Olympic champ deserts Russian wrestling
Published 08 April, 2008, 08:38
A Russian Olympic champion has turned his back on his homeland and plans to compete for Slovakia at the Beijing Olympics. David Musulbes won gold in Sydney, but now calls comfortable as a Slovakian.
Musulbes was lobbied by Slovakia to join them in Beijing, so he accepted the offer along with the citizenship.
His desire to swap allegiance has upset the Russian Wrestling Foundation, which spent countless hours developing Musulbes.
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