Yuri Vlasko is a famous Russian wrestler. Repeated winner of Russian and foreign competitions. He performed in the category of up to 96 kilograms. In July 2017, he was killed during a fight near the village of Goryachinsk (Pribaikalsky district).
Acquaintance with sports
The wrestler was born in 1997 in the Osinsky district (Irkutsk region). Sports biography of Yuri Vlasko began when the boy was ten years old. He ended up in the Greco-Roman wrestling section.
Soon, the young man moved to Buryatia, but did not stop training, focusing on freestyle wrestling. At that time, the father supported the athlete in every possible way, and the young man was grateful to him for the rest of his life.
Career start and end
In 2015, the biography of Yuri Vlasko was marked by a landmark event - a victory at the European Championship (juniors). After that, he took the gold in the Cup of Russia. And then the young man planned to become the winner of the Olympic freestyle wrestling competitions. The biography of Yuri Vlasko broke off unexpectedly, not allowing dreams to come true.
Tragic death
In late July, the young man went to Buryatia for youth competitions. He left the capital of the republic, Ulan-Ude, along with Caucasian athletes. Vlasko wanted to show them the sights of the region. The company arrived at the village of Goryachinsk (Pribaikalsky district). There the irreparable happened.
In this area at night there was a fight involving residents of a nearby village. The hero of this article was woken up and asked to help rationalize the hooligans. People perfectly knew the biography of the wrestler Yuri Vlasko and thought that an athlete with impressive dimensions would be able to easily stop unbelted young people. Perhaps this would have happened, but the fight was unfair. Several people fought against Vlasko, and one of them had a knife. It was they who inflicted a fatal injury on the athlete. In addition, Yuri finished off with metal pipes.
The fighter’s friends arrived to help when it was too late. They could not detain the attackers in hot pursuit. The main thing that the athletes thought at that moment was how to save Yuri. An ambulance called rode too long. Realizing the value of every minute, Vlasco’s friends loaded him into a car and went to the hospital. But the athlete did not reach the place alive. The biography of Yuri Vlasko ended on July 29, 2017. The guy was only 20 years old.
Perhaps the wrestler could survive if the nearby coast guard representatives intervened in the situation. They not only did not stop the incident, but also did not provide medical assistance to the victim.
The funeral
The last journey of Yuri Vlasko, whose biography is known to all lovers of freestyle wrestling, was escorted to Ulan-Ude. Friends approached the coffin of the athlete. With them, Yuri trained the last years of his life. Then the funeral procession went to Osinsky district (Irkutsk region) to bury Vlasko at home.
There, Yuri’s mother remained, and the athlete’s father died at the hands of a killer seven years ago. A man was shot dead in the entrance. Before his death, 36-year-old Vlasko Sr. managed to help his son with the start of a career.
Investigation
A few days later, local law enforcement officers detained everyone involved in the murder of Yuri. Three villagers had previously been sent to prison for robberies and robberies.
The investigation on this case is still ongoing. The press service of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee in Buryatia reported that at present law enforcement officers have collected enough evidence and sent a criminal case to the court for consideration.