Nurislam Sanayev Explained

Nurislam Sanayev
Caption:Nurislam Sanayev 2021
Headercolor:Gold
Native Name:Нурислам Валентинович Санаев
Full Name:Nurislam Valentinovich Sanaev
Nationality: Kazakhstan
Birth Date:1991 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Chadan, Tuvan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height:168 cm
Country:
(since 2014)
Sport:Wrestling
Weight Class:57 kg
Event:Freestyle
Show-Medals:yes

Nurislam Sanayev (Russian: Нурислам Валентинович Санаев; born February 9, 1991, in the Tuvan ASSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler of Tuva heritage. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 57 kg event.[1] He lost in the semi-finals and he then won his bronze medal match against Georgi Vangelov of Bulgaria.[2] [3]

Earlier, he competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he got eliminated in the repechage.[4] [5] In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.

Personal life

In 2016, before the summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Sanayev converted to Islam and changed his name from Artas Valentinovich Sanaa to Nurislam Sanayev.[6]

Nurislam is a father, he has two sons.

Nurislam Sanayev also studied law at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty.

Controversy

In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sanayev bit his Indian opponent in the semi-final match.[7] Bite marks were seen on Indian opponent Ravi Dahiya at the end of the game.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Two Kazakh free style wrestlers earn 2020 Olympic Games quotas. INFORM.KZ. 2019-09-19. www.inform.kz. ru. 2020-02-24.
  2. Web site: 2021-08-04. Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Semi Finals. en.
  3. Web site: Wrestling Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210807164330/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf. 7 August 2021. 8 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  4. Web site: Nurislam Sanayev . Rio 2016 . October 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922190705/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/nurislam-sanayev . September 22, 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: Men's Freestyle 57 kg - Standings . Rio 2016 . October 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922183948/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-freestyle-57-kg . September 22, 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Тувинский борец Артас Санаа принял ислам и сменил имя. Russian. 28 July 2016. 4 July 2023.
  7. Web site: 2021-08-04. Ravi Dahiya endures bite by Nurislam Sanayev but is fine, says support staff. en.