Graduates of Archery 100 in Mongolia

Presenting graduates of the Archery 100 course in Mongolia

Dmitry Medvedev

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2009 (source link)

Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2014 (source link)

Finnish President

Finnish President Tarja Halonen in 2011 (source link)

Joe Biden

The US Vice President Joe Biden in 2011 (source link)

Narendi Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (source link)

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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird in 2014 (source link)

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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in 2014 (source link)

About mendee

Jargalsaikhan Mendee is a Deputy Director of the Institute for Defense Studies of Mongolia. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, and MAs in International Relations from the US Naval Postgraduate School and in Asia-Pacific Policy Studies from the Institute of Asian Research of the University of British Columbia.
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3 Responses to Graduates of Archery 100 in Mongolia

  1. A tradition that apparently goes way back.

  2. And, of course, the tradition continues, here with India’s Home Affairs minister…

  3. And another historical version here:

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