Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The competition at these Games comprised a total of 289 athletes coming from the different nations; each had been allowed to enter a maximum of 18 (1 per event).[2]

Two places had been reserved for the host nation, Japan. Each NOC could only send one wrestler per weight class.[2]

Quota places are allocated to the respective NOC and not to competitor that achieved the place in the qualification event.

Timeline

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Event Date Venue
2019 World Championships September 14–22, 2019 Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Pan American Qualification Tournament March 13–15, 2020 Canada Ottawa, Canada
European Qualification Tournament March 18–21, 2021 Hungary Budapest, Hungary
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament April 2–4, 2021 Tunisia Hammamet, Tunisia
Asian Qualification Tournament April 9–11, 2021 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan
World Qualification Tournament May 6–9, 2021 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria

Qualification summary

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NOC Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Total
57 65 74 86 97 125 60 67 77 87 97 130 50 53 57 62 68 76
 Algeria Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
 Argentina Yes 1
 Armenia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
 Azerbaijan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
 Belarus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
 Brazil Yes Yes Yes 3
 Bulgaria Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
 Cameroon Yes 1
 Canada Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Chile Yes 1
 China Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11
 Colombia Yes Yes Yes 3
 Croatia Yes Yes 2
 Cuba Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12
 Czech Republic Yes 1
 Denmark Yes 1
 Ecuador Yes Yes 2
 Egypt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
 Estonia Yes Yes 2
 Finland Yes Yes 2
 France Yes Yes 2
 Georgia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
 Germany Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
 Greece Yes Yes 2
 Guam Yes 1
 Guinea Yes 1
 Guinea-Bissau Yes Yes 2
 Hungary Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
 India Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
 Iran Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11
 Italy Yes Yes 2
 Japan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12
 Kazakhstan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11
 Kosovo Yes 1
 Kyrgyzstan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
 Latvia Yes 1
 Lithuania Yes 1
 Mexico Yes Yes 2
 Moldova Yes Yes 2
 Mongolia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
 Morocco Yes 1
 Nigeria Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
 North Macedonia Yes 1
 Peru Yes 1
 Poland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
 Puerto Rico Yes 1
 Refugee Olympic Team Yes 1
 ROC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 17
 Romania Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
 San Marino Yes 1
 Senegal Yes 1
 Serbia Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Slovakia Yes 1
 South Korea Yes Yes 2
 Sweden Yes Yes Yes 3
 Switzerland Yes 1
 Tunisia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
 Turkey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
 Ukraine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
 United States Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 15
 Uzbekistan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Total: 61 NOCs 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 289

Men's freestyle events

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57 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Zaur Uguev (ROC)
 Süleyman Atlı (TUR)
 Nurislam Sanayev (KAZ)
 Ravi Kumar Dahiya (IND)
 Stevan Mićić (SRB)
 Reza Atri (IRI)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Thomas Gilman (USA)
 Óscar Tigreros (COL)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Arsen Harutyunyan (ARM)
 Georgi Vangelov (BUL)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Diamantino Iuna Fafé (GBS)
 Abdelhak Kherbache (ALG)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Gulomjon Abdullaev (UZB)
 Liu Minghu (CHN)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Yuki Takahashi (JPN)
 Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar (MGL)
Total 16

65 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Gadzhimurad Rashidov (ROC)
 Daulet Niyazbekov (KAZ)
 Bajrang Punia (IND)
 Iszmail Muszukajev (HUN)
 Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL)
 Takuto Otoguro (JPN)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Alejandro Valdés (CUB)
 Agustín Destribats (ARG)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Vazgen Tevanyan (ARM)
 Haji Aliyev (AZE)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Adama Diatta (SEN)
 Haithem Dakhlaoui (TUN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Ernazar Akmataliev (KGZ)
 Amir Mohammad Yazdani (IRI)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL)
 Georgios Pilidis (GRE)
Total 16

