Category Archives: Sports

Guest post: Mongolia’s Success in Team Sports

Posted on April 3, 2023 by bulgan batdorj

By Zorigtkhuu Bat-Erdene On April 1, 2023, the Mongolian male basketball team repeated their historic success by winning the 3×3 Asian Cup, defeating the Australian team twice, the first time being in 2017. This remarkable achievement has sparked widespread celebration … Continue reading →

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Untold 23: Promoting Inclusiveness Through Sports

Posted on August 4, 2022 by mendee

By Odmaa Sod-Erdene Ms. Altantsetseg.B is the Executive Director of Special Olympics Mongolia. Having spent most of her career as a geologist/geochemist at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences and several other mining companies, Ms. Altantsetseg believes it was fate that … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Naadam 2022 – International Participants and Backroom Deals

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Julian Dierkes

By Zorigtkhuu Bat-Erdene What is Naadam? “Naadam” is a traditional festival that is the most widely celebrated and watched in Mongolia and elsewhere among Mongolians, Inner Mongolians and Tuva Republic. The Naadam festival is celebrated during midsummer and officially takes … Continue reading →

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Untold Blogpost 15: Dreaming About Safe Roads to My Work

Posted on September 12, 2021 by mendee

By Mendee Jargalsaikhan Bat-Erdene or Babu, as his friends call him, is a masseur, marathon runner, musician, and khoomii singer. After losing his eyesight at the age of 16, Bat-Erdene lost his hope and hid away from society for 4-5 … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Mongolian Olympic Team in Tokyo 2020

Posted on August 17, 2021 by bulgan batdorj

By Zorigtkhuu Bat-Erdene A Mongolian National Olympic Team of 43 athletes participated in the 2020 Summer Olympic Game in Tokyo, Japan in ten different sports. Mongolian athletes have been participating in every Summer Olympic Games since 1964 in Tokyo, except … Continue reading →

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Untold Blogpost Episode 7: Create Your Own Future

Posted on May 24, 2021 by mendee

By Mendee Jargalsaikhan Our guest Sambuudanzan Ganzorig lives in Arkhangai Aimag, approximately 430 kilometers away from the capital city, Ulaanbaatar. He is the President of the Federation of Associations of People with Disabilities in Arkhangai Aimag. Sambuudanzan is also a … Continue reading →

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