Voice of America: Russian Wrestler Returns Gold Medal in Protest

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Russian Wrestler Returns Gold Medal in Protest Feb 26th 2013, 18:45 Russia's Sagid Murtazaliev has become the second wrestler in the last few days to return his Olympic gold medal in protest against the sport's possible exclusion from the Games. "I must admit it was a tough decision,'' Murtazaliev, who won gold in freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was quoted as saying by the local outlet R-Sport on Tuesday. "But after thinking it over, I decided to follow the example of Valentin Yordanov,'' he said in a ... Media files: 802BD705-6719-4C2F-A755-647729CDCB02_cx0_cy0_cw76_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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