74 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Zaurbek Sidakov (ROC)
 Frank Chamizo (ITA)
 Jordan Burroughs (USA)
 Daniyar Kaisanov (KAZ)
 Mao Okui (JPN)
 Kamil Rybicki (POL)[note 1]
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Geandry Garzón (CUB)
 Franklin Gómez (PUR)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO)
 Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev (AZE)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Amr Reda Hussen (EGY)
 Augusto Midana (GBS)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Younes Emami (IRI)
 Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (UZB)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (BLR)
 Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR)
Total 16

86 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Hassan Yazdani (IRI)
 Deepak Punia (IND)
 Stefan Reichmuth (SUI)
 Artur Naifonov (ROC)
 Carlos Izquierdo (COL)
 Myles Amine (SMR)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  David Taylor (USA)
 Pool Ambrocio (PER)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Ali Shabanau (BLR)
 Osman Göçen (TUR)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Ekerekeme Agiomor (NGR)
 Fateh Benferdjallah (ALG)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Javrail Shapiev (UZB)
 Lin Zushen (CHN)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Sosuke Takatani (JPN)
 Boris Makojev (SVK)
Total 16

97 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ROC)
 Sharif Sharifov (AZE)
 Kyle Snyder (USA)
 Magomedgaji Nurov (MKD)
 Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)
 Alisher Yergali (KAZ)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Reineris Salas (CUB)
 Jordan Steen (CAN)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Aliaksandr Hushtyn (BLR)
 Süleyman Karadeniz (TUR)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Mohamed Saadaoui (TUN)
 Mohammed Fardj (ALG)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian (IRI)
 Magomed Ibragimov (UZB)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Abraham Conyedo (ITA)
 Albert Saritov (ROU)
Total 16

125 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Geno Petriashvili (GEO)
 Taha Akgül (TUR)
 Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (UKR)
 Deng Zhiwei (CHN)
 Egzon Shala (KOS)[note 2]
 Yadollah Mohebbi (IRI)[note 2]
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Nick Gwiazdowski (USA)
 Amar Dhesi (CAN)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Dzianis Khramiankou (BLR)
 Gennadij Cudinovic (GER)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Diaaeldin Kamal (EGY)
 Djahid Berrahal (ALG)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Yusup Batirmurzaev (KAZ)
 Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel (MGL)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Sergey Kozyrev (ROC)
 Aiaal Lazarev (KGZ)[note 3]
Total 16

Men's Greco-Roman events

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60 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Kenichiro Fumita (JPN)
 Sergey Emelin (ROC)
 Meirambek Ainagulov (KAZ)
 Alireza Nejati (IRI)
 Lenur Temirov (UKR)
 Elmurat Tasmuradov (UZB)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Luis Orta (CUB)
 Ildar Hafizov (USA)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Kerem Kamal (TUR)
 Etienne Kinsinger (GER)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Haithem Mahmoud (EGY)
 Abdelkarim Fergat (ALG)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Zholaman Sharshenbekov (KGZ)
 Walihan Sailike (CHN)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Victor Ciobanu (MDA)
 Armen Melikyan (ARM)
Total 16

67 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Ismael Borrero (CUB)
 Artem Surkov (ROC)
 Mate Nemeš (SRB)
 Frank Stäbler (GER)
 Fredrik Bjerrehuus (DEN)
 Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Julián Horta (COL)
 Alejandro Sancho (USA)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Ramaz Zoidze (GEO)
 Bálint Korpási (HUN)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Souleymen Nasr (TUN)
 Abdelmalek Merabet (ALG)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Mohammad Reza Geraei (IRI)
 Ryu Han-su (KOR)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Karen Aslanyan (ARM)
 Parviz Nasibov (UKR)
Special Invitation 1  Aker Al-Obaidi (EOR)
Total 17

77 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Tamás Lőrincz (HUN)
 Alex Bjurberg Kessidis (SWE)
 Mohammad Ali Geraei (IRI)
 Jalgasbay Berdimuratov (UZB)
 Karapet Chalyan (ARM)
 Askhat Dilmukhamedov (KAZ)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Yosvanys Peña (CUB)
 José Andrés Vargas (MEX)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Aleksandr Chekhirkin (ROC)
 Božo Starčević (CRO)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Lamjed Maafi (TUN)
 Zied Ayet Ikram (MAR)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Akzhol Makhmudov (KGZ)
 Shohei Yabiku (JPN)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Aik Mnatsakanian (BUL)
 Rafig Huseynov (AZE)
Total 16

