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Mongolians Competing at the 5th World Nomad Games
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Ulaanbaatar, September 9, 2024 /MONTSAME/. The 5th World Nomad Games are taking place in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, on September 8-14, 2024. Over 2,500 athletes from 85 countries are competing in 21 categories, vying for 97 sets of medals.
At the Games, 66 athletes are participating from Mongolia in 16 sports, such as wrestling, archery, and horse racing. The Opening Ceremony of the 5th World Nomad Games was solemnly held on the first day of the Games, and D. Anar, the World Champion of Kurash Wrestling, served as the flag bearer for the Mongolian team.
As the hearth of nomadic civilization, Mongolia is participating in the 5th World Nomad Games and promoting its unique nomadic culture to the world once again. Also, Mongolia regularly organizes the World Festival of Nomadic Culture every year to expand the cultural relations of countries with nomadic civilizations and promote them to the world. The primary goal of the World Nomad Games is to strengthen friendship, expand cooperation, and consolidate regional unity through traditional nomadic sports.
The first World Nomad Games were held in Kyrgyzstan in 2014, followed by the UAE in 2016, Kyrgyzstan in 2018, and Turkey in 2022. The Mongolian national team won seven medals in 2014, five in 2016, 24 in 2018, and 10 in 2022. Today, N. Altanhuyag, who competed in mounted archery, won a silver medal, and M. Nauryzbek won bronze in Er Enish.
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