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CNN highlights N.Tuvshinbayar at legends of judo list

Old News! Published on: 2017.12.22

CNN highlights N.Tuvshinbayar at legends of judo list

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‘CNN’ International has been introducing the greatest judoka athletes in the world in cooperation with the IJF (International Judo Federation). Most recently, the US news agency has highlighted the achievements of  Mongolia’s Olympic champion N.Tuvshinbayar.

Despite having a population of just three million, Mongolia won six medals at the 2017 Judo World Championships to finish third in the overall table. N.Tuvshinbayar, was crowned Mongolia’s first ever Olympic champion at Beijing 2008, over four decades after the east Asian nation’s debut at the Tokyo 1964 Games.

Born into a family of nomadic herders in the Bulgan province, N.Tuvshinbayar grew up wrestling on the great steppe while tending his family’s livestock. He only tried judo for the first time at the age of 18 after seeing the Asian Championships on television. Only six years later, he was ascending the podium in the Chinese capital with an Olympic gold medal around his neck.

Four years later at London 2012, combining natural fortitude with the wrestling skills he’d honed at Mongolia’s traditional Nadaam festivals, the half-heavyweight looked set to defend his crown until disaster struck. Nevertheless, he had won silver and to this day, the 33-year-old is his country’s only two-time Olympic medalist.

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