Mongolia claimed Olympic spots in four of the six women’s freestyle wrestling weight categories on day two of the Asian Olympic qualification tournament in Almaty in Kazakhstan.
The first came in the 50-kg category after Tsogt-Ochiryn Namuuntsetseg finished second in a round-robin contest that featured five athletes.
Mongolia won a second berth thanks to Bat-Ochir Bolortuya in the under-53kg after she defeated Meng Hsuan Hsieh of Chinese Taipei 2-0 in the semi-final.
Khongorzul Boldsaikhan made it a third Mongolian berth in succession in the women’s under-57kg with a 10-0 victory.
Mongolia’s final berth came in the women’s under-76kg, after 2016 Asian champion Ochirbatyn Burmaa finished second in a round-robin tournament, making it to her third Olympic Games.
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