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SAWMG Update: China Wins Pair Go Gold; Russia Takes Home Most Medals Overall

China won the SportAccord World Mind Games Pair Go Event to complete their sweep of gold medals in the 4th annual event, which wrapped up on December 17 in Beijing, China. Russia emerged as the SAWMG's big winners overall this year, as their players took home a total of six gold, five silver and one bronze medal. In total, 150 players from 37 countries took part in the 2014 World Mind Games. There were 14 disciplines across five sports, with 24 medal rounds contested. Click here for full results. More Gold for China (Ranka Pair Go report) Pair Go Begins (Ranka) Pair Go Game Records photo: China's Pair Go Team, Yu and Mi