Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen, in red, defends against an attack from his opponent during a bronze medal boxing match on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Trainer N.Batbayar helps twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen warm up before a bronze medal boxing match on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Kherlen Nasantogtokh hugs his twelve-year-old son Gerelt-Od Kherlen after his winning a bronze medal boxing match on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Kherlen Nasantogtokh, center, prepares his twelve-year-old son Gerelt-Od Kherlen, in red, for a bronze medal boxing match on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Narantsetseg Narantsogt points out the Mongolian sports heroes on the T-shirt of her twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen at their home in a Ger district on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Gerelt-Od Kherlen's younger brother Gerelt-Ireedui Kherlen plays with a mobile phone as a television shows a sports channel in a Ger district on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper running water, Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen does pushups to stretch after defeating his opponent to win a bronze medal boxing match on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen looks on as his older sister Solongo Kherlen, left, reacts in their home in a Ger district on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen walks the route to a water kiosk near his home in a Ger district on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Kherlen Nasantogtokh, left, watches as his twelve-year-old son Gerelt-Od Kherlen wets his face to cool off after winning a bronze medal boxing match on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen does pull ups with his younger brother Gerelt-Ireedui Kherlen at their home in a Ger district on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen, foreground, plays on pull up bar with his younger brother Gerelt-Ireedui Kherlen at their home in a Ger district on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen, left, with his younger brother Gerelt-Ireedui Kherlen walks the route from a water kiosk near their home in a Ger district on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen, left, watches a sports channel with his younger brother Gerelt-Ireedui Kherlen at their home in a Ger district on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
An aerial shot shows the Ger district from which twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen comes on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Twelve-year-old Gerelt-Od Kherlen, in red, reacts after winning a bronze medal boxing match on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Growing up in a Ger district without proper 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. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)