Ulaanbaatar
Ariunbold Wins Silver, Baasankhuu Secures Bronze at the IJF Hungary Masters
Society
Ulaanbaatar, August 8, 2023 /MONTSAME/. On August 4-6, Budapest, a city of dreams in Hungary, hosted a prestigious IJF Hungary Masters 2023. From Mongolia, 14 judokas – nine male and five female – tested their physical prowess and skills in the tournament.
International Master of Sports B. Baasankhuu received the Mongolian first medal in the tournament after beating Martinez Abelenda (ESP) in the –48 kg category for the bronze medal. With less than 30 seconds to go and with two penalties already against her name, Martinez Abelenda had no choice but to attack and this time her unsuccessful placement left Baasankhuu with an opportunity in transition, which she took gratefully, spinning on the arm and sinking into an inescapable juji-gatame.
The Mongolian second medal (silver) was awarded to the International Master of Sports E. Ariunbold (-60 kg), who competed against Nagayama Ryuju (JPN), the World Champion, a three-time Masters Champion, and a ten-time Grand Slam Champion.
The Master title became an entirely Asian affair as Ariunbold Enkhaivan (MGL) met Nagayama in the finals. Nagayama swiftly scored an early waza-ari with a te-waza action. Making easy work of it, Nagayama was just waiting for the right moment to score a second waza-ari with a left seoi-nage. His performance was nothing short of impeccable, securing him the gold medal.
Since 2010, Mongolian judokas have consistently taken part in this tournament, claiming an impressive tally of 10 gold, 8 silver, and 12 bronze medals, totaling 30 medals.
