2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Explained

Event:2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament
Venue:National Gymnastics Arena
Location:Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates:5–7 April 2024
Previous:2020
Next:2028

See main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. The 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the third regional qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 5 to 7 April 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1]

Qualification summary

NOC Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle !width=55 rowspan="2"Total
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XXXXX5
XXX3
XX2
XX2
X1
X1
X1
X1
X1
X1
X1
X1
X1
X1
X1
Total:14 NOCs22222222222222222236

Men's freestyle

57 kg

7 April

65 kg

7 April

74 kg

7 April

Round of 32
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10–3
0–10
0–11
1–7

86 kg

7 April

Round of 32
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0–10
9–11
0–3
11–0

97 kg

7 April

125 kg

7 April

Men's Greco-Roman

60 kg

5 April

Round of 32
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5–3
0–9

67 kg

5 April

Round of 32
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0–9
7–1
9–6

77 kg

5 April

Round of 32
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7–4
0–8
9–0
7–8
2–0 Fall
0–9

87 kg

5 April

Round of 32
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4–14
1–6
10–6

97 kg

5 April

Round of 32
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1–1

130 kg

5 April

Women's freestyle

50 kg

6 April

53 kg

6 April

57 kg

6 April

62 kg

6 April

68 kg

6 April

76 kg

6 April

Participating nations

291 wrestlers from 33 countries:

  1. (4)
  2. (6)
  3. (14) (Host)
  4. (1)
  5. (14)
  6. (4)
  7. (2)
  8. (2)
  9. (7)
  10. (5)
  11. (5)
  12. (13)
  13. (10)
  14. (17)
  15. (7)
  16. (13)
  17. (5)
  18. (12)
  19. (5)
  20. (10)
  21. (11)
  22. (4)
  23. (2)
  24. (6)
  25. (14)
  26. (15)
  27. (1)
  28. (5)
  29. (7)
  30. (2)
  31. (6)
  32. (12)
  33. (16)
  34. Individual Neutral Athletes (30)

Azerbaijani qualification match fixing scandal

Italian wrestler Frank Chamizo stated that he was offered a $300,000 bribe to lose to Azerbaijani wrestler Turan Bayramov, which Chamizo refused. Several of Chamizo's takedowns were not counted by the referee, and the match was tied 8-8 into the final seconds when Chamizo scored a takedown and earned two points. However, the referee overturned the points after Bayramov's coach challenged. This decision was heavily criticized by the Italian Wrestling Federation and other observers, as Bayramov's knees clearly touched the mat. Although the match was tied, Bayramov was declared the winner on criteria, and consequently moved into the finals and qualified for the Olympics. Chamizo accused the referee of match fixing.[2] [3] Two weeks after the tournament, the refereeing body that officiated the match were suspended by the UWW after two independent panels ruled the bout was scored incorrectly. However, due to a policy the result could not be changed after the winner is officially declared.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sadulaev leads star-studded line-up for European OG Qualifier . 5 April 2024. United World Wrestling. English.
  2. News: Chiusano . Mattia . 8 April 2024 . Chamizo attacca gli arbitri della lotta: "Venduti e corrotti". Scandalo a Baku, ora l’azzurro rischia le Olimpiadi . Chamizo attacks the referees of the fight: "Sold out and corrupt". Scandal in Baku, now the Italian risks the Olympics . Italian . . 8 April 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408161930/https://www.repubblica.it/sport/vari/2024/04/08/news/frank_chamizo_arbitri_venduti_corrotti_lotta_olimpiadi-422442567/ . 8 April 2024.
  3. News: Italian wrestler Chamizo claims he rejected $300,000 bribe to throw a match he controversially lost . . 11 April 2024 . 11 April 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240411133815/https://apnews.com/article/chamizo-wrestling-attempted-bribe-olympics-295cb3e3d92b9803be508f3b937126d7 . 11 April 2024.
  4. Web site: UWW decision regarding Chamizo-Bayramov bout . 23 April 2024 . United World Wrestling . 23 April 2024 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240423174223/https://uww.org/article/uww-decision-regarding-chamizo-bayramov-bout . 23 April 2024.