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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ Young Mongolian athletes took part in the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games held on January 13-22 in Innsbruck, Austria. The team was represented by D.Osokhbayar--competed in the boy's 10 km classical and sprint contests of cross-country skiing event and took 42nd place, and by A.Enkh-Ariun--competed in 500 m, 3,000 m and mass start contests of speed-skating event and took 14th, 14th and 20th places respectively. ** ** ** Free-style wrestlers of the state selected team will compete in the Golden Grand Prix named after twice-Olympic champion Ivan Yarygin to run January 26-29 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The men and women's teams of Mongolia have comprised D.Tsogtbaatar, G.Amarkhuu (men's 55 kg), E.Nyam-Ochir, B.Nemekhbayar, B.Osokhbayar (60 kg), G.Tserenpuntsag (66 kg), O.Uitumen, B.Nomindalai (84 kg), N.Zolboo (96 kg), J.Chuluunbat (120 kg), Ch.Ganchimeg, Ts.Tsendjav (women's 48 kg), B.Nomin-Erdene, L.Khongorzul, A.Tsendsuren (55 kg), T.Monkhtuya, A.Chantsalnyamaa (59 kg), B.Oyunsuren and O.Burmaa (72 kg). The heavy-weight wrestlers will also compete in the 23rd international tournament of I.Yarygin. They are coached by A.Tserensodnom, B.Bayaraa and Ts.Bayarsaikhan. Kh.Ganbold and B.Tomorbaatar will serve as judges at the competitions. Russia's Wrestling Sports Federation has set size of the prize fund at USD 150,000. ** ** ** Male judoists of the state selected team left on Monday for Georgia to participate in the World Cup to run on January 28-29 in Tbilisi. Mongolia will be represented by O.Uuganbaatar, G.Tuvshinjargal (men's 81 kg) and N.Batsuuri (-100 kg). Meanwhile, female judoists T.Battogs, D.Sumya (57 kg) and Ts.Naranjargal (70 kg) left for Bulgaria for competing in the World Cup. B.Khuder