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Mongolian wrestling coaches strip down in protest after controversial loss

After Mongolian wrestler Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran lost a bronze-medal clash against Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Navruzov in controversial fashion, his coaches reacted in a way you would only expect to see in a WWE event.

Last-second ruling in bronze match leads to lively reaction

A coach, left, for Mongolia's Mandakhnaran Ganzorig's reacts by stripping down after his wrestler was dealt a controversial loss in Rio. (Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images)

By Aaron Stern, CBC Sports

After Mongolian wrestler Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran lost a bronze-medal clash against Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Navruzov in controversial fashion, his coaches reacted in a way you would only expect to see in a WWE event.

The Mongolian coaches believed their wrestler was on his way to winning the match as Mandakhnaran began celebrating in the final seconds, but he was called for a late penalty that resulted in the victory going to Navruzov.

The coaches' realization that they had lost the match led to a good old-fashioned strip down that needs to be seen to be believed. 

After the Mongolian strip down concluded, the two had to be escorted away by Brazilian police. 

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