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Watch all the Olympic Gold Medal moments from ROC at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

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National Anthems | The Gold Medal Moments of ROC in Tokyo

A truly medal-worthy performance from A Sadulaev. Take a look at one of their greatest moments!

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Medal Moment | Tokyo 2020: Wrestling Freestyle 97kg - A Sadulaev (ROC)

Wrestling enjoys huge popularity in Japan, and is one of the hottest tickets in town at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021.
A whopping 288 athletes will compete across three categories for 18 wrestling gold medals.
Here, we have a closer look at the athletes in contention for the

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Emmanuel Ogbonna John is only 22, but he is already a four-time African champion.
After deciding to channel his energy and strength on the mat, the rising star has dominated Nigerian and continental wrestling.
As a young teen, he would be challenged to fights on the street and at school,

Nigerian wrestler Ogbonna Emmanuel John.(Photo by United World Wrestling)

Wrestler Emmanuel Ogbonna John: "My aim is not to rule Africa, but the world"

Abdulrashid Sadulaev is a big man with nimble feet.
Nicknamed 'The Russian Tank', he is seen by many as the best freestyle wrestler in the world.
Sadulaev grabbed headlines in 2014 by winning the 86kg world championships at the tender age of 18, and shocked the world further shortly after

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Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS) df. Istvan VEREB (HUN) by TF, 10-0

All the Olympic highlights from Russian Federation, set to the national anthem.

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National anthem: The best of Russian Federation in Rio

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Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS) df. Pedro Francisco CEBALLOS FUENTES (VEN), 5-0

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Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS) df. Sharif SHARIFOV (AZE), 8-1

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Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 86kg & 125kg | Rio 2016 Replays

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Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS) df. Selim YASAR (TUR), 5-0

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Abdulrashid Sadulaev wins gold for Russia in the men's freestyle 86kg final.

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Sadulaev wins gold in Freestyle Wrestling

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The 2024 World Wrestling Championships in non-Olympic weight divisions is back after an eight-year absence and will be held in Tirana, Albania, from 28-31 October.
Despite the event being closed to athletes who took part in the Paris 2024 Olympics, a star-studded line-up is set to compete including Olympic champions

David Taylor is the 86kg No. 1 seed for the 2023 Wrestling World Championships, but is considering a switch to MMA after the Paris 2024 Olympics.

David Taylor is the 86kg No. 1 seed for the 2023 Wrestling World Championships

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Abdulrashid Sadulaev of the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF) claimed the 2021 World Wrestling Championships 97kg title in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday (5 October).
Sadulaev defeated 2016 Olympic gold medallist Kyle Snyder of the United States in the final, 6-0. Mahamed Zakariiev of Ukraine and Mojtaba Goleij

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Gold medalist Abdulrashid Sadulaev of Russian Olympic Committee poses with the gold medal during the medal ceremony for the Men's Freestyle 97kg on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

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Abdulrashid Sadulaev defeats Kyle Snyder at wresting worlds

There will be no fewer than four Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallists on show at the 2021 Wrestling World Championships in Oslo, Norway, including Abdulrashid Sadulaev, David Taylor, Mohammadreza Geraei and Tamyra Mensah-Stock.
The event runs from October 2-10, and those Olympic champs will be in good company too. While

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CHIBA, JAPAN - AUGUST 03:  Tamyra Mariama Mensah-Stock of Team United States celebrates defeating Blessing Oborududu of Team Nigeria during the Women's Freestyle 68kg Gold Medal Match on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 03, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

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Action from the wrestling mats at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 lived up to expectations with blockbuster finals and the crowning of champions, most of whom are first-time medallists.
Among the highlights were David Taylor’s victory over Hassan Yazdani and Abdulrashid Sadulaev’s triumph over Kyle Snyder in the titanic battle

CHIBA, JAPAN - AUGUST 05: David Morris Taylor III of Team United States competes against Hassan Yazdanicharati of Team Iran during the Men's Freestyle 86kg Final on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 05, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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The ROC’s Abdulrashid Sadulaev defeated American Kyle Snyder 6-3 in the men’s freestyle 97-kilogram final.
Snyder was the Olympic gold medallist at 97kg in 2016 and is a two-time world champion. Sadulaev was the Olympic gold medallist at 86kg in 2016 and is a four-time world champion.
Sadulaev led 6-0

Abdulrashid Sadulaev of Russian Olympic Committee competes against Kyle Frederick Snyder of Team United States during the Men's Freestyle 97kg Final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

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ROC’s Abdulrashid Sadulaev beats American Kyle Snyder to 97kg freestyle gold

Day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the penultimate day of action at the Games in 2021, is a huge one for the sports fans in the United States. Team USA are competing in 13 events handing out medals on Saturday 7th August (Friday evening & early Saturday in the

SAITAMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 05: Team United States huddles together folliwing their victory over Team Australia in a Men's Basketball quarterfinals game on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 05, 2021 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Europe’s wrestling stars Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Taha Akgul, Frank Chamizo, Mariya Stadnik, Alla Cherkasova, Natalia Vorobeva have one thing in common. They have already booked their spot for the Tokyo Olympics. But who will make it to Tokyo at the European qualifiers this weekend in Budapest?

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Six European stars, one goal: Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games

Wrestling fans were denied what they wanted in Belgrade on Friday (18 December) as Abdulrashid Sadulaev was handed a walkover in the Individual World Cup finale, the 97kg final.
The Olympic 86kg gold medallist from Rio 2016 and four-time world champion, aka the Russian Tank, won yet another title as

Abdulrashid Sadulaev at the 2020 Individual World Cup in Belgrade (Photo: United World Wrestling)

Sadulaev wins by walkover as Russia dominate in Belgrade

Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has revealed he's going through a period of coronavirus self-isolation, as the Jamaican Ministry of Health and Wellness confirmed the retired athletics champ tested positive for COVID-19.
The island nation's health officials confirmed in a virtual press conference on Monday that Bolt has formally

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Usain Bolt in self-isolation after positive COVID-19 test confirmed

Abdulrashid Sadulaev, for many the best freestyle wrestler in the world right now, revealed that he has had coronavirus disease COVID-19.
Russia's reigning 86kg Olympic champion announced on Instagram to his one million-strong following that he had not taken the virus seriously before contracting it himself.
"I admit like most

Abdulrashid Sadulaev of Russia (C) celebrates victory over Selim Yasar of Turkey in the Men's Freestyle 86kg Gold Medal bout on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Russian Olympic champ Abdulrashid Sadulaev on wrestling coronavirus: "We underestimate it"

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This event took place on 07/08/2021 at the Makuhari Messe Hall A, Tokyo. It includes the Men's Freestyle 65kg, the Men's Freestyle 97kg and the Women's Freestyle 50kg Repechages and Finals as well as their Victory Ceremonies. Otoguro (JPN ) claimed Gold in the Men's Freestyle 65kg, Sadulaev (ROC) in the Men's Freestyle 97kg and Susaki (JPN) inthe Women's Freestyle 59kg

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