30 July,2016 06:09 AM IST | | AFP
Sixteen of 17 Russian wrestlers were cleared to compete in the Rio Olympics on Thursday by international governing body United World Wrestling (UWW)
Corsier-sur-Vevey (Switzerland): Sixteen of 17 Russian wrestlers were cleared to compete in the Rio Olympics on Thursday by international governing body United World Wrestling (UWW).
Freestyle wrestler Viktor Lebedev, a former two-time world champion in the 55kg class, was the only athlete excluded following a positive doping test a decade ago.
Lebedev, 28, won gold in the 2015 European Games in the 57kg class.
