Ulaanbaatar
Mongolian Wrestlers Win 24 Medals at the Asia and Oceania Sambo Championships
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Ulaanbaatar, April 23, 2025 /MONTSAME/ The Asia and Oceania Sambo Continental Championships 2025 took place on April 14-20, 2025, in Tashkent, the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Mongolian team, composed of 41 members including athletes, coaches, and judges, competed at the Championships that gathered over 600 athletes from 25 countries. On the first day of the Championships, kicking off with the Master's category of wrestling, D. Gansukh and D. Sarantuya won silver medals in the men's 71 kg sports sambo and the women's 54 kg sports sambo, respectively, while S. Buyanzaya claimed the bronze medal in the combat sambo +80 kg.
On the second day of the Championship, Ts. Tugsbold won the gold medal in the men's 64 kg Combat Sambo. In addition, in Combat Sambo, B. Erdenet-Od won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg category, and M. Iderkhuu grabbed the bronze medal in the men's 71 kg category. In the men's Sports Sambo, B. Baldangombo and U. Unenkhuu secured silver medals in the men's 79 kg and +98 kg categories respectively, while S. Buyanzaya earned silver in the women's +80 kg category.
In the Youth and Junior Sambo Championships, G. Enkhjin won gold in the girls' 59 kg category while P. Erdenebulgan and L. Erdenechimeg claimed silver medals in the 47 kg and 80 kg categories, respectively. Four young wrestlers earned bronze medals, namely E. Ariuntogtokh (50 kg) O. Nandinerdene (54 kg), Ts. Selengemorun (65 kg), and B. Nomuunzaya (72 kg). In the boys' 53 kg category, G. Dorjsuren won gold, and six wrestlers earned bronze medals, namely G. Danzinbud (58 kg), Ch. Khosbayar (64 kg), Sh. Batzorig (79 kg), D. Uuganbileg (88 kg), A.Sumyabazar ( -98 kg), and O. Sumyabazar ( +98 kg).
