Wrestling Head Ousted as Russia Blames Him for Olympics Demotion
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Raphael Martinetti, the president of wrestling’s governing body, was dismissed today after Russia blamed him for failing to prevent the sport’s exclusion from the 2020 Olympics.
The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, or FILA, will elect a new head in late April or early May, the Russian Wrestling Federation said in a statement on its website.