Ulaanbaatar
Olympic medalists donate to Mongolian National Federation of Wheelchair Users
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Judo uniforms /judogi/ of Beijing 2008 Olympic Champion and Hero of Labor of Mongolia-titled N.Tuvshinbayar and Rio 2016 Olympics silver medalist D.Sumiya were sold through an open auction during a ”Reputation–Strength” a judo competition held on March 16. The competition was organized under the name of State Merit Athlete of Mongolia D.Tserenkhand at the Mongolian National "Asa” Circus.
10 percent of the proceeds from the sales were donated to the Mongolian National Federation of Wheelchair Users and 70 percent of them was given to a family of D.Tserenkhand. The previous owners of the judogis, the Olympic medalists, were entitled to the 10 percent of the proceeds.
At the auction, N.Tuvshinbayar's judo uniform was sold at MNT 8 million and a uniform of D.Sumiya was valued at MNT 3 million 600 thousand.
