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M.Tumenbayar wins first gold in Korea Open Taekwondo Championships
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ M.Tumenbayar, athlete of the National Taekwondo team of Mongolia won gold medal in "Korea Open-2017" international taekwondo championships, in his 58-kg category. The tournament, being held in Chuncheon, South Korea on July 2-7, is the G2 Class or high ranking competition and 300 taekwondo fighters from over 70 countries are competing.
In the 58 kg category, a total of 59 athletes fought and M.Tumenbayar defeated four top South Korean taekwondo athletes and gained a gold medal winning one of Japanese best athletes Korai Murakami. This is the first gold medal in the adult category, opening a new page in the Mongolian Taekwondo history. Mongolian national team coach Ho In Young was selected as the best coach.
In the 58 kg category, a total of 59 athletes fought and M.Tumenbayar defeated four top South Korean taekwondo athletes and gained a gold medal winning one of Japanese best athletes Korai Murakami. This is the first gold medal in the adult category, opening a new page in the Mongolian Taekwondo history. Mongolian national team coach Ho In Young was selected as the best coach.
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