You probably have come across one of those Russian wrestlers weigh-in videos somewhere. This thread is all about them! In this thread, we appreciate wrestlers from the Caucasus region (Dagestan, Chechnya, Georgia etc.). Note that the vast majority of Russian wrestlers are from that region.
Where to find their pics and videos?
Any adult male wrestlers from Russia and the Caucasus countries. As I mentioned above, most Russian wrestlers are from the Caucasus, and since it can be hard for outsiders to tell apart Caucasians from non-Caucasians, all of them are allowed for this thread. South Caucasians (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan) and Caucasian diaspora in other countries, such as Chechens in France, are all welcome. Note that there are a lot of Russian wrestlers who represent other countries as well.
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You can post wrestlers you are familiar with, or simply share any gems you find from the links above and elsewhere. Also feel free to share more resources of similar kind if you know any.
Where to find their pics and videos?
- Евгений Гуров (Evgeny Gurov) is a photographer who has the most abundant recordings of Russian wrestlers (mostly in Dagestan) on the Internet. Most of the weigh-in videos are on his Youtube channels. He also uploads tons of wrestling matches all the time, as well as interviews occasionally. You can easily find the weigh-in videos by searching "взвешивание борцов" (weighing in of wrestlers).
His Youtube channels: @Freestyle.Wrestling , @Freestyle-wrestling , @ЕвгенийГуров-щ2э
- Evgeny also takes photos during the events and uploads them to VK (Russian version of Facebook). This is where you can see the wrestlers as HD as possible.
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- Vyacheslav Abdusalamov is an independent journalist that documents wrestlers in a rather casual way. He often shares insights of training camps, backstage warm-up moments, and interviews of wrestlers. His posts are really helpful when you want to know the wrestler's name and Instagram account.
His Instagram: @v_abdusalamov
His Youtube channel where he uploads longer videos: @v_abdusalamov
- Some other pages to check out:
- @wrest.rd - for updates about Russian national team wrestlers based in Dagestan, interviews, training footages etc.
- @wrest_review - wrestling highlights
- Тимур Бадмаев - similar to Evgeny Gurov but has not updated in a long time
Any adult male wrestlers from Russia and the Caucasus countries. As I mentioned above, most Russian wrestlers are from the Caucasus, and since it can be hard for outsiders to tell apart Caucasians from non-Caucasians, all of them are allowed for this thread. South Caucasians (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan) and Caucasian diaspora in other countries, such as Chechens in France, are all welcome. Note that there are a lot of Russian wrestlers who represent other countries as well.
(@ahmidou95 on Instagram)
You can post wrestlers you are familiar with, or simply share any gems you find from the links above and elsewhere. Also feel free to share more resources of similar kind if you know any.
