Russian Wrestling Team To Completely Opt Out Of Olympics
SOURCE: www.flowrestling.org
July 06, 2024

 


There will officially be no Russian wrestlers at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

The Russian Wrestling Federation has released a statement saying they are refusing the Olympic invitations they were given. This means there will be no Russian wrestlers at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games regardless of style or status with the IOC.

Previously, a large portion of Russia's athletes had been ruled ineligible to compete by the Individual Neutral Athlete Eligibility Review Panel for not staying within the guidelines approved by the IOC as it pertains to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While Russia was still able to get 10 wrestlers approved across men's freestyle, women's freestyle, and Greco-Roman, they will be boycotting the boycotting the Games all together.


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