Sumo at the 2009 World Games – Men's lightweight explained

Venue:	Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Dates:	17 July 2009
Competitors:	15
Nations:	11
Gold:	Nachyn Mongush
Silver:	Rentsendorjiin Gantögs
Bronze:	El-Sayed Gabr
Prev:	2005
Next:	2013

The men's lightweight competition in sumo at the 2009 World Games took place on 17 July 2009 at the Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.^{[1] [2]}

Sándor Bárdosi from Hungary originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs.^[3] The IWGA has made reallocations of medals in this event.

Competition format

A total of 15 athletes entered the competition. They fought in the cup system with repechages.

Results

Main draw

	Score
1/16 Finals
El-Sayed Gabr (EGY)		Bye
Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR)	W-L	Chiang Cheng-an (TPE)
John Traill (AUS)	L-W	Nachyn Mongush (RUS)
Takashi Shimako (JPN)	W-L	Trent Sabo (USA)
Blake Stacey (AUS)	L-W	Martin Johansen (NOR)
Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL)	W-L	Midat Kurbedinov (UKR)
Ginji Kochi (JPN)	L-W	Sándor Bárdosi (HUN)
Andrew Freund (USA)	L-W	Siim Mäe (EST)
Quarterfinals
El-Sayed Gabr (EGY)	W-L	Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR)
Nachyn Mongush (RUS)	W-L	Takashi Shimako (JPN)
Martin Johansen (NOR)	L-W	Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL)
Sándor Bárdosi (HUN)	W-L	Siim Mäe (EST)

Repechages

	Score
1/16 Repechages
Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR)		Bye
Takashi Shimako (JPN)	W-L	John Traill (AUS)
Martin Johansen (NOR)	L-W	Midat Kurbedinov (UKR)
Siim Mäe (EST)	L-W	Ginji Kochi (JPN)
Repechages Quarterfinals
Vitalii Oliinuk (UKR)	L-W	Takashi Shimako (JPN)
Midat Kurbedinov (UKR)	L-W	Ginji Kochi (JPN)

Semifinals

	Score
Semifinals
El-Sayed Gabr (EGY)	L-W	Nachyn Mongush (RUS)
Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL)	L-W	Sándor Bárdosi (HUN)
Repechages Semifinals
El-Sayed Gabr (EGY)	W-L	Ginji Kochi (JPN)
Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL)	W-L	Takashi Shimako (JPN)

Finals

	Score
Gold medal match
Nachyn Mongush (RUS)	L-W	Sándor Bárdosi (HUN)
Bronze medal match
Rentsendorjiin Gantögs (MGL)	W-L	El-Sayed Gabr (EGY)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bronze medal match. 2020-07-07. www.theworldgames.org.
2. Web site: Gold medal match. 2020-07-07. www.theworldgames.org.
3. Web site: Doping Sándor Bárdosi. 2020-07-07. www.sporx.com. 13 November 2009 .