SPORTS NEWS

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ Archers' national selected team has left for the USA to compete in the FITA Indoor World Championship to run on February 5-9 in Las Vegas. After this championship, they will have a training until April in Thailand and then will take part in the Asian Grand Prix and World Cup competitions in Shanghai, Antalya and Ogden prior to the London Games. For the time being, international masters of sports J.Gantogs and B.Urantungalag have been qualified among archers to compete in the London Olympic Games. ** ** ** Judoists left on Wednesday for Europe to participate in the serial tournaments of European countries. As the International Judo Federation's (IJF) schedule says, the Grand Slam is to take place on February 4-5 in Paris, the World Cup tournaments--on February 11-12 in Hungary and Austria, the Grand Prix--on February 18-19 in Germany, and then World Cups--in Czech Republic and Poland. Our men and women's teams have comprise Ch.Boldbaatar, D.Tomorkhuleg (men's 60 kg), Kh.Tsagaanbaatar, S.Miaragchaa (66 kg), S.Nyam-Ochir, G.Odbayar (73 kg), G.Tuvshinjargal, O.Uuganbaatar (81 kg), B.Ariun-Erdene, E.Enkhbat (90 kg), N.Tuvshinbayar, B.Temuulen (-100 kg), N.Batsuuri, Kh.Monkhbaatar (+100 kg), M.Urantsetseg (women's 48 kg), M.Bundmaa (52 kg), T.Battogs, D.Sumya (57 kg), Ts.Monkhzaya (63 kg), Ts.Naranjargal (70 kg) and P.Lhamdegd (-78 kg). They are coached by O.Baljinnyam, a senior coach of the national team, and by D.Battulga, Kh.Boldbaatar and Kh.Erdenet-Od. B.Khuder