SPORTS NEWS

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The third group of athletes, namely boxers, left on Wednesday for the UK to participate in the London 2012 Games. They were seen off by authorities of the State Department for Physical Culture and Sports and E.Badar-Uugan, a State Honored Sportsman and Olympic champion. Mongolia will be represented in boxing event by four boxers in the men's 49, 52, 64 and 69 kg. They have had intensive joint training with counterparts of Kazakhstan, China, Syria, Russia and Russian Buryatia. ** ** ** As scheduled, archers J.Gantogs and B.Urantungalag will be the very first ones among Mongolians to start contests in London. J.Gantogs will compete in the men's individual contest, B.Urantungalag--in the women's individual event on opening ceremony day. On the second day of the Games, judoists D.Tomorkhuleg (men's 60 kg) and M.Urantsetseg (women's 48 kg) will compete, then State Honored Sportsman and World champion Kh.Tsagaanbaatar (men's 66 kg) and a State Honored Sportswoman M.Bundmaa (women's 52 kg)--on July 29, and international master of sports B.Tuvshinbat will have a first fight. On August 1, a State Honored Sportswoman O.Gundegmaa will compete in the women's 25 m fire pistol event. Freestyle wrestlers will compete on August 5-12, a long-distance runner B.Ser-Od will compete in men's marathon on the last day of the Olympic Games. ** ** ** Some 20 reporters and photographers will cover/broadcast the Games--Mongolia's National Public Television, MN25, UBS, NTV, SBN, TV5, Education TV channels, the “Tavan tsagarig” newspaper and other organizations. ** ** ** The president of the Asian Racquetball Federation (ARF) Dr. Cho and many of the board members, who are doctors, have said they want to provide some medical support for one of the Asia Region countries and promote racquetball. After reviewing the areas, the ARF have decided to go to Mongolia, says the ARF's website. The ARF's delegates will donate a court here, meet with D.Zagdsuren, the president of Mongolia's National Olympic Committee (MonNOC), and Ch.Naranbaatar, the head of the State Department for Physical Culture and Sports. This is not the first time for the ARF to volunteer. The IRT Japan board members and racquetball players provided endless hours of support to Tusnami victims and also donated several bicycles. Korean racquetball players made cash donations to help in purchasing the bicycles. B.Khuder