Wrestling coaches banned for three years for bizarre Olympics protest

One of the oddest stories of the Olympics has been brought to a close.

Wrestling coaches banned for three years for bizarre Olympics protest

World Wrestling has banned Mongolian coaches Byambarinchen Bayaraa and Tserenbaatar Tsogtbayar for three years for their bizarre protest during the Olympics.

The pair responded to Mandakhnaran Ganzorig's controversial defeat to Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Navruzov in his under-65kg bronze medal match by first throwing their shoes at the match judge and then stomping onto the mat and tearing their clothes off.

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