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Two Mongolian Sumo champions stay perfect on Day 3 in Nagoya

Grand champion Hakuho continued his injury comeback in winning fashion on Tuesday at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, overpowering former sekiwake Daieisho to improve to a perfect 3-0.

The 36-year-old great anticipated his opponent’s thrusting attack and, after delivering a powerful

Mongolian athletes receive Olympic Solidarity grants

Seventeen of Mongolia’s most promising athletes have received their final Olympic Solidarity grants at Olympic House in Ulaanbaatar.

The scholarship holders have been receiving financial support for two years to assist them in preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Games.

The sports represented

Sole leader Terunofuji completes perfect opening week

Ozeki Terunofuji finished the first week of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 7-0 record. The sole overnight leader remained the only undefeated wrestler through seven days at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan, where entry is capped at 5,000 fans

Mongolia’s 3×3 team climbing mountains to reach Olympic summit

Mongolia’s 3×3 heroes are pushing the limits as they strive to achieve their Olympic dreams.These warriors have the spirit of Genghis Khan as they attempt to make history for Mongolia, everyone’s favorite 3×3 underdog.
Mongolia, the off-beat Central Asian country, has

Terunofuji returns to ozeki as Hakuho becomes sole yokozuna

Terunofuji will contest the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament as an ozeki, returning to the sport’s second-highest rank for the first time in 21 meets, the Japan Sumo Association confirmed Monday in the form of its latest rankings.
The 29-year-old Mongolian

Mongolian top Olympian imprisoned for assault

Olympic champion N.Tuvshinbayar, who is also President of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC), has been imprisoned for 20 days for an assault.

N.Tuvshinbayar, 36, was questioned by the Khan-Uul District Police Department on Saturday (April 3) on the grounds of