Russian wrestler Yevloyev wins 2020 Olympics gold in men’s Greco-Roman under-97kg event

TOKYO, August 3. /TASS/. Russian wrestler Musa Yevloyev won gold on Tuesday at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in men’s Greco-Roman under-97 kilograms weight category competition. In the clash for the Olympic gold on Tuesday, Yevloyev defeated Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia with the final score of 5-1. Aleksanyan told TASS earlier that he sutained an injury in the semifinals bout. The Olympic bronze medals in men’s under-97 kg weight category went to Mohammadhad Saravi of Iran and Poland’s Tadeusz Michalik. Yevloyev, 28, is the two time world champion (2018 and 2019) and two-time European champion (2019 and 2021). As of today, the Russian national team of athletes in Tokyo, participating as Team ROC (the Russian Olympic Committee) due to international sanctions against Russian sports, boasts 13 gold, 21 silver and 18 bronze medals. Team ROC is currently 5th in the overall medals count. The 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Japan’s capital of Tokyo are being held this year between July 23 and August 8. In March 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan for one year due to the spread of COVID-19. Russia at Tokyo-2020 On July 6, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) published an approved list of 335 athletes, who were selected to represent the country at the Summer Olympic Games. The Olympic delegation of Russian athletes in Tokyo includes 185 female and 150 male athletes. Russian athletes are competing in Tokyo under the flag and logo of the Russian National Olympic Committee (ROC) instead of the Russian national flag and state emblem. The national anthem of Russia is also under sanctions at the Olympics in Japan. Sanctions against Russian sports On December 17, 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland’s Lausanne partially upheld WADA’s (the World Anti-Doping Agency) previous ruling on a number of sanctions against Russian sports. Following the CAS decision, Russian athletes were deprived of their right to participate in all World Championships, Olympic and Paralympic Games under the national flag of Russia for a two-year period. The ruling of the Swiss-based court also stripped Russia of the right to bid for the organization of all international sports tournaments for a period of two years. WADA’s sanctions will be in force until December 2022. Read more