5 August 2021
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Zhavrail Shapiev defeated the representative of Switzerland and will fight for the Olympic medal
Talented wrestler Zhavrail Shapiev (-86 kg) retained the opportunity to compete for bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics during the evening program.
In the consolation stage, Shapiev took to the carpet with Stefan Reichmuth from Switzerland, who won a license for the Olympics thanks to a bronze medal at the licensed World Championship. The uncompromising fight was decided in favor of Zhavrail Shapiev and now during the evening program he will fight for bronze. At this stage, his opponent will be Artur Naifonov from Russia.
