Ulaanbaatar, April 10, 2026 /MONTSAME/. Davaanasan Enkh-Amar won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Wrestling Championships, held from April 6 to 12 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

On April 9, the medalists in the women’s 50 kg, 55 kg, 59 kg, 68 kg, and 76 kg weight categories were decided. From these five divisions, Mongolian athletes won medals in three.

Specifically, in the 55 kg category, young master Ariunzaya Odonchimeg defeated a South Korean wrestler in the bronze medal match to secure a podium finish. This marks her first appearance at the Asian Championships, where she claimed a bronze medal. Following her, International Master Bolortuya Khurelkhuu competed in the 59 kg division and fought for bronze but lost to an Indian wrestler, finishing in fifth place.

Meanwhile, World Championship silver medalist and International Master Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan earned another medal by defeating Kazakhstan’s legendary wrestler Yelena Shalygina—bronze medalist at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, two-time World Championship silver medalist, one-time bronze medalist, two-time Asian champion, and Asian Games champion—in the bronze medal match. This marks her sixth medal at the Asian Championships, bringing her total to one silver and five bronze medals.

In the 76 kg category, World Championship silver medalist and International Master Davaanasan Enkh-Amar claimed the gold medal, bringing honor to the nation. In the final, she defeated the host country’s wrestler Aiperi Medet Kyzy—two-time World Championship silver medalist, one-time bronze medalist, three-time Asian champion, three-time Asian silver medalist, and Asian Games champion—by a score of 4:2. With this victory, she became the 10th Mongolian female wrestler to win the Asian Championships and secured Mongolia’s 11th gold medal in women’s wrestling at the event. She now has three medals from the Asian Championships, having previously won consecutive bronze medals in 2022 and 2023.

Thus, Mongolia’s women wrestlers raised the national flag three times and played the national anthem in Bishkek.

Here are the Mongolian female wrestlers who have won gold medals at the Asian Championships:

• 2003: International Master Otgonjargal Naidan – Gold
• 2004, 2007: Honored Athlete Enkhjargal Tsoogtbazar – Gold
• 2013: Honored Athlete Nasanburmaa Ochirbat – Gold
• 2016: Honored Athlete Burmaa Ochirbat – Gold
• 2016: Honored Athlete Otgontsetseg Davaasukh – Gold
• 2017: Hero of Labor Battsetseg Soronzonbold – Gold
• 2018: Honored Athlete Orkhon Purevdorj – Gold
• 2021: International Master Dulguun Munkhbold Bolormaa – Gold
• 2021: International Master Bolortungalag Zorigt – Gold
• 2026: International Master Davaanasan Enkh-Amar – Gold