87 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Zhan Beleniuk (UKR)
 Viktor Lőrincz (HUN)
 Denis Kudla (GER)
 Rustam Assakalov (UZB)
 Mikalai Stadub (BLR)
 Atabek Azisbekov (KGZ)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Joe Rau (USA)
 Daniel Grégorich (CUB)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Islam Abbasov (AZE)
 Lasha Gobadze (GEO)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Mohamed Metwally (EGY)
 Bachir Sid Azara (ALG)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Nursultan Tursynov (KAZ)
 Peng Fei (CHN)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Ivan Huklek (CRO)
 Zurabi Datunashvili (SRB)
Total 16

97 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Musa Evloev (ROC)
 Artur Aleksanyan (ARM)
 Mikheil Kajaia (SRB)
 Cenk İldem (TUR)
 Tadeusz Michalik (POL)
 Giorgi Melia (GEO)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Gabriel Rosillo (CUB)
 G'Angelo Hancock (USA)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Arvi Savolainen (FIN)
 Kiril Milov (BUL)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Adem Boudjemline (ALG)
 Haykel Achouri (TUN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Mohammad Hadi Saravi (IRI)
 Uzur Dzhuzupbekov (KGZ)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Alex Szőke (HUN)
 Artur Omarov (CZE)
Total 16

130 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Rıza Kayaalp (TUR)
 Óscar Pino (CUB)
 Heiki Nabi (EST)
 Iakobi Kajaia (GEO)
 Amir Ghasemi Monjazi (IRI)
 Eduard Popp (GER)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Yasmani Acosta (CHI)
 Eduard Soghomonyan (BRA)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Sergey Semenov (ROC)
 Mantas Knystautas (LTU)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Abdellatif Mohamed (EGY)
 Amine Guennichi (TUN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Muminjon Abdullaev (UZB)
 Kim Min-seok (KOR)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu (ROU)
 Elias Kuosmanen (FIN)
Total 16

Women's freestyle events

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50 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Mariya Stadnik (AZE)
 Alina Vuc (ROU)
 Valentina Islamova (KAZ)
 Ekaterina Poleshchuk (ROC)
 Oksana Livach (UKR)
 Sun Yanan (CHN)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Yusneylys Guzmán (CUB)
 Sarah Hildebrandt (USA)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Miglena Selishka (BUL)
 Evin Demirhan (TUR)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Sarra Hamdi (TUN)
 Adijat Idris (NGR)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Yui Susaki (JPN)
 Tsogt-Ochiryn Namuuntsetseg (MGL)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Seema Bisla (IND)
 Lucía Yépez (ECU)
Total 16

53 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Mayu Mukaida (JPN)
 Vinesh Phogat (IND)
 Pang Qianyu (CHN)
 Maria Prevolaraki (GRE)
 Roksana Zasina (POL)
 Luisa Valverde (ECU)[note 4]
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Lianna Montero (CUB)
 Jacarra Winchester (USA)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Sofia Mattsson (SWE)
 Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (BLR)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Joseph Essombe (CMR)
 Rckaela Aquino (GUM)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Bat-Ochiryn Bolortuyaa (MGL)
 Tatyana Akhmetova-Amanzhol (KAZ)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Olga Khoroshavtseva (ROC)
 Andreea Ana (ROU)
Total 16

57 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Risako Kawai (JPN)
 Rong Ningning (CHN)
 Iryna Kurachkina (BLR)
 Odunayo Adekuoroye (NGR)
 Jowita Wrzesień (POL)
 Anastasia Nichita (MDA)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Alma Valencia (MEX)
 Helen Maroulis (USA)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Evelina Nikolova (BUL)
 Alina Hrushyna (UKR)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Siwar Bousetta (TUN)
 Fatoumata Camara (GUI)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Boldsaikhany Khongorzul (MGL)
 Anshu Malik (IND)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Veronika Chumikova (ROC)
 Mathilde Rivière (FRA)
Total 16

