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I wrote above about corruption in sports. I read an interesting story about Baroev and Patrikeev. Patrikeev, who almost always beat Baroev in personal matches, never made it to the Olympics. In 2004, he won all the competitions, but they sent Baroev instead. Baroev won gold, but that doesn't mean Patrikeev wouldn't have won. After this, which can only be called a dirty trick, he took Armenian citizenship and now competes for them. In 2008, he won bronze, Baroev won silver, but they both lost to the same athlete, it's just that, due to the seeding, one met him in the final and the other at the beginning. If Patrikeev had competed for us, he would have fought in the final again, and it's unknown how it would have turned out. In 2012, Patrikeev beat Baroev again. So, think about it.
By the way, there's a similar story about another Russian wrestler, and he's also not chosen for some reason, and they take a Caucasian athlete instead. The story was told live by the commentators.