Ulaanbaatar
Program of events for National Naadam Festival - July 12
Art & Culture
Sunday, July 12
07.00-11:00: Five-year-old horse (Soyolon) race, at Khui Doloon khudag
08.00-13.00: Matches of top eight teams of knucklebone shooting at knucklebone shooting field
09:00-12:00:Middle stage of National Khasaa Archery
09.00-11.00: Wrestling tournament, round 3
11.20-12.40: Wrestling tournament, round 4
12:00-14:00 Colt race at Khui Doloon Khudag
12.00-13.30: Final tournament of National Khasaa Archery, at archery field
13.30-14.10: Wrestling tournament, round 5
14.00-14.30: Prize-giving ceremony for winners of knucklebone shooting at knucklebone shooting field
14.00-15.30: Sixteen best archers’ archery show at archery field
14.20-15:00: Wrestling tournament, round 6
15.00-15.30: President of Mongolia awards prizes, titles and medals to winners of archery and knucklebone shooting tournaments at archery field
15:00-16:30: Half-bred horses’ race
15.30-16.10: Wrestling tournament, round 7
17.00-19.00: Praise-singing for winning horses. President of Mongolia presents gifts to jockey children at Khui Doloon Khudag
17.20-17.50: President of Mongolia presents certificates and medals to wrestlers with the newly-granted State Nachin (State Falcon) and State Khartsaga (State Hawk) wrestling title
17.50-18.30: Wrestling tournament, round 8
19.00-19.20: President presents certificates and medals to wrestlers with the newly granted State Zaan (State Elephant) title
17.50-18.30: Wrestling tournament, round 9
18:30-19.00: President presents title, certificates and medals to the winner and runner-ups of the National Wrestling Tournament
19:00: President officially closes Naadam Festival
19.10: Closing ceremony and Parade of Great White Banners back to the State House
