S. Tserenchimed and T. Tuvshintulga Claim Their Seventh National Championship Titles
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Ulaanbaatar, January 22, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The National Freestyle Wrestling Championship, held in honor of Honored Athlete of Mongolia Oyunbold Dugarsuren is taking place at the Wrestling Palace of Mongolia.
The 2025 Championships are dedicated to the memory of the late D. Oyunbold, a bronze medalist at the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics and the Mexico City 1978 World Wrestling Championships, a 12-time National Champion of Mongolia, and an Honored Athlete of Mongolia. At the Championships 265 male and female athletes from 22 organizations are competing in 10 weight categories. Among them are four Honored Athletes of Mongolia and 10 World Championship medalists.
Additionally, athletes from Darkhan-Uul, Orkhon, Tuv, Selenge, Uvurkhangai, and Bayankhongor aimags participated in the event.
The Champions were crowned in the women’s 53, 62, and 76 kg categories and in the men’s 57, 61, 65, and 70 kg categories. During the Opening Ceremony, the Mongolian Wrestling Federation paid tribute to the family of D. Oyunbold and presented the family members with a commemorative gift. Representatives of the “Khangai” Club, founded by D. Oyunbold, also showed their respect to his family on behalf of all former and current wrestlers.