DUURENBAYAR BECOMES YOUTH WORLD CHAMPION

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Mongolian judoka O.Duurenbayar became a champion on October 25 in the +100kg category at the Junior World Championships which took place in Fort Lauderdale of the USA. He had defeated wrestlers from Estonia, Egypt and S.Korea, in semi final he had beat Khammen Lakiv from Ukraine by yuko in the semi-final and then, in the gold medal fight, he defeated Kibordzalidze Guga from Georgia within 02:14 minutes. Last September and in the same weight category, he grabbed silver at the Asian Games. Other Mongolian medalists in Fort Lauderdale were B.Amartuvshin and G.Battulga, who both grabbed bronze medals in men 55kg category, and also Ts.Tsogtbaatar with a silver medal in men 60kg category. In women’s 44kg category, G.Narantsetseg ranked the fifth. Our national team in the Junior World Championships ranked at fourth place, having won a gold, a silver and two bronze medals among 80 countries. Japan topped the tournament with its 12 medals, followed by the French with 8 medals, and Russians with 6 medals. The Championships completed on October 26.