Ulaanbaatar
Mongolian team becomes first runner-up at World Sumo Championships
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Amateur sumo wrestlers from 23 countries were challenged at the 21st Sumo World Championships over the last weekend, the first-ever to be hosted by Mongolia.
The male and female athletes competed in team and solo categories. At the team competitions, took place on July 30 (Day 1), the Russian men’s team beat the Mongolian team with 3:0 points and became the champion. The second runner-up was the Japanese team.
Mongolian men’s team has put B.Turbold, O.Usukhbayar and U.Byambajav against the Russian team at the final match for gold.
