Mongolia seizes five medals on Day 1 at Asian Judo Championship

The Asian Judo Championships 2015 kicked off on May 13 in Kuwait city of Kuwait.
On Day 1 of tournament, Mongolian judokas won one gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
International Sport Master Ts.Munkhzaya won the women’s 63 kg event. At the final round, she defeated bronze medalist of the Tokyo Judo Grand Slam Nishikawa Maho with waza-ari.
Ts.Munkhzaya’s shoulder was dislocated during the final round, but she finished the event with a gold medal.
World Champion M.Urantsetseg fought in the women’s 48 kg event and won a silver medal. She beat a South Korea judoka with yuko at the semi-final round. She lost to Haruna Asami of Japan in the gold medal match.
M.Bundmaa won silver in the women’s 52 kg event. She faced Turkmenistan’s Gulbadam Babamuratova and won with yuko at the semi-final. At the final round, she lost to Chinese judoka Yingnan Ma.
International Sports Master D.Tumurkhuleg, who fought in the men’s 66 kg category, defeated a Ukrainian judoka in the semi-final and captured a bronze medal.
Judoka G.Odbayar fought in the men’s 73 kg event and won a bronze medal. He lost to South Korean judoka An Chang Rim and beat Hong Kuk Hyon of South Korea in the bronze medal match.
Japan is currently leading the tournament with its medal tally, followed by South Korea and Mongolia. The Asian Judo Championships attracted 210 judokas from 31 countries. The championship will end today.

Source:http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/