World Champion Claudia Bokel and actor B.Amarsaikhan have draw in fencing match

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On the sidelines of the visit of the 2001 world fencing champion Claudia Bokel to Mongolia, the Mongolian Fencing Federation organized a match between Bokel and Mongolian actor B.Amarsaikhan on August 19 at Tsonjin Boldog Complex. She is visiting us within the frames of Asian U-23 Fencing Championship, to run in Ulaanbaatar. Fencer Claudia Bokel and actor B.Amarsaikhan fought for nine minutes and had a draw with 8:8 scores. B.Amarsaikhan said, “I tried so hard. I wore a fencing outfit for the first time on August 18 and did training. My first match was against a world famous athlete. This was a great opportunity for me. Mongolians are able to be successful in fencing. I thought Mongolia can achieve great things in the fencing sport, during the match. Claudia Bokel didn’t fight as if on the Olympic Games for sure. But the match was good. The sport of fencing requires concentration, power, and speed from athlete. I will learn fencing in the future.”, reported UB Post. On the match, Ms Bokel said “I am very happy that I have competed against B.Amarsaikhan in the beautiful land of Mongolia. I thought this match would be easy for me, but it was not. But I am really satisfied”. After arriving in Mongolia on August 17, Claudia Bokel gave training and seminar for athletes, who participated in Olympic Games, and retired fencers, in frames of the International Olympic Committee Athlete Career Program. She gave tips to those athletes on how to lead life after retirement. Ms Bokel promised to come back to Mongolia after five years to witness the results of her training. B.Amarsaikhan is a successful young actor, who has recently been gaining a lot of reputation by having played the role of Arigbokh, Khubilai Khaan's brother, in Netflix's Marco Polo TV Series. He was the first Mongolian actor to ever set foot on the Hollywood's red carpet.