Olympic dreams, shabby surroundings

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While the elite of the sporting world tune up for the London Olympics in world-class facilities, other gold medal hopefuls are forced to make do with less. In Mongolia, Asian champion Mandakhnaran Ganzorig trains alongside children playing basketball in an old, tired gym.

Oct. 27, 2011 Olympic freestyle wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig limbers up at a wrestling gym in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. While the elite of the sporting world tune up for the London Olympics in world-class facilities, other gold medal hopefuls are forced to make do with less salubrious surroundings. Kieran Doherty/Reuters

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