The “MEMORIAD 2024 World Mental Sports Olympics” is currently underway in the UAE, running from November 7 to November 9. Often described as an “Intellectual Olympics,” this competition gathers participants from over 60 countries to compete in various mental disciplines, such as mental calculations, memory, and speed reading. Events include mental math categories like Flash Anzan, multiplication, division, and calculating square roots, as well as memory challenges like rapid recall of numbers and cards. Top participants have a chance to win a portion of the $27,000 prize fund and set or break world records​.

This year, 180 athletes from 35 countries in 12 categories are competing in the “Intellectual Olympics”, which is held once every four years.

Mongolia already won four medals in “Speed card” category in junior and adult categories.

Adult category: 

• Gold: N.Munkhshur 19.47 sec
• Silver: Ts.Oyun-Erdene 20.62 sec
• Bronze: Ts.Nomin-Erdene 22.05 sec

Junior category:

• Gold: O.Irmuun 37.8 sec

N.Munkhshur, two-time World Memory Champion, International Grandmaster, won the gold medal in the card category and became the owner of the title of champion of the :Intellectual Olympics”.