Director of the Sports Training Center of Russian National Teams (TSSP) Georgy Bryusov said that until the last moment he counted on common sense in the decision regarding the participation of the two-time Olympic champion. Abdulrashida Sadulayev at international tournaments, but sports officials ultimately committed a despicable and cowardly act.
On Thursday it became known that the International Olympic Committee did not allow Sadulayev to participate in the licensed Olympic tournament in Baku. Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR) President Mikhail Mamiashvili told that the FSBR would challenge the decision.
“Today, the last hopes of Olympic justice, as well as the faith in the Olympic ideals and the simple decency of top international sports officials, broadcast with such passion from Lausanne, have melted. Melted like April snow.
The International Wrestling Federation, the same one which was born in Moscow and which, thanks to Russia, to the applause of the entire sporting world in Buenos Aires, has retained its place in the Olympic family, to please the bosses of the IOC , blocked the way to the third Olympic summit for its most popular and brightest wrestler, Abdulrashid Sadulayev.
I admit that I did not expect such a decision. Until recently, he believed in sporting reasons, common sense, decency and the responsibility of those in power. But no, all the fables about ridiculous international structures that evaluate each athlete according to fictitious criteria, which by the way are completely illegal, turned out to be simple fables. The boss denounced them all – Thomas Bach himself reported that every athlete goes through Bandera’s filter. And this darkness will obscure the eyes and the will of everyone on the Olympus of Lausanne. This is how they get rid of competitors, get rid of pedestals and podiums, using useful idiots.
Well, you also have to go through that, get over it and win. In the meantime, let them live with this despicable and cowardly act, let them search for it feverishly and find no justification either for themselves or in the eyes of the wrestling world.
I would like to convey words of sincere support to Abdulrashid Sadulaev, his parents, relatives and teammates! All of Russia will never cease to be proud of his victorious career and, above all, of the final fight with the American Kyle Snyder at Tokyo-2020, considered one of the most significant events of these Games. Abdulrashid is a true citizen of his country and a true Olympic hero!
I also want to support the President of the Russian Wrestling Federation, Mikhail Mamiashvili, who fights daily and hourly for the interests of his wrestlers and his country in the most difficult conditions. The truth is behind us. We will win! — wrote Bryusov on the Telegram channel .
Sadulayev won gold at the Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo Games, and the 27-year-old wrestler also has five world championship victories.
The Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Source : MatchTV
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