The head coach of Russian women’s wrestling team died on Tuesday due to coronavirus. Magomed Alomarov was admitted in serious condition after getting infected and was put under a ventilator. As per Russian wrestling federation, he passed away at the age of 68.
Aliomarov at the age of 37 earned the title of Honored Trainer of the RSFSR. The specialist worked in his native Dagestan, then headed the national team of Azerbaijan. He left his post after 2012 Olympics, but was engaged in administrative work – he was vice president of the Wrestling Federation of Azerbaijan. In February 2019, he became the acting head coach of the Russian national team after replacing Yuri Shakhmuradov.
Under his guidance, the national team in 2019 won 5 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) at the World Cup and took the second team place, and Russia became the first (4 gold at the 2020 European Championship, 1 silver, 4 bronzes).
The Russian Wrestling Federation commented on the sad news: “Unfortunately, this is a harsh reality, Magomed Aliomarovich Aliomarov died last night in Dagestan. Yes, this is a coronavirus. The funeral will be held today in Dagestan. To say that this is a very big loss for us is to say nothing. Magomed Aliomarov was still a young man, and he had so much energy, so many plans, so many hopes. And those revolutionary changes that he made in the women’s struggle, of course, inspired us with hopes. But all this is so incomparable with the fact that such a young man passed away which there is my, children, grandchildren. Bright memory. ”
