AP PHOTOS: A 12-year-old in Mongolia finds joy in boxing and now dreams of the Olympics
Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen could not contain his excitement after winning the bronze medal in the children’s national boxing championship in Mongolia. In September, his father heard about the opening of the Mongolian Boxing Academy close to their home in Dambadarjaa, a tent-dotted district on the outskirts of the capital, Ulaanbaatar. The boy had been restless. Now his parents are relieved. “We are happy that our son has found his passion and hobby,” said his mother, Narantsetseg Narantsogt. Читать дальше...