Head of the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR) Mikhail Mamiashvili said he believed in a successful review of decisions to exclude Russian wrestlers from the Olympic qualifying tournament.
Earlier, two-time Olympic freestyle wrestling champion Abdulrashid Sadulayev, in an interview with , said that Mamiashvili and the president of the United World of Wrestling (UWW) Nenad Lalovic promised him to talk with the head of the International Committee Olympic (IOC) Thomas Bach on the situation surrounding his exclusion from the Olympic qualifying tournament, which took place in Baku from April 5 to 7. Earlier, Mamiashvili said that five other representatives of the Russian team faced the same sanctions.
“All we can do today is review all decisions regarding all Russian athletes who, for one reason or another, were not allowed access to the pre-Olympic selection sites. This is what we do. That’s all I can say.
— Do you believe in the success of such conversations? Given all the current rhetoric.
“We have already managed to prove our worth in several of our positions. And the decisions were made in a positive way. I believe in it, why not? – Mamiashvili told .
The IOC announced in December 2023 that it would allow Russian athletes who successfully qualified for the 2024 Olympics to have individual neutral status without a flag, anthem or other national symbol. The IOC also banned the participation of athletes associated with security forces or who have expressed support for the SVO.
The Summer Olympics will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11.
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