The Olympic world licence tournament in Greco-Roman wrestling has ended in Istanbul. This was the last qualification tournament and now all participants of the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris in Greco-Roman wrestling discipline are known.
The final tournament saw three quotas in each weight category before the full line-up for the 2024 Olympic Games was revealed, which will feature 16 wrestlers in each weight class - one from each country. With the exception of the 60kg weight class, which will feature an additional wrestler from the refugee team, it will be 33-year-old Iranian Jamal Valizadeh, who fled the country in 2014 and now lives in France.
The following wrestlers received quotas at the world qualification in Istanbul:
Under 60kg. Georgi Tibilov (Serbia), Sadyk Lalaev (Russia) and Murad Mamadov (Azerbaijan).
Under 67kg. Mohamed Elsayed (Egypt), Valentin Petrich (Moldova) and Ramaz Zoidze (Georgia).
Up to 77kg. Zoltan Levi (Hungary), Sergey Kutuzov (Russia) and Hayk Mnatsakanyan (Bulgaria).
Up to 87kg. Arkadiusz Kulinich (Poland), Kirill Maskevich (Belarus) and Rafig Huseynov (Azerbaijan).
Under 97kg. Uzur Dzhuzupbekov (Kyrgyzstan), Arvi Savolainen (Finland) and Artur Sargsyan (Russia).
Up to 130kg. Pavel Glinchuk (Belarus), Sabah Shariati (Azerbaijan) and Alin Chiurariu (Romania).
Final line-up of participants of the Olympic Games 2024 in Greco-Roman wrestling
Three Greco-Roman wrestlers will compete at the Olympics: Slavik Galstyan (67 kg), Malkhas Amoyan (77 kg) and Artur Aleksanyan (97 kg).
Licences in the weight up to 60 kg:
1. Jolaman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan).
2. Kenichiro Fumita (Japan).
3. Islomdzhon Bakhramov (Uzbekistan).
3. Ligu Chao (China).
5. Mehdi Mosen Nejad (Iran).
6. Aidos Sultangali (Kazakhstan).
7. Si Yung Ri (DPRK).
8. Victor Ciobanu (Moldova).
9. Enes Basar (Turkey).
10. Rayber Rodriguez (Venezuela).
11. Kevin de Armache (Cuba).
12. Abdelkarim Fergat (Algeria).
13. Moamen Mohamed (Egypt).
14. Georgi Tibilov (Serbia).
15. Sadyk Lalaev (Russia).
16. Murad Mamadov (Azerbaijan).
17. Jamal Valizadeh (refugee team).
Licences in the weight up to 67 kg:
1. Luis Horta Sanchez (Cuba).
2. Khasrat Jafarov (Azerbaijan).
3. Mate Nemes (Serbia).
3. Mohammadreza Gerai (Iran).
5. Slavik Galstyan (Armenia).
6. Amantur Ismailov (Kyrgyzstan).
7. Kyotaro Sogabe (Japan).
8. Parviz Nasibov (Ukraine).
9. Mamadassa Sylla (France).
10. Valentin Petich (Moldova).
11. Ramaz Zoidze (Georgia).
12. Mohamed Elsayed (Egypt).
13. Nestor Almanza (Chile).
14. Andres Montaño (Ecuador).
15. Souleymane Nasr (Tunisia).
16. Ishak Gaoui (Algeria).
Licences in the weight up to 77 kg:
1. Akzhol Makhmudov (Kyrgyzstan).
2. Sanan Suleymanov (Azerbaijan).
3. Malkhas Amoyan (Armenia).
3. Nao Kusaka (Japan).
5. Aram Vardanyan (Uzbekistan).
6. Demeu Zhadraev (Kazakhstan).
7. Amin Yavar Kaviyaninejad (Iran).
8. Burhan Akbudak (Turkey).
9. Johnny Sarkkinen (Finland).
10. Sergey Kutuzov (Russia).
11. Zsoltan Levai (Hungary).
12. Hayk Mnatsakanyan (Bulgaria).
13. Yosvanis Peña (Cuba).
14. Yair Cuero (Cuba).
15. Abdelkrim Ouakali (Algeria).
16. Mahmoud Abdelrahman (Egypt).
Licences in the 87 kg weight:
1. Ali Cengiz (Turkey).
2. David Losonczy (Hungary).
3. Zhan Beleniuk (Ukraine).
3. Semyon Novikov (Bulgaria).
5. Nursultan Tursynov (Kazakhstan).
6. Haitao Qian (China).
7. Alireza Mohmadipiani (Iran).
8. Aleksandar Komarov (Serbia).
9. Milad Alirzaev (Russia).
10. Spencer Woods (USA).
11. Carlos Munoz (Colombia).
12. Bashir Sid Azara (Algeria).
13. Mohamed Methwally (Egypt).
14. Arkadiusz Kulinich (Poland).
15. Kirill Maskevich (Belarus).
16. Rafig Huseynov (Azerbaijan).
Licences in the weight up to 97 kg:
1. Gabriel Rosillo Kindelan (Cuba).
2. Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia).
3. Artur Omarov (Czech Republic).
3. Mohammadhadi Saravi (Iran).
5. Abubakar Khaslakhanov (Belarus).
6. Rustam Assakalov (Uzbekistan).
7. Kim Seung-Yoon (South Korea).
8. Roberti Kobliashvili (Georgia).
9. Mindaugas Venckaitis (Lithuania).
10. Arvi Savolainen (Finland).
11. Uzur Dzhuzupbekov (Kyrgyzstan).
12. Artur Sargsyan (Russia).
13. Kevin Mejia (Honduras).
14. Alan Vera (USA).
15. Fadi Rouaba (Algeria).
16. Mohamed Ali Gabr (Egypt).
Licences in the weight up to 130 kg:
1. Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran).
2. Riza Kayalp (Turkey).
3. Oscar Pino Hinds (Cuba).
3. Abdellatif Ahmed Mohamed (Egypt).
5. Lingzhe Mengj (China).
6. Seungchan Lee (South Korea).
7. Alimkhan Syzdykov (Kazakhstan).
8. Jello Kramer (Germany).
9. Sergey Semyonov (Russia).
10. Colton Schultz (USA).
11. Yasmani Acosta (Chile).
12. Amine Gennichi (Tunisia).
13. Oussama Assad (Morocco).
14. Pavel Glinchuk (Belarus).
15. Sabah Shariati (Azerbaijan).
16. Alin Chiurariu (Romania).
On 11 and 12 May in Istanbul will be held qualification in freestyle wrestling.
