Double Olympic champion Abdulrashid Sadulaev could have obtained a license for the Olympic Games if he had been allowed to participate in the qualifying tournament, head coach of the Russian freestyle wrestling team Khadzhimurat Gatsalov said on .
Previously, the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR) reported that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) did not allow Sadulayev to participate in the licensed Olympic tournament in Baku. The corresponding notification was received by the FSBR from United World of Wrestling (UWW) on April 3. In February, the Russian wrestler was not allowed to enter Romania on a Schengen visa and was not given the opportunity to participate in the European Championships. The licensed tournament will take place from April 5-7.
– I think that he [Садулаев] would have easily obtained this license, since all its main rivals had already obtained licenses: for example, a new athlete, from Russia, Akhmed Tazhudinov, the current world champion.
We managed to announce Alikhan Zhabrailov [в весовой категории до 97 кг]who is in good shape and who also took part in a training camp in Vladikavkaz before this licensed tournament,” Gatsalov said on .
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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