The bronze medalist of the Greco-Roman struggle in the weight category up to 87 kg Jean Beleniuk spoke about why the Ukrainian Greco-Roman style fighter Parvis Nasibov did not become an Olympic champion. Beleniuk believes that Nasibov had every chance of gold, but unhappy circumstances and dubious decisions of judges were on his way.
“The Paris not only could, but had to win gold. These are simply unfortunate circumstances related to the behavior of judges. Nasibov had to become a champion, and I am very sorry for what happened. He showed a phenomenal struggle, constantly "biting" victory in the last seconds. Paris was the best in this tournament, and although silver is a good result, gold would be deserved, ”Beleniuk said in an interview with Sport- Express.ua.
In the finals of the 2024 Olympiad, Nasibov gave way to Iranian Side Esmali Levesi with a score of 6: 5. At the end of the duel, trying to perform the action to gain points, Nasibov came under a counterattack of the opponent. Nasibova's coaches have applied to view the repetition, believing that Leves had violated the rules. However, the judges made a dubious decision by enlisting the points in favor of the Iranian.
It is worth noting that on the way to the finals, Nasibov demonstrated great fighting qualities. In the match of the 1/8 finals, he won Serb Matthew Nemesh in the last ten seconds with a score of 3: 2, going behind his back. In the quarterfinals, despite the lag 2: 6 from Kirgiz Amanthur Ismaylov, Nasibov won with a score of 7: 6 thanks to five ejection behind the carpet. In the semifinals, he sensationally won the first seeded fighter from Azerbaijan Hasrat Jafarov, completing a match with a score of 3: 3 due to the last effective action.
