Wrestler Abdulrashid Sadulaev said that State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev gave him a million dollars for winning in Tokyo. The MP called it fake

A wrestler from Dagestan, Abdulrashid Sadulaev, said that State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev gave him a million dollars for winning the Tokyo Games. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to Sadulayev himself.

I want to thank my fellow countryman from the Charodinsky district, State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev, who decided to reward me with $1 million for winning the Tokyo Olympics. Also, my coach Shamil Omarov did not go unnoticed. In turn, the coach and I will try to keep the bar and delight our fans with new victories.

A similar message was posted on Sadulaev's Instagram, where on August 10 he posted a photo with Gadzhiev. However, the amount of remuneration to the athlete and his coach is not indicated there.

Updated . The information that Gadzhiev gave Sadulayev a million dollars is a fake, a representative of the parliamentarian told RBC. According to him, the deputy simply invited the athlete to visit to congratulate him on his victory.

• Abdulrashid Sadulaev is a two-time Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling. At the Tokyo Olympics, he won the final of the tournament in the weight category up to 97 kilograms. At the Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, he became the best in the category up to 86 kilograms.
• Magomed Gadzhiev has been a member of the State Duma since 2003. Prior to that, he worked in the tax authorities and the authorities for the protection of fish resources.
• According to Hajiyev's declaration , in 2020 he earned 9.115 million rubles (about $124,000). Over the past 10 years, the deputy, judging by the declarations, has earned 54.2 million rubles (737 thousand dollars at the current exchange rate).