Sadyk Lalaev

Sadyk Saleh Ogly Lalaev (Russian: Садык Салех оглы Лалаев; born 23 October 1996) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Azerbaijani origin who currently competes at 60 kilograms^[2]

Sadyk Lalaev

Personal information
Birth name	Sadıq Saleh oğlu Lalayev
Full name	Sadyk Saleh Ogly Lalaev
National team	Russia
Born	(1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28) Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Coached by	Artur Marzakhanyan[1] Anatoly Konstantinov[1] Gennadiy Mannasov[1]
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing United World Wrestling European Championships 2025 Bratislava 60 kg Representing Individual Neutral Athletes World Championships 2024 Tirana 63 kg European Championships 2024 Bucharest 60 kg Grand Prix 2024 Zagreb 60 kg 2025 Zagreb 60 kg Representing  Russia European U23 Championship 2019 Novi Sad 60 kg

Background

Lalaev was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. At the age of the twelve he started Greco-Roman wrestling, where his first coach was Vladimir Kryukov.^[1]

Wrestling career

He won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.^[3] He earned a quota place for the Individual Neutral Athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.^[4]