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Abdulrashid Sadulaev didn’t grow up in a fancy sports academy. He grew up in a village where the only gym equipment was a wooden log and a goat that liked to butt heads with the kids. He lifted that log every morning while his mother boiled tea in a rusty pot. He didn’t have a coach who whispered “you’re special”; he had a dad who shouted “push harder, you’re already late for school!” The first time he tried a half nelson on his brother, the brother screamed louder than any Delhi train horn. That scream still echoes when I watch Sadulaev’s matches—raw, unforgiving, impossible to ignore
He entered the world with a scar on his left knee, a souvenir from a goat‑butting incident. He turned that scar into a badge of honor. When he first stepped onto a wrestling mat in Makhachkala, the crowd roared like a Delhi market at noon. He didn’t need a warm‑up; the cold wind of the Caucasus already hardened his muscles. He threw his first opponent into the mud, and the mud stuck to his boots like the grime on my Delhi shoes after a monsoon.
He didn’t wait for a scholarship. He ran to the nearest training center, knocked on the door, and shouted “I’m ready!” The coach opened the door, stared at his tiny frame, and said “Kid, you’re too small for this.” Sadulaev replied “Size doesn’t matter when you have fire.” He lifted the weight of his doubts, the weight of his village’s expectations, and the weight of a nation that never gave him a ticket to the stadium. He trained until his muscles sang, until his breath turned into steam in the winter air
In 2016, he walked onto the Olympic stage in Rio, not as a rookie but as a storm. He didn’t just win; he demolished. He pinned his opponent in 30 seconds and the arena erupted like a Delhi metro at rush hour. He didn’t celebrate with fireworks; he whispered a prayer to the mountain spirits that had watched over his childhood. He later told a journalist that before every match he rubs a tiny stone from his village on his forehead—an odd superstition that he swears brings him balance. I tried that once before a cricket exam, and my pencil broke. Maybe I need a bigger stone
People call him the “Russian Tank.” That nickname feels like a joke to me because he never drove a tank, never shouted “Vroom!” He moved like a tank because his legs planted deep, his arms crushed like pistons, his mind stayed locked on the goal. He didn’t need fancy tactics; he needed raw power, and he delivered it every time. When he faced a rival who relied on speed, Sadulaev turned the match into a chess game where every piece was a wrecking ball. The opponent tried to escape, but Sadulaev’s grip was like a Delhi auto‑rickshaw driver who refuses to let go of the brake
I remember watching a clip on a 2 G connection while my Wi‑Fi sputtered like a dying train. The video froze, the buffer spun, the sound cut out, but my heart kept beating. I shouted at the router, “Come on, you lazy piece of plastic!” The router hummed, then died. I lit a match, ate instant noodles at 2 a.m., and still felt the adrenaline of Sadulaev’s victory. Those noodles tasted better because my stomach was empty and my mind was full of wrestling moves. That’s why I swear every time I win a game of carrom, I eat a packet of Maggi at midnight—my own weird ritual that somehow improves my focus
Speaking of trains, let me tell you why Indian trains never come on time. They run on a schedule that looks like a doodle drawn by a bored kid. They stop at every village, every market, every stray cow, every street performer. They take longer than a Sadulaev match that goes to the final seconds. Yet, when you finally board, you feel like you’ve entered a moving carnival. That chaotic energy mirrors Sadulaev’s style—no pause, no mercy, just relentless forward motion
Russian winters, on the other hand, freeze everything solid. Sadulaev trains in snow that bites his skin, yet he moves as if the cold is a friend. He doesn’t complain about frostbite; he laughs at it, because he knows that every shiver builds a stronger core. I tried training in Delhi’s monsoon rain once, slipped on a puddle, and fell flat on my back. I got up, brushed off the mud, and thought, “Maybe I should stick to watching Sadulaev.”
There’s a night I’ll never forget. I was ten, watching a local wrestling tournament on a cracked TV screen. The lights flickered, the sound crackled, and a boy from my neighborhood tried a move he’d seen on a YouTube clip of Sadulaev. He failed, fell, and the crowd laughed. I felt a sting in my chest, like a train missing its stop. That night I promised myself I’d never be the one who fails because I copied someone without understanding the grind. Sadulaev’s story became my mantra: work harder than anyone else, never rely on shortcuts, and when you fall, get up with a roar louder than the platform announcer
He didn’t stop at two Olympic golds. He kept fighting, kept winning, kept breaking records. He didn’t retire after the first taste of glory; he chased the next challenge like a kid chasing an ice‑cream truck on a scorching summer day. He entered the World Championships, faced opponents who studied his moves like scholars, and still found a way to surprise them. He changed his grip, altered his stance, added a new takedown that left commentators speechless. They tried to label him a “machine,” but he laughed, saying “I’m just a kid from a mountain who likes to win.”
Before each match, Sadulaev ties a red scarf around his wrist. He says it belonged to his grandmother, who believed red wards off evil spirits. He swears the scarf brings him luck, that it reminds him of home, of the fire that cooks his mother’s kebabs. I tried wearing a red bandana before my final exam, and I still failed. Maybe I need a better scarf, or maybe the magic works only for those who truly believe
My phone buzzes again, another clip of Sadulaev executing a perfect double‑leg takedown. The sound of the crowd mixes with the squeal of the train brakes. My chai spills a little, the sugar crystals roll across the table like tiny wrestlers fighting for space. I’m caught between the rhythm of the train, the taste of noodles, the memory of that failed move, and the unstoppable force that is Sadulaev. I type, I rant, I laugh, I shout at my router, and I keep going because his story feels like my own—raw, chaotic, full of late‑night noodles and missed trains, but always moving forward
So if you ever find yourself on a sweaty Delhi platform, headphones in, heart pounding, remember Sadulaev’s journey. Remember the goat‑butting kid who turned a wooden log into a weapon, who tied a red scarf and a stone to his forehead, who fought through Russian winters and Olympic lights. Remember that greatness doesn’t need a perfect schedule; it needs fire, grit, and a willingness to shout at slow Wi‑Fi while the world watches. And maybe, just maybe, grab a packet of Maggi at 2 a.m. and let the broth fuel your own unstoppable rise.