Russian wrestlers won eight Olympic quotas at the European qualifying tournament in Baku. Four licenses out of six possible were brought to the national team by girls, another two each by representatives of the Greco-Roman style and freestyle wrestlers.

Alikhan Zhabrailov, who at the last moment replaced Abdulrashid Sadulayev in the lineup, won with a clear advantage over the Ukrainian Ilya Archaia. Tokyo Games medalist Artur Nayfonov had no problems either.