Former Russian freestyle wrestler Razambek Zhamalov, representing Uzbekistan, became the winner of the Paris Olympics.
In the decisive match in the weight category up to 74 kg he defeated Japanese Daichi Takatani.
Albanian Chermen Valiev won the bronze medal; he is also a former Russian who changed his sports citizenship.
Zhamalov was born on June 1, 1998 in the city of Khasavyurt, Dagestan. At the beginning of February 2024, it became known that Zhamalov changed his sports citizenship. He won a ticket to the Summer Olympics by winning the “Memorial Imre Pole and Janos Varge” international rating tournament held in Budapest in June 2024.
At the end of February 2022, the IOC issued a call to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be allowed to participate in any competitions. The organization decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games at the end of 2023. To participate, they had to meet a number of conditions and qualify. The medals of Russians and Belarusians are not taken into account in the medal standings.
Previously, IOC president Thomas Bach will resign from his post In March 2025.