Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling Musa Evloev may be allowed to participate in the qualifying tournament for the 2024 Games in Paris because of a photograph in front of a poster with the words “No to Nazism”. In the West, this was considered a sufficient condition for introducing restrictions. If this is not the clearest example of outright Russophobia, then what is?
He returned for another victory. Evloev is one of the main stars of world wrestling. By the age of 30, the “Ingush Tank” managed to win the European and World Championships twice, and take gold at the World Cup. Of course, his main achievement at the moment is the triumph at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 in the weight category up to 97 kg. After that success, Musa was awarded the Order of Friendship.
The situation with total sanctions against Russian sports has, of course, radically changed the situation in the world. However, there are still loopholes for wrestlers to participate in international competitions. Evloev saw this as an opportunity for himself to become a two-time Olympic champion and in December last year, in a conversation with, he announced his intention to continue his career for the sake of a trip to Paris.
““I definitely decided for myself that I want to train again, I want to fight, I want to compete «If there is such an opportunity, I will strive to get into the Olympic squad again. The next start will be in about a month, but I don’t know where exactly the coaches will put me — at the Russian Championship or at the rating tournament in Zagreb,» the athlete said.
As a result, Musa took part in the national championship, where he won a landslide victory and became a four-time national champion. President of the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR) Mikhail Mamiashvili admitted after the tournament that he was very happy for Evloev, but noted that the athlete still had to get in shape to really fight for gold at the Paris Olympics.
Did they themselves understand what they had done? At that time it was not yet known that a Russian could be denied access not only to the 2024 Games, but even to the qualifying tournaments. Musa was banned from participating in the European Championships in February and there is a risk that he will not be allowed to participate in the qualifying tournament for the Olympics, which will take place from April 4 to April 7 in Baku. The reason is completely bewildering.
«»The sad fact is that he was convicted for a photograph against the backdrop of a poster «No to Nazism!» the situation is such that the other side (UWW) stands for Nazism. So you say about this and that we have nothing to do in your sandbox. And we will deal with other sporting issues,» Mamiashvili said.
It turns out that the poster with a completely adequate appeal caused indignation in the West. One can also understand Mamiashvili, who draws the appropriate conclusions and conclusions, because it is simply impossible to interpret the UWW’s actions in any other way. A world wrestling star receives a suspension for fighting crimes on national grounds.
It is interesting what the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach thinks about this, who in every interview reflects on the inadmissibility of discrimination based on belonging to certain citizenship. This seems to be a little at odds with the actions towards Evloev. There is no doubt that Mamiashili and our entire federation will do everything possible to protect the rights of the athlete and will try to gain admission for the Olympic champion to the qualifying tournament. Now this is a matter of principle.
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