Mitchell Miller was born and grew in the USA. The disabled person, and since the childhood is attached to a wheelchair. Nevertheless, though it isn't capable to move independently, he according to the lights, plays sports, namely — free-style wrestling which helps it to become physically stronger.

He very much wishes to arrive to Dagestan. "Dagestan is around the world known for the outstanding athletes-wrestlers, has nice, ancient and rich history of development of free-style wrestling, for a long time wrestlers from Dagestan represent Russia at all international competitions and the Olympic Games. Ali Aliyev, Buvaysar Saytiyev, for example, are the greatest athletes wrestlers, from Dagestan" — Mitchell tells me.

His dream, despite the disability to become the wrestler. He often asks the Lord about wrestling preservation at the Olympic Games, asks about opportunity to be prepared and participate in them. To prove to itself and another that watching at that that it another and cultural and physically, to reach a goal.

How long you were interested in free-style wrestling?

- Long ago, namely since 15 years.

In spite of the fact that you the disabled person in a carriage you also train?

- Yes, wrestling does me physically stronger. I know about dangers that it is possible to be traumatized, but I am not afraid.

Why you chose wrestling, after all in the USA many other sports for physically disabled people are developed?

- It is very interesting to me to wrestling. Certainly, it for me is very difficult, but wrestling is my life.

What conditions of the maintenance of athletes with limited opportunities in the United States?

- We have laws which protect athletes with limited opportunities. To me pay pension. But these laws won't give me chance to arrive.

How you treat what the International Olympic Committee wants to exclude free-style wrestling from the Olympic Games?

- I very strongly became angry. If Wrestling leaves, Dagestan, and I will suffer. Heritage which will be lost and forgotten. When I read news, I lost self-control, and cried.

When you for the first time heard about Dagestan?

- When I made, read the biography of the favourite wrestler Buvaysar Saytiyev, then I learned about Dagestan and all great history of this republic.

You have friends from Dagestan?

- Yes, there are a lot of friends in Dagestan. They really want to help me to achieve success and to achieve my dream.

How your family reacted to the decision to arrive to Dagestan?

- My family knows that I want to go to Dagestan. They support me and are proud of me that watching that I since the childhood in a wheelchair, am interested in sports. Certainly, were afraid for my safety a little. But I am not afraid.

When you go to Dagestan?

- I would like to arrive now, but the help with the visa to rest within one year and a trip to Dagestan is necessary to me. I want to have an opportunity to see and get acquainted with this nice Republic, both to make friends with wrestlers and to have opportunity to train together with them. For this purpose, I need to receive the letter invitation from the Dagestan party to receive the visa. Besides, I am the representative of indigenous people of America, the Indian, and in this plan, I see opportunity for a cultural exchange which can bring benefit, pull together the people of the Republic of Dagestan and indigenous people of America, Indians.

You would like to live in Russia?

- I would like to receive stay in Dagestan within one year. If everything goes well, I will often come to Dagestan. For this reason, I very much would like to visit Dagestan.

You think, the American authorities will support it?

- America the good country, but is some people who aggravate a situation in the country.

What future of the Russian-American relations?

- I want that between Russia and America was good relations.

But as you can see it is impossible …

- I hope that in the future will change.

Sultan Sultanov

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