When Moldova’s Alexandrin Gutu won the gold medal in the 71kg Greco-Roman category at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires on Saturday, he was understandably elated. He had defeated Russia’s Stepan Starodubtsev 8-0 in the final and was delighted with the result.
Like most wrestlers do, he immediately rushed to his coach to celebrate the victory. While he didn’t let his Russian opponent score a single point against him, he couldn’t prevent his coach from doing the same. He was greeted with a proper take-down. Gutu has clearly been taught well.
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