MOSCOW, Oct 28, Oleg Bogatov.The head coach of the Russian freestyle wrestling team, Dzambolat Tedeev, believes that his resignation is connected with the personal interests of the President of the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR) Mikhail Mamiashvili, which run counter to common sense. Tedeev said this on Friday in an open appeal, which is available in disposal . Mamiashvili told the agency on Thursday that the executive committee of the FSBR had decided that Tedeev would oversee the Russian national team in a new status and with broader powers. Tedeev has been leading the Russian national team since 2001 (except for 2012-2015). At the Tokyo Olympics, the Russians won three gold medals, two bronze and won the team event of the tournament. «I think it's time to talk frankly and clarify the situation related to my resignation from the post of head coach of the Russian freestyle wrestling team,» the appeal says. It was with the resignation, and not the appointment, as it was announced, of the «curator» of the team, which, I note, our federation already has, and he was elected two years ago at the conference of the Russian Wrestling Federation.I'm talking about the two-time Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling First Vice-President of the FSBR Arsen Fadzaev. What kind of supervision are we talking about if our wrestlers already have a legally elected curator?» what is not put, it is impersonal.Someone has questions about my professional competence or the results shown by the freestyle wrestling team, which I've been in charge for about 20 years? I think that there are no such questions,” added Tedeev. The specialist noted that in 2001, in difficult times, the team was assembled “bit by bit, day after day, year after year.” “Today our team is the youngest and strongest in the world. We showed this again last year at the Olympic Games and the World Championships. More than two hundred of my pupils today are the owners of the highest sports awards in the world,” continued the coach. Tedeev stressed that the work of the coaching staff was highly appreciated in October 2021 by the executive committee of the FSBR, and later by the expert council of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. “The president also appreciated my work Vladimir Putin of Russia, awarding me with a certificate of honor and the Order of Alexander Nevsky,» the team coach added. «All my activities over the years as head coach of the national team have been public and open. The unique results achieved speak for themselves. Obviously, when deciding not to renew the contract with me, the president of the Russian Wrestling Federation is far from being guided by common sense, putting his personal interest higher than the interests of athletes and the state. I believe that this is the first precedent in the history of Russian sports when a coach is fired who consistently leads the national team to high results. In conclusion, I want to say: no matter where I end up, but wherever I am, I declare that I remain faithful to our great Motherland,» Tedeev concluded the appeal.
