The fourth wrestler to flee from the...
The fourth wrestler to flee from the Bulgarian national junior team at the recent World Championships in Vancouver, Canada, said he was helped by a member of the Turkish team.
Speaking through an interpreter, Ilyas Sukruyev, who was called Ilia Mitev before he left the team, said the Turk put him in touch with a Vancouver-area Turkish family who helped him escape.
The wrestler, who is of Turkish descent, said he has been granted asylum in Turkey.
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