Double Olympic freestyle wrestling champion Abdulrashid Sadulayev in an interview with , he said he was happy with the success Alikhana Jabrailova who won an Olympic license in the weight category up to 97 kg.
Sadulayev was not allowed to participate in the Olympic qualifying tournament, which took place April 5-7 in Baku, shortly before the start of the competition. Zhabrailov, who replaced Sadulayev, managed to obtain a license in the weight category up to 97 kg, but at the moment it is still unclear whether Sadulayev will be able to be allowed to participate in the Olympics. As the coach of the Russian national team Khadzhimurat Gatsalov clarified, the license is not personal.
— Alikhan Zhabrailov took a license for your weight category. Were you happy when he won the fight?
– Certainly. This makes me happy. And the fact that she’s not named is also a good thing. Alikhan is also happy, he always steps on my heels and does not let me relax.
– Despite the fact that he is older than you…
– It’s a sport, anything can happen here, whoever trains the most wins. I was now in perfect shape, very good. It’s a shame when you have everything, but you can’t realize it.
—Everyone is talking about your fight with Snyder. Don’t you have the feeling that the fight with Tazhudinov has become more important (Akhmed Tazhudinov won against Sadulaev at the World Championship – approx. “”)?
– There is no principle. If I get to the Olympics, there will already be a fight there. If he had had principles – he trains with me at the gym – there would have been a fight there. “I myself would like it to take place at the global level,” Sadulayev told .
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Source : MatchTV
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