After his sports career, Saitijev served as a representative of Russia’s Duma.
Russian wrestling legend, three Olympic gold wins Buvaisar Saitijev Died on Sunday at the age of 49, said the International Wrestling Association on its website.
Of the Dagestan -based, Saitijevia is considered one of the best free wrestlers of all time. He won the Olympic gold in Atlanta in 1996, Athens 2004 and Beijing in 2008 and also celebrated six world championships and European Championships in his career.
Sydney at the 2000 Olympics Saitijev suffered a loss of US To Brandon’s Slaywho also took the Olympic gold.
According to Russian Sport-Express, Saitijev suffered from heart symptoms and died in a Moscow hospital. After his sports career, Saitijev served as a representative of Russia’s Duma.