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Murad Gaidarov

Murad Gaidarov

Belarusian wrestler (born 1980)

Murad Gaidarov (Belarusian: Мурад Гайдараў, Russian: Мурад Гайдаров; born February 13, 1980), also known as Murad Haidarau, is a Russian-Belarusian wrestler. Gaidarov was disqualified from 2004 Summer Olympics for retaliating after he was defeated at the quarterfinals and assaulted his opponent, Buvaisar Saitiev, off the arena floor. Gaidarov won the bronze medal in men's 74 kg freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics,[1] but after a failed drug test by Soslan Tigiev, he won a silver medal. He has an older brother Gaidar Gaidarov who is second coach of Dagestan wrestling team and the Italian national team.

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He began coaching Indian wrestler Deepak Punia in 2018. He was dismissed from his position by the Wrestling Federation of India in 2021 after assaulting a referee at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was expelled from the Games by the IOC.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Athlete Biography: GAIDAROV Murad". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  2. [2]
    Biswas, Srabani (August 7, 2021). "IOC expells [sic] Deepak Punia's coach Murad Gaidarov from the Tokyo Olympics on charges of assault". Sports Indiashow. Retrieved February 13, 2022.


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