Ulaanbaatar
“City of Dayton Honors UD freshman with Mongolian Day”
Sports
Ulaanbaatar, February 16, 2023 /MONTSAME/. Dayton Mayor Jeffrey J.
Mims honored Dayton Flyers freshman guard Mike Sharavjamts by declaring Friday
as Mongolian Day in the city. Mike Sharavjamts, the first Mongolian citizen to play
Division I men’s college basketball, has started 20 games this season and
appeared in all 25 games. He averages 5.9 points and leads the team with 79 assists. “He’s
been an ambassador for Mongolia in Ohio and even in America,” said Bayarmagnai
Baika Puntsag, a consul at the Consulate General of Mongolia in San Francisco.
“He’s been very successful. A lot of young people look up to him. It’s been a
great journey. We are all cheering for him.” As part of Mongolian Day (February
10), there was an event, sponsored by CareSource, for invited guests from 2-4
p.m, at the Pamela Morris Center in Downtown Dayton. Programming highlighted
Mongolian culture.
Erhardt Preitauer, President and CEO of CareSource, provided
welcoming remarks. Batbayar Ulziidelger, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Mongolia, followed with the keynote address. Representatives
from U.S. Rep. Mike Turner’s office and from Ohio Lt. Governor Jon A. Husted’s
office attended the event.
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