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Russian wrestlers invited by IOC declined to compete at 2024 Paris Games
Magomed Murtazaliev / Photo: © Wrestling Federation of Russia 2024
Russian wrestlers who received an invitation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have refused to compete in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, the press service of the Russian Wrestling Federation reports.
In June, the IOC admitted 10 Russian wrestlers to the 2024 Games as neutrals: Nachyn Mongush, Shamil Mamedov, Arslan Bagayev, Abdulla Kurbanov, Alan Ostayev, Magomed Murtazaliev, Natalia Malysheva, Veronika Chumikova, Alina Kasabieva and Elizaveta Petlyakova. Chumikova later announced that she would not go to the Olympics due to health reasons.
— Russian wrestlers, under the conditions of sanctions pressure, unjustified restrictions, and total and strict checks for admission, managed to win 16 Olympic licenses out of 18 possible, despite the fact that many team leaders were not allowed to compete, including both talented young people and famous world leaders, winners of the Olympic Games.
In mid-June, the IOC published a “list of admitted athletes,” among which were only 10 Russian wrestlers, six of whom were far from being the leaders of the Russian team.
During the selection, in accordance with the rules of the Olympic Charter, the World Anti-Doping Agency, the charter of the United World Wrestling, which created all the conditions for selection based on sporting principles, we won the right to participate in the Olympic Games in a fair and uncompromising struggle.
But the International Olympic Committee became an obstacle on Abdulrashid Sadulaev’s path to the third Olympic summit, did not give Zaurbek Sidakov, Zaur Uguev, Musa Evloev and other wrestlers of the Russian national team the opportunity to compete, and the United World Wrestling lost its last chance that the Olympic Games are a competition of the strongest.
In connection with this, the executive committee of the Russian Wrestling Federation held an extended meeting with the coaching staff of the Russian national teams in freestyle, women’s and Greco-Roman wrestling and with athletes who received invitations to the Olympic Games, and came to a unanimous decision to refuse to participate in the Olympic Games, the Russian Wrestling Federation said in a statement.
In February 2022, the IOC recommended that sports federations not allow Russians and Belarusians to participate in international tournaments. The recommendations were later relaxed, and in December 2023, IOC President Thomas Bach announced that the organization would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes who successfully passed the selection to participate in the 2024 Summer Games in an individual neutral status. Compliance with the selection criteria is confirmed by a special IOC commission.
The Games in Paris will be held from July 26 to August 11.
Source: Sportbox
Russian UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan and his compatriot Sharabutdin Magomedov, nicknamed Shara Bullet, ended in a draw in a grappling fight.
The fight in the Hype promotion took place in Yerevan.
Tsarukyan defeated New Zealander Dan Hooker by submission in the second round at UFC Fight Night 265 in November 2025. He has 23 wins and three losses in MMA. Magomedov fought his last fight in July 2025 at the UFC on ABC 9 tournament, defeating Canadian Marc-Andre Barrio by unanimous decision. The Russian has 16 wins and one loss.
Watch mixed martial arts tournaments live on the Match TV and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
Olympic champion and former interim WBA super featherweight champion Albert Batyrgaziev decided to take a break from his professional career.
At the beginning of July in Istanbul at the “IBA.PRO 8” tournament, Batyrgaziev lost early to the British James Dickens and lost the IBA.PRO champion and interim WBA champion titles in the second featherweight division. For the 27-year-old Russian, this was the first defeat in his professional career.
— I want to tell you honestly about my plans. Many people ask about their future career. Now I have decided to take a conscious break from my professional career. For me, boxing has been and remains a huge part of my life. Therefore, this choice is now very difficult. My whole sports life has been a race to the top: four Russian championships, an Olympic medal in Tokyo and then turning professional, where I went undefeated.
The last fight on July 2 was a turning point for me. The first defeat made me look at many things differently. I thank Allah for the trials and mercies that helped me become a better person. Since I have always felt a responsibility not only in the ring, but also before society, now is the time to become more active in projects that I have long planned, for example, supporting the development of sports infrastructure in my native regions. This doesn’t mean I’m saying goodbye to the ring. I remain an active boxer. But now all my work is outside of it. I thank everyone for their incredible support along this path: both in moments of triumph and in moments of challenge. She gives strength. I promise this new chapter will be just as honest and purposeful. I’m not saying goodbye, I’m just saying “goodbye,” Batyrgaziev wrote in the Telegram channel.
Batyrgaziev won gold in the weight category up to 57 kg at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. In the professional ring he has 12 wins and one loss.
Source: Sportbox
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Arman Tsarukyan / Photo: © Chris Unger / Contributor / UFC / Gettyimages.ru
Russian UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan said that he will give his compatriot Sharabutdin Magomedov, nicknamed Shara Bullet, an apartment in Yerevan if he defeats him in a grappling fight.
The fight is scheduled for December 30 and should take place in Yerevan.
“If Shara wins against me, then I will personally give him an apartment in Yerevan,” Tsarukyan said in a video published on the Red Corner MMA page on the X social network.
Tsarukyan defeated New Zealander Dan Hooker by submission in the second round at UFC Fight Night 265 in November 2025. He has 23 wins and three losses in MMA.
Middleweight Magomedov fought his last fight in July 2025 at the UFC on ABC 9 tournament, defeating Canadian Marc-Andre Barrio by unanimous decision. The Russian has 16 wins and one loss.
Watch mixed martial arts tournaments live on the Match TV and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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