Women judokas keep leading IJF rankings

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The International Judo Federation issued the latest rankings of judokas on July 4. According to the rankings, State Honored Sportswoman and World champion M.Urantsetseg kept her leadership in the women’s -48 kg division with 2,834 points. She was followed by Japanese judoka Ami Kondo who collected 2,263 points. An international master of sports, D.Sumiya also maintained a top position in the women’s -57 kg category, having 3,071 points. In the men’s -60 kg category, a 2014 World champion, G.Boldbaatar and D.Amartuvshin were ranked in 2nd and 4th places, respectively. D.Tomorkhuleg IMS is still in the 2nd position in the men’s -66 kg division, while D.Altansukh IMS advanced to fifth place in the men’s -66 category, collecting 1,638 points. An Olympic bronze medalist S.Nyam-Ochir fell to 14th place in the men’s -73kg with 1,174 points, whereas his countryman G.Odbayar kept his 10th place, having 1,384 points in the same division. N.Dagvasuren IMS went up to ninth place in the men’s -81kg category, while L.Otgonbaatar IMS maintained his eighth in the men’s -90 kg. An Olympic champion N.Tuvshinbayar also kept his 14th place in the men’s -100 kg category. State Honored Sportswoman Ts.Munkhzaya (woman’s 63 kg) held her seventh place with 1,674 points. As confirmed, Mongolia will compete in the Rio 2016 Olympics with 13 judokas.