Judoist Ihar Makarau will not go to Olympics because of excess weight

An Olympic champion of Athens, judoist Ihar Makarau will not be able to take part in the Olympic Games in Beijing. The Minister of Sports and Tourism Alyaksandr Hryharau informed about it. According o him, training with the sportsman’s personal coach was not organized properly. As a result, Makarau gained 12 kilos of excess weight.

By the way, Belarus national free-style wrestling team lost one member too. One of its members was disqualified for unsportsmanlike behaviour during a selection tour in Switzerland. He was fined for 10 thousand Swiss franks.

Interfax