Promoter Vladimir Khryunov, in a conversation with , called the decision to deprive the two-time Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling a barbaric act. Abdulrashida Sadulayev opportunities to qualify for the Paris Games.
Previously, the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR) announced that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) did not allow Sadulaev to participate in the licensed Olympic tournament, which will be held from April 5 to 7 in Baku. The corresponding notification was received by the FSBR from United World of Wrestling (UWW) on April 3. In February, a Russian wrestler was not allowed to travel to Romania, where the European Championship was taking place, on a Schengen visa.
– I am his personal fan. And if they showed me a target, I would even engage in hand-to-hand combat.
How can a double Olympic champion be limited in his right to go to the Olympic Games? With one goal: to prevent you from becoming triple. This is a barbaric act from the point of view of the history of sport and humanity. Nobody gives anyone the right to do this,” Khryunov told .
Sadulayev won gold at the Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo Games, and the 27-year-old wrestler also has five world championship victories.
The Paris Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11.
Source : MatchTV
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