The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has terminated the services of Deepak Punia's Russian coach Murad Gaidarov after it emerged that he had assaulted a referee during the ongoing Olympics. The incident also led to his expulsion from the Games.

Deepak lost his 86kg bronze play-off to San Marino's Myles Nazim Amine on August 5, after which Gaidarov went to the room of the referee, who had officiated in the bout, and assaulted him. "Indian wrestling team's foreign assistant coach Mr Murad Gaidarov who was involved in an uncalled incident of assault on one of the match referees is being withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympic Village immediately and is being called back to India on the latest flight," Indian Olympic Association Secretary General Rajeev Mehta stated.