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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
 Gundegmaa Otryad, 30, won a
silver medal on Wednesday in the women's 25m pistol contest at the Beijing
Olympic Games.
Gundegmaa scored 792.2 points
to come in second place.
Chinese shooter Chen Ying,
who won the gold medal, totaled 793.4 points. Germany's Munkhbayar Dorjsuren,
who was born in Mongolia but became a German citizen in 2002, took 3rd
place with 789.2 points.
Prime Minister S.Bayar sent
a congratulatory telegram to Gundegmaa Otryad which said, in part, "I
offer heartfelt congratulations on behalf of the Mongolian people and
the government of Mongolia to you for winning a silver medal. Mongolian
people are happy to win the silver medal after 28 years and for the
first time ever by a woman. I wish high success for Mongolian sports
teams and athletes, and hope that the Mongolian athletes will show more
success at the world sports arena. Let the glory of Mongolia be developed
around the world".
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