Ulaanbaatar
Mongolians got Olympic quotas in freestyle wrestling
SportsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Freestyle wrestlers of the national team of Mongolia have been qualified to take part in wrestling event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, after grabbing medals in the Asian qualification competition ran last weekend in Astana, Kazakhstan.
An international master of sports O.Uitumen defeated his rivals from South Korea, Kyrgyzstan and India until reaching the finals. He won the gold medal in the men’s under 86 kg bout by beating a Kazakhstan’s wrestler Aslan Kakhize.
Another woman P.Orkhon IMS has got an Olympic quota in the women’s 58 kg division thanks to capturing a silver medal in the competitions.
In the qualification tournament of Astana, Mongolia got four quotas, Kazakhstan--eight quotas, Japan--four, China, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan--two quotas each, South Korea, India and Chinese Taipei--one quota each.
The next Asian qualification tournament will take place on April 22-24 in Ulaanbaatar.
