U. Surenjav wins para taekwondo gold at the Asian Para Games
Labour Hero U. Surenjav won the women's K44 -52 kg para taekwondo title at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, bringing Mongolia its first gold medal of the Games.
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Labour Hero U. Surenjav won the women's K44 −52 kg para taekwondo title at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games in Japan, bringing Mongolia its first gold medal of the Games, Zindaa.mn, Ergelt.mn and iKon.mn reported.
Road to gold
According to Zindaa.mn, Surenjav beat Indonesia's Ria Yulianta 15–0, 13–1 in the quarter-final and a Chinese opponent 2–0, 6–6 in the semi-final. In the final she defeated Uzbekistan's Umida Mamarajabova 10–0, 2–0 to become Asian Para Games champion.
Surenjav is the Paris 2024 Paralympic champion and won silver at the previous Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.
Хөдөлмөрийн баатар У.Сүрэнжав “Аичи, Нагоя 2026” Азийн наадмын аварга боллоо🙏🏼🇲🇳🥰
#ФОТО: Хөдөлмөрийн баатар У.Сүрэнжав Азийн паралимпын наадмын аварга болж буй АЛТАН МӨЧ🇲🇳🇲🇳🇲🇳 Гэрэл зургийг Ж.Адилбиш
Mongolia's medals so far
Earlier on Monday, T. Suvd-Erdene won silver in women's −52 kg para judo after losing the final to Japan's Hangai Shizuka by waza-ari, Mongolia's first medal of the Games. Surenjav's victory is the team's first gold.
Sources: Zindaa.mn, Ergelt.mn, iKon.mn, MONTSAME
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