Winner

by Munkhzul Bundgaa

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40.000 x 60.000 cm.

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Winner

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Munkhzul Bundgaa

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Painting - Watercolor

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At Beijing 2008, judoka Naidan Tüvshinbayar earned Mongolia its first ever Olympic gold, and showed incredible bravery in his bid to defend his title four years later.

On 14 August 2008, Mongolian judoka, Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar announced his arrival on the tatami at Beijing’s University of Science and Technology in the boldest possible fashion. This was Olympic debut, but in his very first bout in the half-heavyweight (-100kg) category he floored the reigning Olympic champion and hot favourite Keiji Suzuki (JPN), with an ippon after just one minute and 26 seconds. It was a similar story in each of his subsequent bouts until the semi-final, where he was made to work hard against Azerbaijan’s Mövlud Miraliyev, finally prevailing by a yuko in the sudden death golden score round. In the final against Kazakhstan’s Ashkat Zhitkeyev, a superbly executed hip throw gave him a waza-ari and the gold medal. It meant that Mongolia, which had won 15 medals since its Olympic debut in 1964, had finally won a gold; and they would claim a second several days later through welterweight boxer Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan.

Source: https://olympics.com/en/athletes/tuvshinbayar-naidan

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July 31st, 2021

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