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Mongolians play chess anywhere, anytime

At this year’s 44th World Chess Olympiad, Mongolia shook up the world when the Mongolian women’s team defeated the seventh-ranked Americans. Overall, the Mongolian men’s team placed 35th out of 188 countries, while the women placed 15th out of 162.

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Mongolian judoka Ts.Tsogtbaatar becomes world champion

Mongolian judoka Ts.Tsogtbaatar won the gold medal in the men’s -73kg at the Judo World Championships on Saturday. Tsogtbaatar defeated Japanese Soichi Hashimoto in the final, becoming the fifth world champion in the history of Mongolian judo.

In the preliminaries, he

Hockey getting more popular in Mongolia

The usual picture from ice hockey in Mongolia used to be tough guys playing on outdoor rinks in the winter. It was not only far below freezing point but usually also smoky due to the heating in the buildings around.

Mongolia goes ‘green’ with new Forward project

On this year’s World Environment Day, FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivered a video message launching a “Green Card for the Planet” campaign to raise awareness for the protection of the environment.

A little over three months on a FIFA Forward project

Mongolia holds international horseback archery tournament

Mongolia organised an annual international horseback archery tournament near the country’s capital city of Ulaanbaatar on the weekend.

The two-day sporting event called “Khiimori” aimed to boost the development of special interest tourism.

More than 30 horseback archers from over 10 countries