Hitting the jackpot: Double Olympic wrestling champ reveals politician has handed him $1MN reward for Tokyo Video games gold medal

A double Olympic wrestling champion seems to have struck gold once more courtesy of a politician, claiming he acquired a $ 1 million reward from a Russian State Duma official for his heroics on the Tokyo 2020 Video games.

Newly-minted powerhouse Abdulrashid Sadulaev seems to have hit the jackport after dethroning former 97kg males’s freestyle king Kyle Snyder to be topped a two-time gold medalist final week.

Raised within the hotbed of Dagestan, in frequent with UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov, Sadulaev denied after his feat that he’ll observe within the footsteps of the former light-weight king by making a doubtlessly profitable change to MMA that his checking account might no longer want.

Chatting with the media about his triumph, the 25-year-old four-time world champion has disclosed a knockout reward from a high-ranking backer.

“I need to thank my fellow countryman from the Charodinsky district, State Duma deputy Magomed Hajiyev, who determined to encourage me with $ 1 million for successful the Tokyo Olympics,” Sadulaev instructed RIA.

“My coach Shamil Omarov didn’t go unnoticed [either].

“In flip, my coach and I’ll attempt to increase the bar and please our followers with new victories.”

Sadulaev was on the cash with a photograph of himself and Hajiyev basking within the glow of glory, and the person who has not tasted defeat since 2017 is not the primary athlete to be afforded extravagant spoils for his or her achievements.

Upon changing into bantamweight champion by defeating Jose Aldo at UFC 251 final 12 months, Petr Yan discovered a brand new Mercedes Benz outdoors the gymnasium he trains at in Ekaterinburg.

UFC contender Khamzat Chimaev additionally acquired a luxurious car from the identical German producer, given to him by Chechen chief Ramzan Kadyrov and later written off by ‘Borz’ following a crash within the capital, Grozny.

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