At the age of 49, three-time Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling, Buvaysar Saytiev, has passed away, reports Tengrinews.kz citing "5 Kanal".
The news of Saytiev's death was shared by the Minister of Information Policy of Chechnya, Akhmed Dudayev.
Saytiev was a three-time Olympic champion (1996, 2004, 2008), a six-time world champion (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005), a six-time European champion (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006), and a four-time champion of Russia.
According to preliminary reports, the wrestler had a lung condition. To alleviate his pain, he was using painkillers. His death may have been caused by cardiac arrest due to intoxication.
