Ulaanbaatar
Women judokas maintain leadership in IJF rankings
SportsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The International Judo Federation (IJF) released the latest rankings of judokas on January 31 following international tournament including the Havana Grand Prix, Sofia European Open and Paris Grand Slam.
According to the rankings, a State Honored Sportswoman and World champion M.Urantsetseg kept her leadership in the women’s -48 kg division with 3,190 points, being followed by her Argentina counterpart Paula Pareto (2,970 points). A bronze medalist of the 2015 World Championship D.Sumiya led the ranking of the women’s 57 kg weight category with not-changed 2,600 points. She was followed by a Romanian judoka Corina Carrioriu who has 2,244 points.
D.Tomorkhuleg IMS maintained his second place in the men’s -66 kg division with 2,205 points, while 2014 World champion G.Boldbaatar also kept his 3rd place with 1,978 points; and D.Amartuvshin (1,392 points) stayed at 11th place in the men’s -60 kg weight category. This division was led by Japanese judoka Naohisa Takato who collected 2,066 points.
An Olympic bronze medalist S.Nyam-Ochir kept his 10th in the men’s -73kg with 1,226 points, and L.Otgonbaatar IMS went down to ninth place in the men’s -90kg category.
A State Honored Sportswoman Ts.Munkhzaya (woman’s 63 kg) maintained the seventh place with 1,830 points.
