Anti-Doping

Khasanboy RAKHIMOV Suspended for Anti-Doping Violation

Thursday, August 27, 2020 - 18:47 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (August 28) -- In accordance with Article 14.3 of the United World Wrestling Anti-Doping Rules (“UWW ADR”), the UWW hereby reports that the Athlete Khasanboy RAKHIMOV (Uzbekistan) has committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.1 of the UWW ADR – Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample. 

More precisely, a sample collected from the Athlete on 21 September 2019 during the UWW Senior World Championship 2019 has revealed the presence of the prohibited substance clomifene and its metabolites, listed under S.4 Hormone and Metabolic Modulators of the 2019 and 2020 WADA Prohibited Lists and prohibited at all times. 

The Athlete and UWW have agreed with on the consequences and the Athlete has been sanctioned as follows: 
1. Mr. Khasanboy RAKHIMOV has committed a violation of Article 2.1 of the UWW ADR. 
2. Mr. Khasanboy RAKHIMOV is suspended for a period of Ineligibility of 24 months. 
3. The period of Ineligibility starts from the date of the agreement on consequences (13 August 2020), with deduction of the provisional suspension already served by the athlete as from 13 February 2020 and shall remain in full force and effect until 12 February 2022. 
4. In accordance with Articles 9 and 10.8 of the UWW ADR, all the competitive results of the Athlete from 21 September 2019 until 13 February 2020 are disqualified with all the resulting consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.

Revised Final 125kg Standings from 2019 World Championships
01 - Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO)
02 - Taha AKGUL (TUR)
03 - Zhiwei DENG (CHN)
03 - Oleksandr KHOTSIANIVSKYI (UKR)
05 - Egzon SHALA (KOS) 
06 - Yadollah MOHEBI (IRI)
07 - Jamaladdin MAGOMEDOV (AZE)

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Finland looking for head coaching candidates

Monday, September 23, 2024 - 12:58 By United World Wrestling Press

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HELSINKI, Finland (September 23) --- The Finnish Wrestling Federation is looking for a head coach and national team coaches for results-responsible positions for the 2025–2028 Olympics. We require the coach to have competence and commitment to the level of requirements of international top sports/youth coaching activities aimed at the top.

Duties and responsibilities of the Head Coach

  • Acts as the head of coaching and leads coaching activities (all forms of wrestling)
  • Responsible for LA2028 federation-led coaching of elite athletes (plans, daily coaching, competitions, camps, follow-up)
  • Responsible for success according to the goals, works closely with HUY, coaching centers and other important stakeholders
  • Responsible for the implementation of the national team activities of all forms of wrestling according to the budget (monitoring)
  • Developer of top coaching and participates in coach training.


The national team coach works full-time in contract-led coaching positions (e.g. top-level coach, youth national team coach) and in daily coaching. In addition to his own job, the OTO national team coach works in the coaching positions of the federation management according to the contract. The tasks and responsibilities of the national team coaches in question become clearer when the whole of the coaching is clear.

Responsibilities, tasks and other working conditions related to the content of the work are agreed upon in negotiations between the parties. The tasks, their fulfillment and the duration of the fixed-term contract depend on the commitments of the Olympic Committee's elite sports unit and other sponsors of the salary. An entity other than Painiliitto can also act as an employer. The work includes travel and evening and weekend work, and no separate compensation is paid for it.

If you are interested in the above-mentioned positions, please send a free-form application and a concise summary of your skills, education and experience by email to info@painiliitto.net by Friday, October 4, 2024.

Also, tell us your salary expectations and which positions you are interested in ( wrestling form, age group, full-time job, or working alongside your own job, etc. ). You can apply for several different positions with one application, as long as you tell us which positions you are interested in. Employment begins on January 1, 2025 or later, when case-specific salary funding has been confirmed.

Inquiries: Pekka Paavola, Chairman of the Wrestling Association (044 977 5287)