Olympic and World Champions for shooting take part in international tournament in Ulaanbaatar

Oyundelger 2017-09-15 07:09

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Olympic and World Champions for shooting take part in international tournament in Ulaanbaatar.

Olympic and World Champions for shooting take part in international tournament in Ulaanbaatar. The tournament is held to pay respect to D.Munkhbayar, the Olympic double bronze medalist and two-time World champion. The group of shooters included Maria Grozdeva of Bulgaria, a twice-Olympic champion, Yasna Sekarich of Serbia, an Olympic champion and three-time World Champion and Nina Salukwadze of Georgia, an Olympic champion and six-time World Champion. They will compete in the competitions at the invitation of Mongolia’s famous shooters D.Munkhbayar, O.Gundegmaa, Ts.Munkhzul, S-Sport NGO and Heads of Mongolian Sports’ Journalists Union. There is also a photo exhibition displaying the sport career and successes of D.Munkhbayar and O.Gundegmaa. In the Barcelona 1992 Olympics, D.Munkhbayar won bronze medal in the women’s 25 meter pistol event. It was the first Olympic medal by Mongolian woman athlete. In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, she won her second medal, representing Germany.