Mongolia grants citizenship to Iranian judo player

ULAN BATOR, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga has granted Mongolian citizenship to Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei, the presidential press office announced on Monday.

Mollaei, 27, is a famous judoka who won a gold medal at the Baku 2018 World Championships and a bronze medal at the Budapest 2017 World Championships.