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Second sumo grand champion abandons Mongolian citizenship

Grand Champion Kakuryu, whose Mongolian name is M.Anand, has presented a formal request to President Kh.Battulga to renounce his Mongolian nationality. According to one source, Mongolian President Kh.Battulga is currently considering M.Anand’s request. M.Anand looks set to become the second

Grand Champion Kakuryu-M.Anand leaves sumo tournament

Grand Champion Kakuryu, whose Mongolian name is M.Anand, pulled out of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a lumbar spine injury after hurting his back in practice on Sunday morning, according to his Michinoku stablemaster.

The yokozuna’s decision to pull out

Over 200 international boxers to compete in Ulaanbaatar

The Asian Youth Boxing Championships for female and male boxers will take place in Ulaanbaatar this month.

More than 200 young boxers from 20 Asian countries and regions, including Mongolia, China, India, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and South Korea, are expected to participate

King Tug to fight Gary Russell

On Wednesday, 30 November, the World Boxing Council (WBC) held its 57th annual convention at the Grand Oasis, Cancun. Most of the event was devoted to ratings. During the afternoon, the assembly meeting focused on mandatory defence planning.

Champion Gary Russell

Mongolian 3×3 Women Team qualifies for 2020 Olympics

For the first time in its history, Mongolia has qualified for the Olympics in a team sport. The nation’s 3X3 women’s basketball team earned a ticket to the FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifier during a livestreamed show in Utsunomiya, Japan on

M.Urantsetseg to compete in Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Former world champion M.Urantsetseg from Mongolia is to bid for glory again – this time in Abu Dhabi. The IJF Grand Slam has started on Thursday and will run until 26 October. The competition has huge pool awards; for example,

FIFA delegation plays a friendly match in Mongolia

On the second day of his tour of several East Asian countries, FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited Mongolia. His visit coincided with the celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the Mongolian Football Federation (MFF) and included meetings with the

Mongolia expels two Nigerian footballers

The Mongolian Immigration Agency is in the process of expelling two Nigerian footballers who violated regulations for overstaying their visas. 24-year-old Moshood Afolabi was departed from Mongolia on 11 October and Oni Stephan Olalekan is due to be expelled on