Russian team for European championships has been announced

[Big]

Otarsultanov
Adam Batirov
Djukaev
Murtazaliev
Ketoev
Gatsalov
Ahmedov

Muradov had appendicitis surgery and can't wrestle yet.

[henry]

here you may find all the teams for the European Championship:

http://tampere-ewc2008.fi/Preliminaryentry.xls

[pinartist]

did batirovs get that public appology or what? how come adam is wrestling, what about dudaev and mavlet?

[Big]

Mavlet and Dudaev are favorites to go to Olympics. Adam is considered a step behind. They are giving him a chance to wrestle at Europeans to get some experience on a major stage.

[quick_single]

did batirovs get that public appology or what?

No way! I don't know what Batirov's father was thinking. So what if they threaten to leave? What were they going to do, wrestle for Tajikistan where they'll have no facilities nor money? I don't think so.

[akzent]

Don't be so sure! People in that region live according a specific ethics which is not understandable for outsiders. The institution of the blood feud is still functioning there. You can never know what a dishonored person is able to do. A year ago the brother of coach Tedeev was killed. Rumors say it was a result of a blood feud. Four days ago in the training camp of the Russian team, Chechens and Ossetians were involved in a conflict in which one or more person(s) got even gunshot wounds. This conflict immediately caused another one: between B. Saitiev and Tedeev, in which they exchanged some blows. The score isn't available. Chechens said Saitiev had won. Ossetians said Tedeev had been the winner. Whatever the result was, the consequences are unpredictable (for outsiders).

[Big]

So what? I heard Gable regularly slapped his wrestlers around.

[akzent]

Big, I am tired of your stupidity, so I am going to take a rest not visiting the boards next several weeks.

[Big]

Come on akzent. It was a joke.