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Gerelt-Od Kherlen, in red, cheers after winning a bronze medal in a boxing match at Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]
Gerelt-Od plays on a pull-up bar with his younger brother, Gerelt-Ireedui Kherlen, at their home on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]
Gerelt-Od defends against an attack from an opponent during a bout. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]
Growing up in an area without running water, Gerelt-Od fetched water from a nearby kiosk every day for his family. Carrying water and playing ball with his siblings and other children made him strong and resilient, he says. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]
Gerelt-Od watches sports on television with his brother. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]
Kherlen Nasantogtokh, centre, prepares his son Gerelt-Od for a boxing match at Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]
A view from a drone over the district where the family lives on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]
Trainer N Batbayar helps Gerelt-Od warm up before a match. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]
Narantsetseg Narantsogt points out the Mongolian sports heroes on the T-shirt of her son Gerelt-Od. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]
A boy runs past gers, traditional Mongolian dwellings, on a hillside on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]
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