Havana, May 10 (JIT).- The Cuban Greek style wrestler Daniel Grégorich (87 kg) will not be in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
In the last qualifying opportunity, on Thursday, Gregorich did not make the ticket by losing in his first presentation at the world wrestling qualifying event based in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Central Caribbean and Pan American champion lost to the Georgian Lasha Gobadze with a score of 1-1, both points marked by passivity in a fight without technical actions.
«The fight was good. Neither of them were hurt and the regulation decided. The first passivity was given to the Georgian and in the second half to the Cuban. Maybe the referee was a little rushed, but that's how it is done as long as there are no technical points. Lasha tried to “throw” a Turkish and Grégorich defended it. Ours looked tough, but his opponent has been a European champion and world medalist, without a doubt he is a quality fighter," Manuel Rodríguez, methodologist of the national commission of this sport, told JIT from the headquarters.
Gobadze advanced to the semifinals, but lost in that instance and did not drag the Cuban to the play-off phase.
The event in Istanbul delivers 54 spots in total, three in each of the 18 divisions called for the Paris 2024 event. This is the sixth and last qualifying event, after which the 288 exponents of the fight between the three styles will be defined. .
Cuba has 10 places, five in Greco-Roman wrestling, two in women's wrestling and three in free wrestling. In the Turkish capital they are looking for two more spaces this Friday, through Laura Herin (53 kg) and Yaynelis Sanz (57 kg).
