Very soon the Olympic Games will begin in Paris, the capital of France, and Russian wrestlers will go there with serious intentions. But if we remember the last tournament that took place in Paris in 2017, the result leaves much to be desired. This is probably one of the worst results of the Russian national team in the last 30 years, where not a single Russian athlete failed to become a champion.
Freestyle Wrestling
Zavur Uguev (57 kg) – lost in 1/16 finals to an Indian, with the score 8:2.
Gadzhimurad Rashidov (61kg) – Silver medal, lost to Haji Aliyev with the score 7:1.
Alan Gogayev (65kg) – Bronze medal, lost in semi-final to Georgian with the score 3:3.
Magomedhabib Kadimagomedov (70kg) – lost in 1/4 finals to Turku with the score 6:5
Khetik Tsabalov (74kg) – silver medal, lost in the final to Jordan Barose with the score 9:6
Vladislav Valiev (86kg) – bronze medal, lost to Hasan Yazdani 4:0 in the semifinals.
Abdulrashid Sadulaev (97kg) – silver medal, in the final he lost to Kyle Snyder with the score 6:5.
Anzor Khizriev (125kg) – lost to Levan Berianidze 3:0 in the bout for bronze.
Greco-Roman wrestling.
Stepan Maryanyan (59kg) – bronze medal, in 1/4 finals he lost to a Japanese with the score 4:2.
Artem Surkov (66kg) – bronze medal, in the semifinal he lost to a Japanese with the score 2:1.
Adam Kurak (71kg) – in the bout for bronze medal he lost to Hungarian with the score 2:1.
Alexander Cherhirkin (75kg) – silver medal, in the final lost to Viktor Nemesh with the score 4:1.
Roman Vlasov (80kg) – in 1/16 finals lost to Azerbaijani with the score 2:2.
David Chakvetadze (85kg) – in the fight for bronze lost to a Georgian.
Musa Evlovev (98 kg) – silver medal, in the final he lost to Artur Aleksanyan with the score 3:1.
Vitaly Shchur (130kg) – in 1/16 finals lost to Egyptian with the score 2:1.
Will they be able to break the curse of Paris at these Olympic Games? We will find out very soon!