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Mongolian to compete in two sports at 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Mongolian athletes will compete in two sports, namely biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games. The competition will be held in Lausanne in Switzerland on 9-22 January. A total of six Mongolian athletes are preparing to

FIBA praises Mongolia for 2019 performance

Mongolia basketball players’ performance has been included in a list of the 10 best FIBA 3×3 moments in 2019 named by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

“They play with pride, passion and purpose which was brilliantly illustrated at the FIBA 3×3

Mongolia achieves high-level development in sambo wrestling

Mongolia won two gold medals and 11 in total at last month’s World Sambo Championships in South Korea. This was enough for second place in the overall standings behind the sport’s dominant force, Russia.

Mongolia is officially one of the countries

Date set for King Tug – Russell fight

The date has finally been set for the much awaited fight between IBO champion, Mongolian boxer N.Tugstsogt, better known as “King Tug” and US professional boxer Gary Russell Jr. This will be “King Tug’s” twelfth time in ring since turning

Powerlifting champion awarded honourary citizenship of UB

Para Powerlifting World Champion E.Sodnompiljee was awarded Honourary Citizenship of Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia on 17 December. He has become the 19th individual to receive the award for his contribution in advertising Mongolia to the world and setting

16-year-old Mongolian boy awarded for Best Goal in 2019

The annnual ‘Golden Ball-2019’ awards ceremony was held on 12 December, naming the best footballers and referees of the year. The award ceremony is organized by the Mongolian Football Federation (MFF).

Traditionally, the Golden Ball selects winners in the following categories:

Eight Mongolian athletes qualify for Tokyo-2020 Olympics

As of today (8 November), a 3×3 women team and eight Mongolian athletes have qualified for the Tokyo-2020 Olympics on shooting, track-and-field athletics, para-taekwondo, para-shooting and para-powerlifting sports.

Mongolia has established the ‘Tokyo Olympics’ Foundation to provide financial assistance to athletes