Aisuluu Tynybekova, 19, may have the most bizarre training regimen of any Olympic athlete in London. The female wrestler spars only with men who are 20 lb. heavier than the Kyrgyzstani. She drinks fermented mare’s milk for strength and jogs through her native country’s wild rosebush valleys, which are well above sea level. Still, Tynybekova — Kyrgyzstan’s first woman to compete in freestyle wrestling at the Olympics — is the Central Asian country’s best hope to bring home a medal.
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