Russian Olympic Official Sparks Scandal by Berating Ossetian-Born Wrestling Champion

Russian Olympic Official Sparks Scandal by Berating Ossetian-Born Wrestling Champion

A Russian Olympic official’s dust-up with a Russian-born wrestling champion representing Albania has sparked a controversy in the Russian sporting world as the Kremlin continues to lobby for a return to the Olympic Games.

Shocking scenes unfolded at the European Wrestling Championships in Somorja, after Chermen Valiev, who is of Russian origin but competes in Albanian colors, defeated Russian Zaurbek Sidakov 4-2 in the 74-kilogram freestyle final. The winner was presented with the gold medal by the President of the Russian Wrestling Federation, Mikhail Mamiashvili, but the sports director could not contain himself and called the winner Valiev a traitor.

An awards ceremony at the European Wrestling Championships led to a brawl. International Wrestling Federation vice president Mikhail Mamiashvili is said to have called a gold medalist a "for"

The president of the Russian federation let his compatriot, who competes in Albanian colors, know that he does not like the change of country.

The actions of Mikhail Mamiashvili, the chairman of the Russian Wrestling Federation, towards an Albanian athlete shocked the European Championships.

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