Wrestling News and UpdatesSep 21, 2016 by Wrestling Nomad
UWW Issues Mongolian Coaches Three-Year Ban
UWW Issues Mongolian Coaches Three-Year Ban
United World Wrestling has issued a three-year ban to the Mongolian coaches for their protest at the Olympics.
United World Wrestling has issued a three-year ban to the Mongolian coaches for their protest at the Olympics.
The federation's official website has posted the news, which was then picked up by WrestDag. UWW's official twitter account just confirmed it:
According to Mongolia, the the head coach Tsogtbayar Tserenbaator and assistant Byambarinchen Bayaraa are banned from all UWW-sanctioned events until August 20, 2019, and the national federation has been fined 50,000 Swiss Francs.
On the final day of the Olympics, Mongolia's Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran was wrestling in the 65kg bronze medal match against Ikhtiyor Navruzov of Uzbekistan. After a controversial call in the final seconds which reversed the outcome of the match, the Mongolian coaches erupted in anger, took to the mat and stripped down to their underwear in protest.
The federation's official website has posted the news, which was then picked up by WrestDag. UWW's official twitter account just confirmed it:
Decision re: MGL at RIO 2016
— World Wrestling (@wrestling) September 21, 2016
-Coaches Bayaar + Tsogbayar suspended 3yrs
- MGL wrestling fed. fined 50k Francs
- MGL cleared to compete
According to Mongolia, the the head coach Tsogtbayar Tserenbaator and assistant Byambarinchen Bayaraa are banned from all UWW-sanctioned events until August 20, 2019, and the national federation has been fined 50,000 Swiss Francs.
On the final day of the Olympics, Mongolia's Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran was wrestling in the 65kg bronze medal match against Ikhtiyor Navruzov of Uzbekistan. After a controversial call in the final seconds which reversed the outcome of the match, the Mongolian coaches erupted in anger, took to the mat and stripped down to their underwear in protest.
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