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Mongolian Olympic athletes awarded by MNT 10 million

The Mongolian government will promote the development of winter sports through its policies, the country’s Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene has said.

Three skiers of Mongolia have qualified for the 2022 Olympic Winter and Paralympic Games.

The Mongolian government has decided to award MNT

‘King Tug’, Sakaria Lukas battle to a 10 round split draw

On Saturday night, Namibian marine Sakaria Lukas (25-1, 17 knockouts) took on The Ring’s No. 8 featherweight contender Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar (12-2, 9 KOs).

Their 10-round junior lightweight bout resulted in a controversial split draw, though, because referee Eddie Claudio called

31 year-old Mongolian judoka retires and continues in MMA

Mongolia’s judo lightweight M.Urantsetseg announced her retirement in judo and will be focusing on a career in Mixed Martial Arts. 31 year-old judoka became World Champion 2013 in Rio de Janeiro. M.Urantsetseg competed three times at the Olympic Games in

Death of Mongolian judoka E.Enkhbat riases questions 

Former Mongolian Champion E.Enkhbat passed away last weekend. E.Enkhbat who won international medals in the IJF World Tour fighting U90kg and U100kg was 37 years. He was a medalist at Asian Championships and reached the final of the IJF Grand

Mongolia to hold Olympic assembly in March

The Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC) will hold Olympic assembly on 28 March. During the assembly, Mongolian Olympic body is expected to choose its president. However, nominations for the MNOC president are still yet announced.

N.Tuvshinbayar, former President of the Mongolian

Sh.Enkhiin-Od moves one step closer to NBA

A son of well know Mongolian athlete, 19-year-old Sh.Enkhiin-Od moved one step closer to NBA. He is accepted into National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) with full scholarship. This allows him to enter to the National Basketball Association.

Enkhiin-Od Michael Sharavjamts, a

A champion of Naadam wrestling banned from competitions for 8 years

On 6 December, the Executive Board of Mongolian National Wrestling Association decided to ban four Mongolian wrestlers from competitions for 4-8 years. The State Lion E.Oyunbold who became champion of this year’s Naadam wrestling, has been banned for eight years