There United World Wrestlingthe International Wrestling Federation, has issued its own statement decision regarding the match between the Italian Frank Chamizo and the Azerbaijani Turan Bayramov in the European Olympic qualification tournament in Baku: the Azerbaijani remains the winner of the matchwhile the Disciplinary Commission has asked that the blue can be included among the top seeds in the last Olympic qualifying tournament. All the referees of the match in question were suspended for various periods.
There press note from the UWW: “There United World Wrestling Disciplinary Chamberhe decided to suspend, for different periods, the refereeing body and the refereeing delegates for the alleged violations during the meeting of semifinal between the Italian Frank Chamizo and the Azerbaijani Turan Bayramov In the European Olympic qualification tournament of Baku.
Despite the sanctions, Bayramov remains the winner of the boutsince according to Article 53 of the International Wrestling Rules, Under no circumstances can the result of a match be changed after victory has been declared on the mat.
The Disciplinary Chamber, however, asked UWW to place Frank Chamizo as the top seed in the bracket for the final Olympic qualifying eventwhich will be held on a global basis from 9 to 12 May in Istanbul, Türkiye.
During the Chamizo-Bayramov meeting, Roman Pavlov was the referee on the mat, Ali M. Saiwan was the judge and Aleksei Bazulin was the jury president. The referee delegation consisted of Kamel Bouaziz, Ibrahim Cicioglu and Casey Goessl.
The Disciplinary Chamber decided to suspend both Pavlov and Cicioglu from all their respective positions until 31 December 2024. Saiwan is suspended from all his duties until September 30, 2024. The jury president of the meeting, Bazulin, is suspended from all his duties until June 30, 2024and the remaining two members of the referee delegation, Bouaziz and Goessl, were suspended from all their respective positions until June 30, 2024.
Bayramov won the match at 8-8 by priority and he earned an Olympic card in Paris for Azerbaijan. However, the Italian Federation complained several refereeing errors during this meeting and one controversial decision on the challenge that they are believed to have caused an incorrect final score and outcome of the match.
The UWW formed two different groups to review complaints and statements from each member of the referee body and referee delegates were requested and forwarded to the UWW administration. The referee delegates also presented the their co-signed match report.
THE UWW panels examined the match and any alleged errors that have been reported, including the referee sequences and scores, the decision on the challenge by the referee delegates, as well as the review and assignment of responsibilities in the referee body.
Both groups agreed that some actions during the meeting were not evaluated correctlyincluding the failure to detect the passivity of the wrestlers. It was also agreed that the arbitration consultations they were not efficientwas committed a timing error and the consultation on the challenge had serious shortcomings in its progress.
Furthermore, the panels reported a serious lack of discernment in the assignment of the refereeing body and the distribution of roles during the challenge of this specific match. The UWW is committed to and makes ongoing efforts to support the integrity of the sport“.
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