2024 Olympic Preview: 97 kg Men's Greco-Roman

It’s early August which means the 2024 Olympic Games are right around the corner. Over the next two weeks, InterMat will bring you individual weight class previews for each of the 18 weights contested at the Olympic Games. 

The 2024 version has already been slightly different from years past. Earlier in the summer, United World Wrestling announced a list of wrestlers from Belarus and Russia who would not be permitted to compete due to their support of the war with Ukraine. After this decision, Russia decided to withdraw all of its entries for wrestling. That led to replacements being named earlier this month. 

With all of the moving parts, and a field that wasn’t confirmed until later in the game, previewing the action had to take a back seat since we weren’t sure who would actually be in Paris. 

UWW has recently published entry lists for each of the three styles, so we are good to go. 

Our next weight class preview looks at the 97 kg in Men's Greco-Roman. This weight class featured veteran Joe Rau in his long-awaited Olympic debut. This is a weight class with a few veterans with world-level credentials and plenty of other solid competitors who are looking to break through and medal for the first time. 

97kg entries

Abubakar Khaslakhanau (AIN - Belarus)

Fadi Rouabah (Algeria)

Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia)

To see the full article purchase an InterMat Premium membership for $10 per month or $50 per year. This gives you access to the top coverage of wrestling throughout the season.
Click here to purchase your Premium membership today!