62 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ)
 Taybe Yusein (BUL)
 Henna Johansson (SWE)
 Yukako Kawai (JPN)
 Marianna Sastin (HUN)
 Kriszta Incze (ROU)[note 5]
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Laís Nunes (BRA)
 Kayla Miracle (USA)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Iryna Koliadenko (UKR)
 Anastasija Grigorjeva (LAT)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Marwa Amri (TUN)
 Aminat Adeniyi (NGR)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Long Jia (CHN)
 Sonam Malik (IND)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Lyubov Ovcharova (ROC)
 Khürelkhüügiin Bolortuyaa (MGL)
Total 16

68 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Tamyra Mensah-Stock (USA)
 Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg (MGL)
 Alla Cherkasova (UKR)
 Anna Schell (GER)
 Sara Dosho (JPN)
 Agnieszka Wieszczek (POL)[note 6]
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Danielle Lappage (CAN)
 Yudaris Sánchez (CUB)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Koumba Larroque (FRA)
 Khanum Velieva (ROC)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Blessing Oborududu (NGR)
 Enas Mostafa (EGY)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Zhou Feng (CHN)
 Meerim Zhumanazarova (KGZ)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Mimi Hristova (BUL)
 Elis Manolova (AZE)
Total 16

76 kg

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Competition Places Qualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships 6  Adeline Gray (USA)
 Hiroe Minagawa (JPN)
 Epp Mäe (EST)
 Aline Rotter-Focken (GER)
 Zhou Qian (CHN)
 Elmira Syzdykova (KAZ)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Erica Wiebe (CAN)
 Aline Ferreira (BRA)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Natalia Vorobieva (ROC)
 Vasilisa Marzaliuk (BLR)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2  Samar Amer (EGY)
 Zaineb Sghaier (TUN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Aiperi Medet Kyzy (KGZ)
 Ochirbatyn Burmaa (MGL)
World Qualification Tournament 2  Alla Belinska (UKR)
 Yasemin Adar (TUR)
Total 16

Notes

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  1. ^ France's Zelimkhan Khadjiev originally earned a quota place at the 2019 World Championships, but tested positive for doping, giving his nation's Olympic license to Poland.[3]
  2. ^ a b Khasanboy Rakhimov from Uzbekistan and Badzha Khutaba from Syria originally earned quota places at the 2019 World Championships, but both wrestlers tested positive for doping, giving Olympic licenses to Kosovo and Iran.[4]
  3. ^ Sumit Malik of India originally earned a quota place at the World Qualification Tournament, but he got disqualified for failing the doping test. The Olympic license was transferred to Kyrgyzstan.
  4. ^ North Korea's Pak Yong-mi originally earned a quota place at the 2019 World Championships, But North Korea withdrew from the Olympics, Her spot has been replaced by the next best-ranked wrestler from the 2019 World Championships.[5]
  5. ^ North Korea's Rim Jong-sim originally earned a quota place at the 2019 World Championships, But North Korea withdrew from the Olympics, Her spot has been replaced by Kriszta Incze, the next best-ranked wrestler from the 2019 World Championships. Wrestlers ahead of her from Ukraine and the United States later qualified at their respective continental qualifier.[5]
  6. ^ Sweden's Jenny Fransson originally earned a quota place at the 2019 World Championships, But she later failed an out of competition doping test. therefore Sweden rejected the quota, Her spot has been replaced by Agnieszka Wieszczek, the next best-ranked wrestler from the 2019 World Championships.

References

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  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Wrestling" (PDF). United World Wrestling. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Dopage : le lutteur français Zelimkhan Khadjiev contrôlé positif" [Doping: Wrestler Zelimkhan Khadjiev tested positive] (in French). Le Parisien. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Trio of Olympic Licenses Reassigned After Anti-Doping Rules Violations". United World Wrestling. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Ecuador, Romania Earn Olympic Tickets as North Korea Withdraws from Tokyo 2020". United World Wrestling. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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