MONGOLIANNATIONAL
SPORTS The three men's sports, horse racing, archery, and national wrestling, are themost popular sports in Mongolia which every Mongolian loves to watch andplay. The biggest festival called “Naadam” is held for these games every year.

National wrestlingArchery

Horse racing Naadam is the biggest traditional festival in Mongolia, a locally termed "eriin
gurvan naadam“ or "the three games of men". It is held in Ulaanbaatar cityduring the National Holiday from July 11 to 13. It begins with an introduction
ceremony featuring dancers, athletes, horse riders, and musicians.

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ARCHERY

Archery in the 13th century

Archery in the modern time

DETAILS ABOUT BOWS
Mongolian horn bow - one of the maincategory of bow family
 Weight - 10-16 pound Shooting distance - 350 yards

 Wooden frame - 40-45 inch

Made with: Bow - horn, wood, animal skin, glueand sinew Arrow - wood, metal and feather

English Long Bow• Weight: 7-8 pound• Shooting distance: – 250 yards

RULES OF THE ARCHERY
Distance from target
 Men - 75 meters
 Women - 60 meters
Each competitor must :• shoot 40 times• try to hit red targets

HORSE RACINGABOUT HORSE RACING
The most popular sport in Mongolia is horse racing.

There’s no country out there to match
Mongolians’ love for horses.
Traditionally, the horse is one of thecommon types of transportation.
Then, racing them comes naturally andhas been done for centuries.

“NOMADICPERSON IS BORN
IN THE SADDLE“…
Horse racing rules:
 divided into six

categories basedon age of thehorses
 race from 10 miles
to 17 miles dependon age of thehorses
 children from theages of 5-13 arechosen as jockeys

DO YOU KNOW MONGOLIANS HAVE GOT SPECIALNAMES FOR THEIR HORSES?

#Mongolian name of the horses

English1Daaga2 years old horse

2Shudlen

3 years old horse

3Khyzaalan

4 years old horse

4Soyolon

5 years old horse

5Ikh nas

6 years old horse

6Azraga

after 7 years old

WRESTLING Bokh, the Mongolian word

for wrestling, has a historyof more than 2,000 years.
 It means to force anopponent to touch any partof their body other than
the feet to the ground,placing them in a positionof inferiority
 Genghis Khan consideredwrestling to be an
important way to keep hisarmy in good physical andcombat shape.

SOME INTERESTING FACTSABOUT WRESTLING No weight limit
 No age limit

 No field line No time limit
 Have authority tochoose an
opponent based on
their ranking.

Mongolian wrestling is the most popular national sport and a vital cultural piece for
all Mongols around the world. When a male child is born in a family, Mongolians
wish him to become a wrestler.

WRESTLING RANKINGS
TitlesRound6Nachin (falcon)

5 th round

5Hartsaga (hawk)

6 th round

4Zaan (elephant)

7 th round3Garudi (a bird)

8 th round2Arslan (lion)

9 th round

1Avraga (titan)

Wrestler
who won The
Naadam atleast 2 times
are awarded.

The largest Mongolian wrestling tournament
The largest Mongolian wrestling tournament involved 6,002 participants. It wasorganized by the Mongolian National Wrestling Federation (Mongolia) and washeld in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, between 17 and 25 September 2011.

DO YOU KNOW ANY OTHERFAMOUS SPORTS IN MONGOLIA?

SUMOStarting in 1991, Mongolians began to become especially prominent in sumo; as of 2005,
Mongolians composed roughly 5% of all ranked sumo wrestlers, making them more than
60% (37 out of 61) of non-Japanese rikishi in Japan

Yokozuna Asashoryu
Height:184.0cm
Weight:147.0kg

Yokozuna Hakuho
Height:192.0cm
Weight:154.0kg

Ozeki Harumafuji
Height:185.0cm
Weight:128.5kg

JUDO
The fascinating success story of Mongolian judo can be traced back to back to the middle ages
when Genghis Khan’s warriors conquered half of the world. They were skillful in martial artsand molded by fighting sports but none more so than traditional wrestling.

SHAGAI
Shagai (Anklebone) games are an important part of Mongolian
traditional games. There are myriad kinds of anklebone(shagai)
games which attract both children and adults.

БАЯРЛАЛААTHANK YOU