Abdulrashid Sadulaev, whose biography is described in this article, is a Russian athlete, Honored Master of Sports of the Russian Federation, freestyle wrestler. He became the world champion in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, he won the title of Olympic champion and World Cup among juniors. In 2014, he received gold at the World Cup. In 2015, he won the European Games. And twice became the champion of Russia (in 2014 and 2015). Sadulaev's weight category is up to 86 kilograms.
Childhood
Abdulrashid Sadulayev (freestyle wrestling) was born on 09/09/1996 in Dagestan, in the village of Tsurib. There his childhood passed. Abdulrashid grew up an uncontrollable child. Energy "beat over the edge." Since childhood, his character has been unyielding. And the parents decided to direct the energy of their son in the right direction. After consulting, they recorded him in the sports section.
First sports achievements
Abdulrashid got into freestyle wrestling at the age of 10. He wrote it to the section of his older brother. The first trainer of Abdulrashid was Magomed Magomedov. Freestyle wrestling turned out to be an ideal discipline for a young athlete. Only three years of training passed, and Abdulrashid won the district championship among schoolchildren. As a result, I received the first prize money - three hundred rubles.
He took the reward to his mother. But for himself, he concluded that his favorite pastime can be done simultaneously as a profession, to devote himself to sports completely. And this is to earn a living.
Russian tank
Abdulrashid began to devote all his free time to training. His dream acquired clarity - to become an absolute champion. In sparring, he was always unyielding and purposeful. And as a result, after a victory among juniors, he was given the nickname "Russian Tank".
At this time, Abdulrashid Sadulayev, for whom freestyle wrestling became the main and only hobby and profession, trained already in one of the best Dagestan sports clubs. He was trained by Shamil Omarov. True, one road to the sports club took almost two hours daily. But this circumstance did not become an obstacle for Sadulayev.
Victories and Championships
In 2012, Abdulrashid Sadulayev (freestyle wrestling) won all competitions among juniors. And not only in Russia, but also in the international arena. Despite the fact that Abdulrashid could perform among juniors for a long time, he decided to try himself in the adult category.
And he immediately won bronze at competitions in Baku. In 2014, the council of coaches of the Dagestan team included Abdulrashid in the upcoming tournament. And he lived up to his hopes by winning the Grand Prix and defeating all previous favorites in turn. After a couple of months in Finland, Abdulrashid became the European champion. He measured his strength with the most powerful fighters.
As a result, Abdulrashid has already won twelve gold medals at the most prestigious competitions in a short time. Many fights were ended ahead of schedule. In 2015, the title of the best Russian athlete, according to the Golden Pedestal project, was received by Abdulrashid Sadulaev.
The Olympics is an important event in the life of every athlete. But the coaching staff was so sure of the victory that Abdulrashid (the only one in freestyle wrestling) was released from pre-selection for the 2016 Olympic Games. As a result, he once again proved that he was the best wrestler to win gold.
For victory in 2015, the chairman of the board of directors of Summa Group of Companies, Ziyavudin Magomedov (aka a Russian businessman), presented Abdulrashid with a brand new Mercedes Gelendvagen.
Personal life
Abdulrashid Sadulayev, for whom freestyle wrestling has become not only a hobby, but also a major profession in life, gives almost all his free time to sports. He is only 20 years old and the athlete is still young for family life. And the training schedule is so tight that there is simply no time for a serious relationship.
And Abdulrashid allocates part of his free time to rest “for the soul”. This is billiards or computer games. The athlete likes to watch a variety of team matches. But most of them he is attracted to basketball and football.