what could an athlete have done to make even President Putin give him a standing ovation then kiss him on the cheek and take a team photo you're about to find out in the final match of the 2012 Olympics tagir kayv faced a dangerous Mongolian opponent who had demolished a kazak fighter and destroyed a Korean in the semi-finals after a few seconds of active probing the Russian attempted to throw his opponent with his signature move but the Mongolian stood firm like a wall unmoved the Mongolian then launched his own attack but encountered the same issue both Fighters avoided taking big risks since one mistake could cost them the Olympic gold medal however tuin bayar bravely made his move only to find himself under kulev due to inactivity the referee brought them back to a standing position this marked the beginning of the end for the Mongolian kulev executed his signature coeri throw from his knees scoring an ipon in front of the president himself Putin was astonished by T's performance