Mongolian multiple Olympic medalist Tuvshinbayar listed in Legends of Judo by CNN
Cable News Network or CNN, American basic cable and satellite television news channel included Tuvshinbayar Naidan, Mongolia's first Olympic gold medalist in its list titled “the Legends of Judo.”
Cable News Network or CNN, American basic cable and satellite television news channel included Tuvshinbayar Naidan, Mongolia's first Olympic gold medalist in its list titled “the Legends of Judo.” Hero of Labor of Mongolia, State Honored Athlete judoka N. Tuvshinbayar was previously named the 11th of Chinggis Khaan Order laureate, the highest honour of Mongolia. Tuvshinbayar won the first Olympic gold medal of Mongolia at the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing and won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics in London becoming the first Olympic multi-medalist from Mongolia. He is also multiple-times Asian and World Judo champion. In a country dominated by grassy plains where winter temperatures often drop as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius, such success has not always come easily. In recent years, judo has flourished in the land of Chinggis Khaan largely thanks to the exploits of one man, CNN notes. Born into a family of nomadic herders in the Bulgan province, Tuvshinbayar grew up wrestling on the Great Steppe while tending to his family's livestock. Surprisingly, he only tried judo for the first time aged 18 after seeing the Asian Championships on television and only six years later, he was in the Chinese capital with an Olympic gold medal around his neck. Importantly, his victory united a nation, healing a rift between feuding political parties as thousands gathered in the main square of the capital Ulaanbaatar.
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