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UK visa problems dash Mongolian taekwondo athletes’ hopes

The 2019 World Taekwondo Championships are due to start later today (15 May) at the Manchester Arena, a top venue in the United Kingdom. The competition will run until 19 May. It is expected that 1,000 athletes will attend the

Norwich University wrestlers to train in Mongolia

This June, a handful of wrestlers from the US University of Norwich  will head to the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, as part of the “Norwich Wrestling Mongolian Cultural Exchange” to train and compete in freestyle wrestling.

On 3 June, five Norwich wrestlers

Hakuho’s absence is gift for Kakuryu

Grand champion Kakuryu M.Anand kicked off the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on a winning note on Sunday, collecting an opening-day victory in front of a sell-out crowd at the first basho of Japan’s new imperial era.

Kakuryu, carrying the burden as

Run in the UB International Marathon!

Ulaanbaatar City Administration hosts the “Ulaanbaatar International Marathon” annually on the third Saturday of May. The day has been announced as a “car-free day” to promote public health and sports. This year two events will be held on 18 May.

The

Olympic silver medalist D.Sumiya to compete in Baku Grand Slam

The Baku-2019 Grand Slam will be held in the capital city of Azerbaijan on May 10-12. A total of 449 athletes from 57 countries will compete in the tournament.

A 14-strong team of athletes including Rio-Olympics silver medalist D.Sumiya will be

Rugby taking off in Mongolia

Mongolia is a country rich in heritage, shaped by centuries of complex cultural influences. As such, it’s a significant challenge for any western sport to claim the limelight from the nation’s old nomadic pastimes.

But at the Chingisiin Huree camp south

President visits China-Mongolia judo training camp

Mongolian President Battulga Khaltmaa has attended a joint China-Mongolia training camp during a visit to Beijing.

Thirty Mongolian athletes participated in the training camp, along with the Chinese national team at the National Olympic Sports Centre.

They are using it as part