Head coach of the Russian freestyle wrestling team Khadzhimurat Gatsalov said that the Olympic champion Zaurbek Sidakov and bronze medalist at the 2020 Olympic Games Arthur Nayfonov exempt from the next national championship.
On Monday, a press conference will be held in Moscow on the Russian pre-Olympic freestyle wrestling championship and the prospects for Russian wrestlers to participate in the Paris Olympics.
The Russian Freestyle Wrestling Championship will be held in the Moscow region from April 30 to May 4. For Russian wrestlers, this tournament will be the last home tournament before the Olympics.
— Are there people exempt from the Russian Championship? And how will the list of players for the Olympic Games be distributed?
— The Russian Championship has always been one of the main selection criteria for the Olympic team, and this year it will be the same. There are those who were released for various reasons: Sidakov due to injury, but he is a world champion. There are young people growing up, but now Sidakov is one of the leaders. He is in rehabilitation, missing the Championship, but is scheduled for an international tournament in Budapest. Artur Nayfonov was also released from CR, he is in rehabilitation after an injury.
We have completed the minimum licensing task. It was affected a bit by the fact that we were suspended for two years and lost our practice. Our management does everything so that we can go to European tournaments. We participated in the World Championships – it’s a big deal and a great merit of the federation; not all sports have such an opportunity;
We tell the athletes to prepare: first, second, third and fifth. We have to be 100% ready for the Olympics. We need to obtain licenses in women’s wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling, we wish everyone good luck,” reports the correspondent of , reporting Gatsalov’s words.
The Paris Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11.
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