European champion in freestyle wrestling up to 70 kg Kurban Shiraev defeated world champion Zagir Shakhiev in the Spartakiad final in Kazan.
After the fight, Shiraev said that for further success he planned to “get heavier”.
– You are unlikely to consider yourself a favorite, given Shakhiev’s titles.
– Zagir recently moved to the weight category up to 70 kg, before that he was fighting in the weight category up to 65 kg. Maybe I got used to this weight a little better, because I switched to it earlier. I intend to climb one more category, up to 74 kg. There is a very good competition, I want to compete.
– When are you planning?
– I think that in October in the Poddubny League I will go to the mat in a new weight.
“So now you will be allowed to eat as much as you want?”
Yes, you can eat a lot. At 70kg after the shot put, the condition was good. I still want to be 74.
– Have you ever fought Zaurbek Sidakov from your next category?
– No, but I really want to. Leader, Olympic champion.
– Was the final harder than the rest of the fights?
– It was the most difficult fight. The score is almost even, and I lost the previous fight against Shakhiev.
What is your personal account with him?
I wanted to remember, but I couldn’t. We have been fighting since childhood, from the 30 kg category. About equal parts.
– How did you survive the pandemic on a sporting level?
– We trained in nature, because all the gyms were closed. I sat at home, different thoughts started visiting my head. How is it now? Now what? Waiting for everything to reopen.
The Spartakiad Wrestlers’ Tournament, held in Kazan, ended on Friday with ten final bouts of acrobatic wrestlers.
Source : MatchTV
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