Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg, whose name translates to “unbreakable flower,” is determined to win gold in Rio. The female wrestler won bronze in London in 2012 and is training twice a day—with both men and women—to prepare for next month’s Olympics. “From ancient times we have been a wrestling country,” her coach, Sukhbataar, said to Reuters. “Mongolian women are like warriors.”
Mongolia's "Unbreakable Flower"
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Read moreMongolia's Olympic wrestler Battsetseg Soronzonbold (front) fights with her training partner during a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreA training partner of Mongolia's Olympic wrestler team climbs a rope during a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's wrestler Sumiya Erdenechimeg stretches her neck ahead of a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's Oyuntuya OtgoNbat, right, fights with her training partner during a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's Olympic wrestler Battsetseg Soronzonbold walks toward the dormitory after a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's wrestler Oyuntuya Otgonbat, center, warms up ahead of a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's Olympic wrestler Battsetseg Soronzonbold eats lunch after a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's Olympic wrestler Battsetseg Soronzonbold (top) helps her teammate Cantuya Enkhbat stretch during a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreA training partner of Mongolia's Olympic wrestler team does pull-ups after a daily training session outside the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's Olympic wrestler Battsetseg Soronzonbold stretches ahead of a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreA coach wraps a bandage on the hand of Mongolia's Olympic wrestler Battsetseg Soronzonbold during a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's wrestler Cantuya Enkhbat prepares for a daily training session at the dormitory of the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's wrestler Sumiya Erdenechimeg, left, fights with her training partner during a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreAn outdoor training ground is seen among the grasslands at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's wrestler Oyuntuya Otgonbat reacts as her teammate Sarankhuhuo Erdenetuya ties her hair before a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's Olympic wrestler Battsetseg Soronzonbold, center, fights with her training partner during a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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Read moreMongolia's Olympic wrestler Battsetseg Soronzonbold walks toward the dormitory after a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center in Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 1, 2016. #
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