Navruzov won his challenge and the match on criteria because he was the last wrestler to score. Ganzorig fell to his knees in disappointment.

The Mongolian coaches went much further than that.

One of the coaches, Byambarenchin Bayoraa, took his shoes and shirt off and threw them to the mat in disgust in front of the officials.

The other, Tsenrenbataar Tsostbayar, stripped all the way down to his blue briefs. The Brazilian crowd started chanting: “Mongolia! Mongolia!”