“They don’t want to allow a strong competitor. They are guided by unsporting principles. Karelin – about Sadulayev’s withdrawal

International sports organizations are guided by unsportsmanlike principles when they deprive a two-time Olympic freestyle wrestling champion Abdulrashida Sadulayev opportunity to qualify for the Paris Games, the three-time Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion told Alexander Kareline .

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 they are going further and further in their tendentious restrictions.” Dynamo celebrated its 100th anniversary last year. It is above all a sports company and an important part of the training of athletes. And now there are notable attempts by international federations (to prove) that sports societies such as Dynamo and CSKA have emerged in the last 10 years… This does not stand up to any scrutiny . Companies are 100 years old! Traditional training system.

So it is clearly evident that they do not want to admit a strong competitor. And this complaint against him doesn’t just apply to the Olympic Games. From what I understand, he was denied access to the European Championships in Baku and the World Championships in Turkey… They just kicked him out, kicked him out. They are not guided by sporting principles at all,” Karelin 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 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024.