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Russian wrestles for gold after poison trauma

Ahead of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, life seemed golden for Russia's freestyle wrestling star Bilyal Makhov.

Russian Bilyal Makhov (R) celebrates his gold victory over Uzbek Artur Taymazov during the 120 kg freestyle final at the World Wrestling Championships in Moscow in 2010. Ahead of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, life seemed golden for Russia's freestyle wrestling star Bilyal Makhov. But then disaster struck.

A 1.94 metre tall man-mountain from the Caucasus, conquering all before him in the 125 kg weight division, Makhov was reigning Russian and world champion.

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