Two‑division ONE champion Anatoly Malykhin commented for Telecomasia.net Abdulrashid Sadulaev’s absence from the world wrestling championships because of Schengen visa problems.
Anatoly Malykhin exclusively for Telecom Asia Sport
Sadulaev’s exclusion from the world championships is a crime against freestyle wrestling as a whole. So many children around the world have been watching his performances. Keeping an athlete out of Europeans, worlds or the Olympics for any reason is a crime against the kids who look up to him and want to be like Sadulaev.
The world wrestling championships run in Zagreb from September 13 to 21. Sadulaev, a two‑time Olympic champion, also missed the European Championships in April for the same Schengen visa issues.
