• Coaches tore clothes off after Mandakhnaran Ganzorig was denied bronze • Both men given three-year bans, while national federation is fined

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Two Mongolian wrestling coaches who tore their clothes off in anger following a controversial refereeing decision at the Rio Olympics have been suspended for three years.

Coaches Tserenbaatar Tsogbayar and Byambarinchen Bayaraa both stripped off and hurled their shoes to the floor after their wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig was judged to have lost the 65kg bronze medal contest against Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Navruzov.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest The coaches reacted after Mandakhnaran Ganzorig was denied bronze. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Ganzorig, leading by seven points to six, taunted his opponent by dancing around him in the last 18 seconds and was then carried around the ring in triumph by one of his coaches. But moments later the judges adjusted the score to 7-7, penalising the Mongolian for “fleeing the hold”, or refusing to engage.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest The coaches were restrained by officials – and have now been suspended. Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP

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They then added a further point to the Uzbek’s score after the Mongolian corner had their challenge rejected.

As Ganzorig crouched down in disbelief, both coaches advanced towards the judges while stripping.

According to a letter sent to the Mongolian federation by United World Wrestling on 13 September, both men have now been banned from all international competition until August 2019 – with Mongolia’s national federation fined £39,000.