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Mongolia’s 26 Olympic medals over 65 years

The Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC) has unveiled a commemorative logo to mark 65 years since its formation.  The MNOC is due to celebrate its 65-year anniversary on 26 February.

Mongolia’s NOC was created in 1956 and the country has since

11 Mongolian athletes qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Mongolia currently has 11 qualified athletes for the Olympics in the Japanese capital.
The athletes have qualified in archery, boxing, shooting, swimming and wrestling to date.
Mongolia’s women’s 3×3 basketball team has also qualified for the Tokyo Games, where the discipline is

Mongolian woman-referee approved by FIFA

A woman-referee of the Mongolian Football Federation (MFF), U.Battsetseg, has made it to the 2021 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) List of International Referees and Assistant Referees as an Assistant Referee. She referees high-level events of MFF, including the

Mongolia Esport team along with judokas departs for Doha

“Doha Masters 2021” judo tournament will bring together the best judokas from all around the world in Qatar on 11-13 January. A total of 398 judokas from 69 countries consisting of those ranked in the top 32 in each weight

Hakuho tests positive

Top-ranked sumo wrestler Hakuho has coronavirus.
The Mongolian-born star took a COVID-19 test after losing his sense of smell, the Japan Sumo Association said on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old rikishi was preparing for the New Year Grand Tournament starting on Sunday in Tokyo.
The

Another Mongolian Grand Champion obtains Japanese citizenship

Sumo grand champion Kakuryu, winner of six top division titles, has given up his Mongolian nationality and acquired Japanese citizenship, an official government publication showed Thursday.
By meeting the requirement to remain in the Japan Sumo Association as an senior-citizenafter retirement,