Olympic wrestling champion Ramonov to miss Tokyo 2020 following knee surgery
Russian Olympic wrestling champion Soslan Ramonov is set to miss out on defending his title through injury.
The 30-year-old has had surgery performed on his knee ligaments, according to Russian state news agency
TASS, and will therefore miss the selection event for the team of Russian athletes.
That would appear to end Ramonov s hopes of competing at Tokyo 2020.
Ramonov won the men s freestyle under-65 kilograms gold medal at Rio 2016, defeating Toghrul Asgarov from Azerbaijan in the final.
Gadzhimurad Rashidov is the currently world champion in that division, and in winning the world title secured an Olympic berth for Russia.
Cuban world wrestling champion to Tokyo for Olympic dream
Cuban world wrestling champion to Tokyo for Olympic dream
Havana, (Prensa Latina) Two-time world bronze medalist, freestyle wrestler Alejandro Valdes, is currently focused on his way to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics to make a dream come true and win the only metal absent from his records. Valdes is one of the main wrestlers in the Cuban men s wrestling team to win medals, endorsed by his performances in regional events, Cups and World Championships; as well as his participation in the German club tournament.
Valdes, a gold medal winner at the 2019 Pan-American Games in Lima, Peru, told Prensa Latina that despite the months of competitive inactivity due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he will do his best at the Tokyo Olympic Games.