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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ Journalists and creative artists of the CANAL TV of France have worked in Mongolia to make a documentary film about Kh.Tsagaanbaatar, a State Honored Sportsman, Olympic bronze medalist and World champion for judo. Developing with a big success in Mongolia, the sport of judo is also one of the most popular sports in France. The French TV channel has chosen Kh.Tsagaanbaatar because he is considered as a distinguished judoist among French judoists, and it will make a 20-minute documentary film to tell about Mongolia and Mongolian judokas. It is expected the film will be aired on December 15 of this year. Before, the French TV channel has made documentary films about Teddy Riner, an Olympic champion and six-time world champion for men's +100 kg; and Lucie Decosse, an Olympic champion and three-time world champion for women's 70 kg. ** ** ** A master of sports and swimmer B.Dolgoon has set the national record of men's 100 m butterfly in the 9th Asian Swimming Championships started on Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He has et this record by 1:00.30 minutes. In addition, the men's team for Mongolia has taken 7th place in the 4x100 meters medley relay. B.Khuder