Judokas keep their rankings

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mongolian judokas of the national selected team were ranked high in the latest rankings of the world’s top judokas issued by the International Judo Federation (IJF) March 17, 2014. A State Honored Sportsman and Olympic bronze medalist S.Nyam-Ochir is topping the men’s 73 kg division, keeping his previous points of 1,781. He is followed by a Belgian judoka Dirk Van Tichelt with 1,688 points. In this category, an Olympic bronze medalist and World champion Kh.Tsagaanbaatar was ranked 4th with 1,210 points. An international master of sports and Asian champion D.Tomorkhuleg also led the ranking of men’s 66 kg division with 1,820 points. There is no change for D.Amartuvshin, a State Honored Sportsman and silver medalist of the World Championship. He kept his 3rd place in the men's 60 kg category with 1942 points, being followed by a countrymen G.Boldbaatar (1,786 points) and G.Kherlen (896 points) who held his 9th place. Olympic gold and silver medalist and State Honored Sportsman N.Tuvshinbayar (850 points) kept his previous 12th place in the men's -100 kg division, where Azerbaijan's judoka Elkhan Mammadaov topped this category with 2,348 points. O.Uuganbaatar (865 points) was ranked 11th place in the men’s 81 kg division. Among women, a World champion M.Urantsetseg held her 2nd in the women's 48 kg category with 2378 points, following a Brazilian judoka Sarah Menesez (2,436 points). In this division, G.Otgontsetseg was ranked 6th, having 1,017 points. An international master of sports D.Sumya is on 3rd place in 57 kg division, with 1,836 points; and A.Tsolmon (1,220 points)--on 9th place in the 52 kg.