B.Battushig, Chef de Mission of Team Mongolia to the “Tokyo-2020” Games has been selected as a member of the IOC Marketing Commission. These commissions have been set up by  Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in the framework of the “Olympic Agenda 2020” programme.The International Olympic Committee has 27 commissionsin total.

The IOC Marketing Committee is chaired by Tsunekazu Takeda, President of the Japanese Olympic Committee and member of the IOC, and includes prominent sports figures such as Patrick Baumann, Secretary General of International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and member of the IOC.

Previously, Sh.Magvan who is respected as “Grandfather of the Olympics” in Mongolia among his sports peers is an “Honourary Member” of the IOC; he worked for this body  as a member between 1977-2009.

B.Battushig, who graduated from Harvard Business School, is currently serving as First Vice-President of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee.