The Russian team topped the overall standings of the World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas with four gold, two silver and eight bronze medals. How Russian athletes fought for medals - in the Kommersant photo gallery.

Now Russian women will have to get the missing tickets to the 2016 Games at the three remaining international competitions that have the corresponding qualifying status

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The victory of Olympic champion Natalya Vorobyova, which became her first great success after the 2012 Games in London, is assessed very restrainedly by the coach of the Russian national women's wrestling team, Yuri Shakhmuradov: “Natasha is only at the very beginning of preparations for the Olympics, and I think she has yet to fully reach her potential.” didn't reveal it. One major success in the Olympic cycle is not enough to win the Games. So I won’t give a guarantee that she will perform just as successfully at the Games.”

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Greco-Roman wrestlers won one gold and four bronzes, missing two Olympic licenses (in the categories up to 59 kg and 85 kg), which did not satisfy their coach Gogi Koguashvili at all

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The Russians, who performed below their potential, failed to obtain licenses in four weights the first time - up to 53, 58, 63 and 75 kg, which greatly complicated their lives

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Artem Surkov (up to 66 kg) and Islam Magomedov (up to 98 kg) reached the small finals, losing during the tournament only to the best athletes in the world. Artem Surkov won bronze, beating Armenian Mihran Harutyunyan in the small final - 6:2, and Islam Magomedov - Elisa Guri from Bulgaria - 6:2

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Russian freestyle wrestlers won licenses in all six Olympic weights, thereby eliminating participation in three upcoming licensed tournaments, and will now prepare directly for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

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Russia is the number one power in wrestling, and there has never been a time when domestic Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestlers did not return from the European, World and Olympic championships without a solid collection of awards and victory in the team event

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The Russian team returned from the World Wrestling Championships in Love Vegas with four gold, two silver and eight bronze medals. Russian wrestlers also received the largest number of Olympic licenses up for grabs - 12 out of 18 possible
In the photo: Roman Vlasov, who won gold in Greco-Roman wrestling (category up to 75 kg)

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Greco-Roman wrestler Artem Surkov won a bronze medal at the World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas in the 66 kg weight category. In the fight for the bronze medal, the Russian defeated the Armenian Mihran Harutyunyan with a score of 6:2

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The freestyle wrestling tournament, which concluded the championship program, ended modestly for the Russians, accustomed to total superiority: two golds, one silver and four bronzes
In the photo on the right: freestyle wrestler Viktor Lebedev, who won a bronze medal in the up to 57 kg category

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Olympic licenses for the female half of the Russian wrestling team were won at the World Championships in the USA by Natalya Vorobyova, who became the winner in the weight category up to 69 kg, and Valentina Islamova (up to 48 kg), who reached the small final, in which she lost bronze to her rival from Canada

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Now Russian women will have to get the missing tickets to the 2016 Games at the three remaining international competitions that have the corresponding qualifying status

Photo: AP/John Locher

Greco-Roman wrestlers won one gold and four bronzes, missing two Olympic licenses (in the categories up to 59 kg and 85 kg), which did not satisfy their coach Gogi Koguashvili at all

Photo: AP/John Locher

The Russians, who performed below their potential, failed to obtain licenses in four weights the first time - up to 53, 58, 63 and 75 kg, which greatly complicated their lives

Photo: AP/John Locher

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