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WillBxforAn Olympic Drive to Become a United States Citizen

Tamerlan Tsarnaev is a boxer from Chechnya whocurrently trains at the Wai Kru Mixed Martial ArtsCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. Tsarnaev entersnational Golden Gloves competitions in hopes that hemight be selected for the next U.S. Olympic team andbecome a naturalized American.

1. Tsarnaev works out at the Wai Kru MixedMartial Arts Center.

2. Though hes lived in the U.S. or ve years,Tsarnaev says, I dont have a single Americanriend. I dont understand them.

3. Tsarnaev, who studies at Bunker Hill CommunityCollege in Boston and wants to become anengineer, took the semester o rom school totrain or the competition.

4. Tsarnaevs amily fed Chechnya in thbecause o the confict there. He livebeore coming to the United States a

5. In the absence o an independent ChTsarnaev says he would rather compU.S. than or Russia.

6. Tsarnaev stops to answer a call whilhis boxing practice.

7. Im dressed European style, Tsarna

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8. Tsarnaev says he loves the movie Borat, even though some o thejokes are a bit much.

9. When you start kicking, it gets dirty. Thats what I think, saysTsarnaev. O kickboxers, he says, They dont know how to move.

10. Tsarnaev says he doesnt generally remove his shirt when amongwomen at the gym.

11. Tsarnaev, a Muslim, doesnt drink or smoke. God said no alcohol,he says.

12. Tsarnaev demonstrates a way o walking to strengthen the ankles.In Russia, we used to train like this, he says. Here nobody doesit. I dont know why!

13. Tsarnaev takes a break rom his boxing practice.

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