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D.Sumiya wins Mongolia's first medal from Rio 2016

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D.Sumiya wins Mongolia's first medal from Rio 2016

Mongolian judoka D.Sumiya has won Mongolia's first medal from the Rio 2016 Olympics, which is currently taking place in Brazil. By winning a silver medal in the women's 57 kg division, D.Sumiya has become the first female judoka from Mongolia to win an Olympic medal. 13987998_1072118319549589_1374827152472003013_o(2)D.Sumiya, who is world number one ranking judoka in her division, lost the final match of the women's 57 kg to Rafaela Silva of Brazil, a gold and silver medalist of the World Championship. According to the Mongolian government's decree on Olympic medalists, D.Sumiya is to receive 60 million MNT from the government for her silver medal, followed by a three million MNT stipend each month. Women's 57 kg results Gold: Rafaela Silva (Brazil) Silver: Sumiya Dorjsuren (Mongolia) Bronze: Telma Monteiro (Portugal) Bronze: Kaori Matsumoto (Japan)      

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