Khetag Nikolayevich Tsabolov ( Ossetian:''Цæболты Николайы фырт Хетæг'', sr, Хетик Цаболов; born 17 November 1991) also known as Khetik Tsabolov is a Russian and

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of Ossetian ethnicity who competes at 74 kilograms. After competing for Russia throughout his career, Tsabolov transferred to

in February 2021, and has since represented the latter. An accomplished athlete, he won the

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and the Russian Nationals in 2014 (70 kg), and claimed a World Championship silver medal after winning Russian Nationals in 2017. He was also the 2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion (medalist in 2012 and 2014), a three-time Russian National runner-up (

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and

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), and a two-time Military World Games champion (

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and

). A three-time Military World Champion, Tsabolov was also a '11 Junior World Champion. He competed in the 74kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsabolov, Khetag 1991 births Living people Russian male sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists Sportspeople from Vladikavkaz