Freestyle 60kg wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig limbers up on the rings before a training bout. He aims to represent his country at the London 2012 OlympicsPhotograph: Kieran Doherty/ReutersGanzorig won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian GamesPhotograph: Kieran Doherty/ReutersChildren watch their hero warming up in the gymPhotograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters
Boys and girls are coached in boxingPhotograph: Kieran Doherty/ReutersMongolian Olympic boxer Tugstsogt Nyambayar also shares the gymPhotograph: Kieran Doherty/ReutersA view of the skyline of Ulan Bator. Almost a third of Mongolia's 2.7 million population live in the capital and space is at a a premiumPhotograph: Kieran Doherty/ReutersGanzorig and his training partner take each other on in a practice boutPhotograph: Kieran Doherty/ReutersChildren play basketball in the gym. The flaking paint and plaster make a stark contrast to the cutting edge facilties that are afforded to elite athletes in richer countriesPhotograph: Kieran Doherty/ReutersA young female boxer rests during a training session in the gymPhotograph: Kieran Doherty/ReutersChildren play basketball at the gym that they share with Ganzorig Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters
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