The Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships 2016 were held in

Yakutsk Yakutsk (russian: Якутск, p=jɪˈkutsk; sah, Дьокуускай, translit=Djokuuskay, ) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of ...

, Sakha-Yakutia,

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in the Triumph Arena from 27 to 29 May 2016.

Incident between Lebedev and Musukaev

At the end of the 57 kg quarterfinal wrestling match between Lebedev and Musukaev the referees awarded the victory to

Viktor Lebedev Viktor Nikolaevich Lebedev (russian: Виктор Николаевич Лебедев; born March 10, 1988, in Tomponskiy Ulus) is a Russian freestyle wrestler from the Sakha Republic, two time World Champion, multiple international tournaments ...

. However, after the match the Russian Championships wrestling commission considered mistakes of the referee and awarded the victory to

Ismail Musukaev Ismail Timurovich Musukaev (russian: Исмаил Тимурович Мусукаев, hu, Muszukajev Iszmail Timurovics; born 28 January 1993) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Balkar heritage, who has been representing Hungary since 2019. He ...

(4-2). Even so, Lebedev remained in the semifinals. After the incident, the Dagestani team walked out, along with others, including many members of Chechen team. In the 57 kg final, following another controversial victory for Lebedev over

Aleksandr Bogomoev Aleksandr Pavlovich Bogomoev (russian: Александр Павлович Богомоев; born 17 November 1989) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Buryat descent, who competed for the men's freestyle 61 kg at the World Wrestling Champions ...

, the commission decided award gold medals to both.

Medal overview

Medal table

Men's freestyle

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