U23 World Championships: Mongolian wrestlers win three bronze medals in Las Vegas
N. Narkhajid, E. Odgerel and N. Batbilguun won bronze medals at the U23 Freestyle World Championships in Las Vegas.
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Mongolian wrestlers won three bronze medals at the U23 Freestyle World Championships held in Las Vegas, United States, on October 12–18.
In the women's competition, N. Narkhajid of the Aldar sports committee (65 kg) and E. Odgerel of the Tuv-Arj club in Tuv province (72 kg) won their bronze-medal bouts. According to Khumuun.mn, Narkhajid faced Japan's Haruka Kobaru for bronze, while Odgerel wrestled Canada's Cassie Corbett.
In the men's 86 kg, Naadambat Batbilguun, who represents the Tuv-Arj club, the Aldar sports committee and the national team, also took bronze, Ergelt.mn reported. According to United World Wrestling (UWW), he met Azerbaijan's Sabuhi Amiraslanov in the bronze-medal bout. Batbilguun has previously won gold and silver at the U20 Asian Championships, gold at the U23 Asian Championships and bronze at the senior Asian Championships.
According to iNews.mn, Mongolia sent 12 wrestlers to the championships under coach L. Enkhbayar. The U23 World Championships are a major test for young wrestlers before they move up to senior international competition.
Sources: iKon.mn, MNB, Ergelt.mn, Khumuun.mn, iNews.mn, UWW
