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

Two cross-country skiers of Mongolia have so far qualified for the upcoming 2022 Olympic Winter Games, and within the framework of cooperation between the MSF and the Swiss Ski Association, they are now training in Switzerland for the Beijing Winter

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

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

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

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

Quietly, slowly but surely, Mongolia is building a team that in the coming years may be fearsome. It is one of the countries that is fortunate to have both men and women and is presenting its new pearls in society.

The

Terunofuji heralded the beginning of his reign as sole yokozuna on Sunday by downing new komusubi Kiribayama on the opening day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Match.

Mongolian-born Terunofuji received his fifth profession Emperor’s Cup in his grand-champion debut at September’s Autumn meet. Days later,