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Mongolian legend Khashbaatar denied in the final by Tatalashvili
5 Jul 2014 16:55

Mongolian legend and Ulaanbaatar Grand Prix poster boy Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar (MGL) had to settle for silver in his homeland for the second successive year as Nugzar Tatalashvili (GEO) topped the -73kg medal podium. Tatalashvili was the only non-Asian winner as former world champion Khashbaatar, 30, was penalised for passivity twice after the Georgian was untroubled by a yoko-tomoe-nage effort.
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