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Fri, 07/24/2015 - 11:07
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Statue of famous wrestler erected

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A statue of Kh.Bayanmonkh, a Hero of Labor and State Honored Sportsman has been erected in Ulaangom soum, in frames of the 90th anniversary of Uvs aimag. The inauguration took place in front of the Sport Palace of Ulaangom on Thursday with a participation of Ts.Nyamdorj, Ch.Khurelbaatar and D.Dorligjav MPs. Born 1944 in Uvs aimag, Bayanmonkh Khorloo is one of the prominent wrestlers of Mongolia who has won ten times the national wrestling competitions of State Festival--Naadam, and has come second three times. At international arena, he grabbed a silver medal in the freestyle wrestling contest of men’s 100kg at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Moreover, he became a World champion in wrestling in 1975, and took silver medals in 1971 and 1974.

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