After 10 days, the USA is leading the Rio-2016 Olympic medals count, with 26 gold, 22 silver and 24 bronze, followed by UK (38), China(45) and Russia(30). Mongolia with two (silver, bronze), currently ranks 55th in the world in terms of medals. Mongolian judoka D.Sumya won Olympic silver and boxer B.Otgondalai took bronze.
Today (16th August), E.Tsendbaatar in the men’s 56 kg category will fight Shakur Stevenson of United States. He is the last member of the Mongolian Olympic team participating in the boxing category. For the five other boxers, their competition is over.
The Olympic freestyle wrestling competition will start tomorrow (17th August); Mongolian freestyle wrestler P.Orkhon (women’s 58 kg) and O.Nasanburmaa (women’s 69 kg) will compete.