are restrictions, they don’t come from us. Five people could not leave, but we are trying to resolve all these problems,” Mamiashvili told .
In March 2022, the UWW suspended Russian athletes from international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine, and in April 2023 it allowed them to participate with neutral status.
Source : MatchTV
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