Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg

Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue	Grand Palais Éphémère
Date	6–7 August 2024
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Mohammad Hadi Saravi   Iran Artur Aleksanyan   Armenia Gabriel Rosillo   Cuba Uzur Dzhuzupbekov   Kyrgyzstan
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, took place on 6–7 August 2024 at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars. ^[1]

Background

This was the 25th appearance of the men's Greco-Roman heavyweight, debut in 1912 until 1928, as +82.5kg, 1932-1960 (+87kg), 1964-1968 (+97kg), 1972-1996 (100kg), 2000 (97kg), 2004-2012 (96kg), 2016 (98kg) from 2020, as 97kg as a current weight.

Musa Evloev of Russia was a defending Olympic champion, but on 6 July 2024, the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF) announced that all the Russian wrestlers boycotted this edition of these games, Artur Aleksanyan lost to Mohammad Hadi Saravi in the final, Hadi Saravi upgraded from bronze in Tokyo, to gold as eventual champion, Tadeusz Michalik did not qualify.

Format

This Greco-Roman competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket. ^[2]

Rules

A typical bout consists of two halves of three minutes each separated by a 30-second break. The two competitors compete on a mat, which is nine meters in diameter. Wrestlers try to score points by executing various legal maneuvers. Points ranging from one to five are awarded by the mat referee depending on the degree of difficulty of the maneuvers. Points are also awarded to the opponent in case of infractions such as illegal holds, passivity etc. A wrestler is automatically disqualified if three cautions are awarded during a bout. Forcing an opponent's shoulders to the mat results in an instant victory by fall. ^[3]

During the course of a match, if a wrestler builds a 10-point advantage over the opponent, the bout is stopped and the leader is declared as the winner by technical superiority. The total scores are totaled at the end of the stipulated six-minute period, and the wrestler with the maximum points wins. In case of a tie, the wrestler who has scored the last point is declared the winner. A competitor might also be declared a winner if the opponent does not turn up or is medically unfit to compete. ^[3]

Qualification

Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sixteen quota places were available with each nation restricted to a maximum of one spot. Five quota places were awarded at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, which took place from the 16th to 24th of September in Belgrade, Serbia. The finalists of each category in the four continental qualification tournaments (Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the joint Africa & Oceania) were awarded quota places. The remainder of the total quota was allocated at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, offering a minimum of three quota places. ^[4]

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+02:00) ^[5]

Date	Time	Event
6 August 2024	11:00	Qualification rounds
	18:15	Semifinals
7 August 2024	11:00	Repechage
	18:15	Finals

Results

Sixteen athletes qualified for the competition.

Legend

• F — Won by fall
• R — Retired

Main bracket

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Artur Aleksanyan  (ARM)	9
	Kim Seung-jun  (KOR)	0			Artur Aleksanyan  (ARM)	9
	Rustam Assakalov  (UZB)	5			Rustam Assakalov  (UZB)	5
	Kevin Mejía  (HON)	3							Artur Aleksanyan  (ARM)	5
	Arvi Savolainen  (FIN)	4							Gabriel Rosillo  (CUB)	3
	Fadi Rouabah  (ALG)	0			Arvi Savolainen  (FIN)	2
	Lucas Lazogianis  (GER)	5			Gabriel Rosillo  (CUB)	5
	Gabriel Rosillo  (CUB)	7											Artur Aleksanyan  (ARM)	1
	Mohammad Hadi Saravi  (IRI)	10											Mohammad Hadi Saravi  (IRI)	4
	Joe Rau  (USA)	1			Mohammad Hadi Saravi  (IRI)	8
	Uzur Dzhuzupbekov  (KGZ)	5			Uzur Dzhuzupbekov  (KGZ)	0
	Mindaugas Venckaitis  (LTU)	1							Mohammad Hadi Saravi  (IRI)	6
	Mikheil Kajaia  (SRB)	1							Mohamed Gabr  (EGY)	0
	Mohamed Gabr  (EGY)	6			Mohamed Gabr  (EGY)	4
	Robert Kobliashvili  (GEO)	1			Abubakar Khaslakhanau  (AIN)	1
	Abubakar Khaslakhanau  (AIN)	9

Repechage

	Repechage				Bronze medal matches
	Kim Seung-jun  (KOR)	2			Rustam Assakalov  (UZB)	0R
	Rustam Assakalov  (UZB)	8			Gabriel Rosillo  (CUB)	2
	Joe Rau  (USA)	4			Uzur Dzhuzupbekov  (KGZ)	2
	Uzur Dzhuzupbekov  (KGZ)	9			Mohamed Gabr  (EGY)	1

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Mohammad Hadi Saravi  (IRI)
	Artur Aleksanyan  (ARM)
	Gabriel Rosillo  (CUB)
	Uzur Dzhuzupbekov  (KGZ)
5	Rustam Assakalov  (UZB)
5	Mohamed Gabr  (EGY)
7	Abubakar Khaslakhanau  (AIN)
8	Arvi Savolainen  (FIN)
9	Joe Rau  (USA)
10	Lucas Lazogianis  (GER)
11	Kevin Mejía  (HON)
12	Kim Seung-jun  (KOR)
13	Mindaugas Venckaitis  (LTU)
14	Mikheil Kajaia  (SRB)
15	Robert Kobliashvili  (GEO)
16	Fadi Rouabah  (ALG)

References

1. "Wrestling schedule, Paris" (PDF). United World Wrestling . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
2. "What is repechage rules". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
3. "What is freestyle wrestling? Rules, scoring, techniques and Olympic history". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
4. "Pathway to Paris 2024: Wrestling qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
5. "Schedule - Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Wrestling - Men's Greco-Roman 97kg olympics.com