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Magomed Aliomarov, Leader in Development of Women's Wrestling, Dies at 67

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 17:00 By United World Wrestling Press

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MAKHACHKALA, Russia (May 13) -- Magomed ALIOMAROV, head coach of Russia's resurgent women's wrestling program, died Wednesday after a brief battle with COVID-19. He was 67.

Born in the small village of Tlyarosh, Dagestan, Aliomarov began wrestling as a child. After his competitive years, Aliomarov worked as a club coach in Dagestan from 1978-1992 before taking an administrative role as vice-president of the Azerbaijan Wrestling federation from 2008 to 2017. That nation saw great success during Aliomarov's tenure including a 2009 World Championship team title in women's wrestling. In 2011 Aliomarov became the head coach of Azerbaijan Women's Wrestling team, where he remained until 2015.

The Russian Federation hired Aliomarov back in February 2019 to lead its women's program. The move created instant results with Russia earning the team title at the 2020 European Championships in Rome and runner-up honors at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan. The successes made Aliomarov and the Russian Wrestling Federation hopeful for the future of the women's program.
 
"I have no words. He was such an energetic person who had so many plans. Our women's team followed him, and that lead to very good results," said Mikhail Mamiashvili, President of Russian Wrestling Federation. "Our deepest condolences to the relatives and friends of Magomed Aliomarovich and the entire wrestling community."

Known to be a fierce advocate for his athletes, Aliomarov was widely respected by opposing coaches, while also enjoying the admiration of his athletes.

"It's difficult to believe," said Inna Trazhukova, who won a world championship in Nur-Sultan. "His death is a great loss for our team. He believed in me before the 2019 World Championships and I got the best result in my whole sports career."

"We had the great plans for Olympic Games and I'm very sad that they wouldn't come true."

United World Wrestling president Nenad LALOVIC also sent his condolences to the Russian Wrestling Federation and the families and friends of Aliomarov.

"We are very saddened by the news. The death of Aliomarov is a big loss for the sport and our community."

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Albanian Wrestling Federation working to grow and develop wrestling

Friday, November 18, 2022 - 21:56 By United World Wrestling Press

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TIRANA, Albania (November 18) -– The Albanian Wrestling Federation, in partnership with the Albanian Olympic Committee, are working to grow and develop wrestling in their country.  After achieving the first gold medal in history of Albania, they decided to organize courses for their coaches and referees to help further their training.  The coaches participated in a Level 2 Course from 2-7 October.  The referees were originally scheduled to conduct the Introduction to Referee Course during the same week.  Due to unforeseen issues, the course was postponed until 3-5 November.

The Level 2 Coaching course was conducted by Mr. Mohamed Abdelfattah (USA/EGY) – UWW Coach Educator and former Olympian.  The course had 22 participants (20 men and 2 women).  “The participants were very disciplined, excited, and asked questions.  It was great to work with the Federation and coaches on their goal to win more medals in the upcoming Olympics.” said Mr. Abdelfattah.  The coach participants focused on many topics surrounding the idea of developing training sessions for wrestlers.  Some of the topics included coaching the basic skills or wrestling, introduction to performance analysis, theoretical framework to planning, practice plan essentials, strength and conditioning, and nutrition and weight management.  During the course, the coaches participated in practical assessments to demonstrate their knowledge.  “I want to say that it was a fantastic course something that all the coaches are thankful this opportunity.  In particular, I want to thank Mr. Mohamed for doing a wonderful job showing his passion.  His knowledge will definitely make us better.”  Mr. Sahit Prizreni – President of Albanian Wrestling Federation.

The Introduction to Refereeing course was conducted by Mr. Sherif Halawa – UWW Educator, IS and Olympic Referee.  This course had 14 participants (11 men and 3 women).  The referee participants focused on skills that would provide a solid foundation as a referee.  The areas they focused on were:  evaluation of holds, starting and ending matches, referee mechanics, positioning, safety of the athletes, and controlling the bout.  The participants learned these areas through theoretical and practical applications.  Then at the end of the course, the new candidates refereed their national championships.  This allowed them to use the skills that they learned during the course.  “I was so happy conducting this course in Albania with those new referees. They are really nice guys and they will be the future of refereeing in Albania and I am sure in the next few years many of them can be international referees.” said Mr. Halawa