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IOC approves Individual Neutral Athletes for 2024 Paris Olympics

Friday, December 8, 2023 - 14:53 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (December 8) — The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee has approved Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs) to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Individual Neutral Athletes, qualified through the existing qualification systems of the International Federations on the field of play, are athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport. The strict eligibility conditions based on the recommendations issued by the IOC EB on 28 March 2023 for International Federations and international sports event organisers will be applied.

The full eligibility criteria and IOC’s decision can be read here: IOC Press Release about AIN for Paris Olympics

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WATCH: UWW Top Five Upsets of 2023

Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 13:38 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (December 21) -- In a year that was full of highs and lows, the wrestling world saw a few unexpected results. Five present and former world champions left the World Championships in Belgrade without the gold medal. Two Greco-Roman giants -- Artur ALEKSANYAN (ARM) and Riza KAYAALP (TUR) -- lost the final in 97kg and 130kg.

In Freestyle, Iszmail MUSZUKAJEV (HUN) stunned Rahman AMOUZAD (IRI), Akhmed TAZHUDINOV (BRN) upset Abdulrashid SADULAEV (AIN) and Stevan MICIC (SRB) defeated Zavur UGUEV (AIN).

Watch the five biggest upsets of 2023 here

FS 97kg: Akhmed TAZHUDINOV (BRN) df. Abdulrashid SADULAEV (AIN)

65kg: Iszmail MUSZUKAJEV (HUN) df. Rahman AMOUZAD (IRI)

GR 130kg: Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI) df. Riza KAYAALP (TUR)

FS 57kg: Stevan MICIC (SRB) df. Zavur UGUEV (AIN)

GR 97kg: Gabriel ROSILLO (CUB) df. Artur ALEKSANYAN (ARM)