The Ilya Ilyin Story | The Moment He Was Popped, & Life Up Until Then | Interview Part 1

The Ilya Ilyin Story | The Moment He Was Popped, & Life Up Until Then | Interview Part 1

Ilya Ilyin is arguably the most famous weightlifter of all-time. As much as his two Olympic gold medals and his unbeaten track record built his legend, the loss of his medals through retroactive drug testing built his infamy. Behind the headlines is an incredible story of a young Kazakh athlete who was plucked from his family at a young age, a boy through whom the entire country of Kazakhstan channeled its power. When the IWF began retesting athletes Ilya lost everything, and the country that had given him everything suddenly abandoned him. This is part one of The Ilya Ilyin story.

I was fortunate enough to live with Ilya during December. After a few days of discussion he and I decided to finally hit record.

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