Posted on 08/21/2016 6:58:20 PM PDT by Strac6
After a controversial bronze medal wrestling match in Rio, Mongolian coaches protested their disappointing result by stripping off their clothes.
The 65 kilograms freestyle wrestling match between Mongolia's Mandakhnaran Ganzorig and Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Navruzov initially ended with a score of 7-6 in favor of Ganzorig on Sunday.
Unfortunately, Mongolia ended up losing the hard-fought bronze medal after the decision was challenged by Navruzov, citing that the Mongolian athlete began celebrating with about 10 seconds left in the match rather than continuing the match with his opponent.
Judges ended up ruling in favor of Uzbekistan, who took home the bronze instead.
The Mongolian coaches, Byambarenchin Bayoraa and Tsenrenbataar Tsostbayar, understandably, were upset with this decision.
Instead of walking away, they expressed their grief by refusing to leave the mat and taking off their clothes in protest. Tsostbayar stripped down all the way to his underwear.
When tensions are running high, sometimes you just have to do anything to release your emotions. Occasionally, that involves tearing off your shirt.
The coaches' protest immediately elevated them to folk-hero status. The audience started shouting "Mongolia! Mongolia!"
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Obviously, there was a Mongolian beef
I guess it takes such antics and things like Lotke’s adventure to put some focus on men’s sports at this Olympics. Coverage has made it seem as if Men’s events are kind of a warm up act for the main attraction, female sports.
Is the Mongolian Bird Dance anything like The Tennessee Bird Walk?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-OrVQaqkg0
As to #3 We do have women’s wrestling, and many of the teams have female coaches, including ours. For the most part, they have completed themselves with a little more dignity. Of course, the WWE’s members comport themselves with more dignity than that.
Of course, the WWEs members comport themselves with more dignity than that.
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