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Sports and the Tsarnaev brothers: Their backgrounds and their target

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WASHINGTON, April 23, 2013 - As details emerged about the Tsarnaev brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokar, in the last week, two particular ones seemed atypical of other domestic terrorists—their involvement in sports and their focus on a sporting event.

According to numerous sources close to the family, Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an accomplished amateur boxer, “fighting in a Golden Gloves Tournament in Salt Lake City and sparring in local gyms around the Boston area.”
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The younger brother, Dzhokar, was equally accomplished in wrestling, becoming the team captain of Cambridge Rindge & Latin’s wrestling team his senior year. However, according to his coach, Peter Payack, he didn’t become team captain because he was the best wrestler, but because...READ MORE

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