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Sharshenbek Abdykerimov leaves post of President of Wrestling Federation

Sharshenbek Abdykerimov resigned from the post of President of the Wrestling Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Federation reported on the Instagram.

«We are deeply saddened by this news and hope that the decision is not final. We, the wrestling community, express our sincere gratitude to Sharshenbek Shailoobekovich for his enormous contribution to the development and promotion of Greco-Roman, freestyle and women’s wrestling in the Kyrgyz Republic!» the post says.

«Immeasurable gratitude to Sharshenbek Shailoobekovich for his enormous contribution to the development of wrestling in the Kyrgyz Republic,» silver medalist of the Tokyo Olympics Aisuluu Tynybekova commented the post.

Sharshenbek Abdykerimov became the head of the Federation in 2012. He united three separate federations of Greco-Roman, freestyle and women’s wrestling at that time into one.

According to the National Olympic Committee, Sharshenbek Abdykerimov also left the post of its head.

In March 2021, he underwent liver transplant surgery. It was performed in one of the private clinics in Dubai (UAE).

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