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Mongolia wins silver medal at Hakuho Cup 2017

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Mongolia wins silver medal at Hakuho Cup 2017

The Mongolian sumo team won a silver medal at the seventh Hakuho Cup international junior sumo wrestling tournament, named after Mongolian Yokozuna (grand champion) of Japanese professional sumo Hakuho M.Davaajargal, which was held in Tokyo, Japan on January 29. Mongolian junior sumo wrestler E.Javkhlantugs won a bronze medal in the 11-year-old category and received the Combative Spirit award. A total of 1,270 junior sumo wrestlers from the USA, China, Japan, Mongolia, Thailand and South Korea competed in the tournament. Hakuho M.Davaajargal visited the Mongolian junior wrestlers’ training session during the tournament and gave advice on technique.

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