Lookalike Wrestles With The Truth
A Russian armwrestler was disqualified for cheating at a European competition after attempting to move to a lower weight class by sending a lookalike to the weigh-in. Arsen Liliev tried to enter the 154-pound weight class at the European championships being held in Lycksele, northern Sweden, but weighed 4.4 pounds too much. Liliev then sent a "lookalike" to replace him at the weigh-in. The impostor, who was also Russian, passed the weight control, but officials discovered the fraud before the competition started.
FOOTNOTE: It was fairly armless.
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Those pesky russians and there cheating... hmmm ethnic stereotyping, probably not a good plan on my behalf. Arm wrestling though it just seems so inconsequential, surley they could of let him slide.
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Ps. that pun was delicious
G'day Your Eminence,
Thanks. Will add you to the blogroll shortly.
Glad you liked the pun.
I've never been into serious arm wrestling, but I did get coerced into squaw wrestling once, in the Yukon.
Search for ``squaw wrestling'' and ``Yukon'' and I think you might enjoy the yarn!
Cheers
David
The things people do for fame!! Can't believe it.... such a bad sports-character....... sheesh!!
david,
off topic:
visited the mcmahon history blog. great effort from all 4 musketeers. keep it up!
left a comment there.
cheers
rk
I'm surprised more twin brothers don't try something like that. One brother gets ejected from the game, switches uniforms with the less-talented twin at the end of the bench, and goes back in.
The things people think of! I never could rationalize cheating away, oh well. To them it was apparently that important.
So both Russians were sent back to
Russia and died of natural causes:
a firing squad.
Cheers,
Doug : )
How tacky! Good thing the long arm of the officials had a grip on the situation. And you were so good about not taking verbal advantage of the perps given name - a better man than many.
If I'm going to have some look-a-like weigh in on my bathroom scale each morning for me...she's going to weigh a heck of a lot less than 4.4 pounds less than me. Otherwise, why go through the hassle?
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