Mongolia will for the first time mark the International Day of Sport that has been declared by the UN along with the International Olympic Committee to celebrate the contribution of sports and physical activity to education, human development, healthy lifestyles and a peaceful world on April 4th.

On April 4th athletes from every level of all sports organizations will gather together. The UN and the International Olympic Committee issued a joint resolution to annually mark the International Day of Sports for development and peace on April 6th.

The International Day of Sports is celebrated globally to promote peace and the Olympic spirit for fair competition. For the upcoming International Day of Sports, the Central Palace of Culture of the Mongolian trade union will host a day long event dedicated to the celebration including sports and cultural events, including a promotion presentation for Olympics spirit where all kinds of sports organizations will be involved on April 6th.

The sports day event will start at 11.00 am on Sunday.

As part of the International Day of Sports for development and peace, essay writing and art contests have been announced amongst children. Participants` inventions will be received by the Department of Policy Implementation on Mongolian physical culture of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism until 5:00 pm on May 2nd, 2014.