In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mukhtarpashaevich and the family name is Shakhiev.

Zagir Mukhtarpashaevich Shakhiev (Russian: Загир Мухтарпашаевич Шахиев; born 15 April 1999) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms.[1] Shakhiev is the 2021 World Champion and European Champion, as well as a two-time Russian National medalist and a Cadet World Champion.[2]

Career

Shakiev, of Chechen descent,[3][4] started wrestling at the age of eight, and went on to become the 2016 Cadet World Champion at 46 kilograms.[5] After competing at some international tournaments in Russia and Armenia, he broke into the senior level scene in 2020, claiming a bronze medal from the 2020 Russian National Championships,[6] and followed the roll by claiming a silver medal in 2021, only losing to reigning World Champion from Dagestan Gadzhimurad Rashidov in the finals.[7] After his performance at the 2021 Russian Nationals, Sakhiev claimed the 2021 European Continental Championship in April.[2]

As a replacement for returning World Champion Gadzhimurad Rashidov, Sakhiev travelled to Norway in order to compete at the 2021 World Championships from 3 to 4 October.[8] An underdog to win the championship, he battled on his way to the finale, notably defeating former Junior and University World Champion Selahattin Kılıçsallayan and '19 U23 Asian champion Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga to advance to the next date.[9] Sakhiev dominated over Amir Mohammad Yazdani to claim the crown and become the 2021 World Champion on 4 October.[10]

In 2022, he won the silver medal in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[11]

Major results

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 1st Freestyle 65 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 1st Freestyle 65 kg

References

  1. ^ "Internet Wrestling Database profile". iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbwrestling. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Iveson, Ali (20 April 2021). "Three Russian golds at European Wrestling Championships and Olympic champion Akgül through to final". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Рамзан Кадыров поздравил чеченских борцов с победами на чемпионате Европы" (in Russian). Chechnya Today. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ Борцы РБК «Ахмат» завоевали золотые медали чемпионата Европы по вольной борьбе
  5. ^ "November 2020 Russian Freestyle Wrestling Rankings". THE FIGHT SITE. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 Russian Nationals Recap". THE FIGHT SITE. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Russian Wrestling Nationals All Finals Matches". THE FIGHT SITE. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Стал известен состав сборной России по вольной борьбе на ЧМ в Осло". РИА Новости Спорт (in Russian). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Загир Шахиев и Магомед Курбанов в финале ЧМ поспорят за золото с иранскими борцами". Молодежь Дагестана (in Russian). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  10. ^ Метлёва, Яна. "Российский борец-вольник Загир Шахиев завоевал золото на чемпионате мира в Осло". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  11. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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