Zagir Mukhtarpashaevich Shakhiev (russian: Загир Мухтарпашаевич Шахиев; born 15 April 1999) is a Russian

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who competes at 65 kilograms. Shakhiev is the 2021 World Champion and European Champion, as well as a two-time Russian National medalist and a Cadet World Champion.

Career

Shakiev, of Chechen descent, started

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at the age of eight, and went on to become the 2016 Cadet World Champion at 46 kilograms. After competing at some international tournaments in

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and

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, he broke into the senior level scene in 2020, claiming a bronze medal from the 2020 Russian National Championships, and followed the roll by claiming a silver medal in

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, only losing to reigning World Champion from Dagestan

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in the finals. After his performance at the 2021 Russian Nationals, Sakhiev claimed the 2021 European Continental Championship in April. As a replacement for returning World Champion

, Sakhiev travelled to

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in order to compete at the

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from 3 to 4 October. An underdog to win the championship, he battled on his way to the finale, notably defeating former Junior and University World Champion

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and '19 U23 Asian champion Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga to advance to the next date. Sakhiev dominated over

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to claim the crown and become the 2021 World Champion on 4 October. In 2022, he won the silver medal in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Major results

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shakhiev, Zagir Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Russian male sport wrestlers European Wrestling Championships medalists 1999 births People from Khasavyurt Chechen sportsmen European Wrestling Champions Sportspeople from Dagestan 21st-century Russian people