Although part of the Russian Federation, these boys are not ethnic Russians. Look for wrestlers from these parts of the Federation to do well at the Paris Olympics next month. The Gold Medal winner at last Olympics in Tokyo was a wrestler from Dagestan.
@@lliamjurdom9505 they are not russians... these are muslim dudes from Dagestan, Chechnya, and Ingushetia. Some are Azeri and a few Ossetians. None of them are Russian.
I've commented in other videos not to trust the last names printed in the uniforms, here's another example: Taymuraz Bekoev (Таймураз Бекоев) 00:53 is donning a W&B uniform. Later you'll see Khetag Karsanov (Хетаг Карсанов) at 11:41 wearing Bekoev's singlet. For some reason wrestlers there keep forgetting their uniforms at the last moment and in need to get some borrowed. Curiously Karsanov weighs 97 kg but Bekoev is still heavier with 125 kg so the material of that singlet must be very good to sustain those weight changes.
Back in the day when Gorbachev was President, he allowed the first American rock group, Billy Joel, to tour Russia. At one of the early concerts, when the bright lights came on and the band started playing loudly, many fans became frightened and ran for the doors. Later, at that concert, Billy Joel took an ax and chopped up his piano during Piano Man. Another stunning moment for the crowd! lol
@@JayMartel24 The Billy Joel Concert tour of Russia was 35 years ago in July, 1987 during the days of the Iron Curtain. I watched a documentary on Showtime. Billy Joel was upset that no one warned him about how the concert-goers in Moscow might react to bright flashing lights and real loud music blasting from the speakers. Clips are on Google.
@@user-tg5vs1xz5x These are strict Islamic Republics (sometime violent) within the Russian Federation and nothing like what you may find in St. Petersburg or Moscow. Recent attacks on churches and synagogues made the news recently along with the murder of a Christian orthodox priest in Dagestan.
