A triple Olympic champion died at the age of 49 in Moscow

Freestyle triple Olympic champion and six times the world champion Russian Buvaisar saitijev has died at the age of 49. The Russian news agency Tass is reported by the Russian Wrestling Union Director Mihail Mamiashvili.

“They called me ten minutes ago and told me that such a disaster had happened. It’s hard to keep your head together. We had to fly tomorrow, ”Mamashvili said.

Titled to be the world’s best free wrestler, Saitijev won the Olympic gold in a weight class of less than 74 kg in 1996, 2004 and 2008. He won the World Championship six times and also the European Championship six times.

The International Wrestling Association has selected Saitijev five times (1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005) as the world’s best free wrestler.

Wrestling Saitijev decided in 2009. He also served vice chairman of the Russian Wrestling Association.

The cause of death is not officially confirmed but a Russian sports site Sports He says that Saijev went to a Moscow hospital due to a cardiac arrest. According to Sport-Empress, he would have had symptoms of poisoning. They are suspected of being an opiate-based drugs that he used for his lung problems.

The wife and six children were mourned. The athlete of Chechnya is likely to be buried in the city of Khasuvuurtuhti To Dagestan.