S.nyam-ochir Takes Gold At World Masters in Russia

From left: Medalists of the 73-kg class; Dex Elmont of France,

S.Nyam-Ochir of Mongolia, Mirali Sharipov of Uzbekistan, and Kh.Tsagaanbaatar of Mongolia

Mongolian judoka and London Olympic bronze medalist S.Nyam-Ochir won the gold medal in the men’s 73-kg weight class at the World Masters judo tournament on Saturday, the first day of the competition. Another Mongolian judoka Kh.Tsagaanbaatar competed in the same weight class and took bronze.

The two judokas were matched against each other in the semifinal where S.Nyam-Ochir beat his countryman Kh.Tsagaanbaatar.

S.Nyam-Ochir beat Dutch judoka Dex Elmont in the final. These two have wrestled in the London Olympics in the bronze medal bout.

Kh.Tsagaanbaatar became the judoka who has won gold, silver, and bronze medals for three years in a row. He previously took gold from the World Masters in Baku in 2011, and silver in...