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Rising Russian hockey star dies of brain cancer at 21

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After a long struggle with a brain tumor, 21-year-old former hockey player of the youth and youth teams of the aggressor country, Rodion Amirov, died.

In February last year, the athlete was diagnosed with a brain tumor. After that, he underwent treatment in Germany, but the disease turned out to be stronger.

“From the moment he received the news, he refused to speak negatively, determined to enjoy every day, meeting it with the same positive attitude that he has shown throughout his hockey career. We will always remember his courage, his desire, his will, his smile, all his wonderful qualities.“, - expressed his condolences famous hockey agent Dan Milsteinrepresenting the interests of Rodion

Note that Amirov was born in Bashkortostan. He took his first steps in hockey at Tolpar, then moved to Salavat Yulaev. In 2019, as part of the Russian national team, he became the silver medalist of the Junior World Championship, scoring in six matches throughout the tournament. The following year, a promising hockey player was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL club in the draft, but the native of Bashkortostan was not destined to play a single match in the strongest league in the world …

Earlier, FACTS reported that an MMA fighter from Russia died at the age of 33 for an unexpected reason.

Author: Yuri GROMOV

Source: Fakty

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