After injury defaulting out of his semifinal against Akhmed Tazhudinov, Abdulrashid Sadulaev flew to Moscow to undergo medical scans on his neck. According to UWW, "Sadulaev is suffering from a neck hernia, towards the end of his spinal cord. Medical scans will determine if it is a tumor or if Sadulaev can return to the mat without surgery."

This means that Kyle Snyder will receive bronze without a contest. Snyder defeated Magomed Ibragimov in his repechage match to make the bronze medal match where he would have had to face Sadulaev. This also means that the United States is qualified for the Olympics at 97 kg.

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Watch the match Sadulaev went down with an injury above.

Read the full press release from UWW on Sadulaev below.

UWW - Tokyo Olympic champion Abdulrashid SADULAEV (AIN) will undergo medical scans on Tuesday for a neck injury that forced him to end the World Championships.

The 27-year-old flew to Moscow on Monday night soon after his 97kg semifinal retirement against Akhmed TAZHUDINOV (BRN) with the Bahrain wrestler leading 9-2 at the World Championships.

The five-time world champion was expected to wrestle for a bronze medal and qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics as an Individual Neutral Athlete but the medical staff decided to not worsen the injury.

Sadulaev is suffering from a neck hernia, towards the end of his spinal cord. Medical scans will determine if it is a tumor or if Sadulaev can return to the mat without surgery.

He became the second Olympic champion to pull out of the World Championships repechage as 65kg champion Takuto OTOGURO (JPN) also pulled out due to a foot injury he has been carrying for one year.