Sports in Mongolia – Birthplace of Chultem Naidam!

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Chultem Naidam

Did you know- By 1964, Mongolia’s athlete Chultem Naidam was the flag-bearer for the nation’s initially Olympic delegation in the Games of the XVIII Olympiad in Tokyo (Japan).

Moscow 1980

Did you know- At the XXII Olympiad in the USSR, amongst July 19 and August 13, 1980,Mongolia – an ex Communist country in Asia- picked up a full of four medals ( two silver and two bronze) and took 27th area in group standings. With the help from the Soviet Union, Mongolia -most sparsely populated nation on Earth– despatched a lot of athletes to the 1980 Olympics. At the preceding Summer time Games in Montreal (Canada), amongst July 17 and August 1 19, the national group completed 34th in the medal rely, in advance of Brazil, Argentina, Greece, Austria, and Thailand.

Eveguine Oidov

Did you know- Wrestling is a person of the nation’s most popular sports. Its best triumph came at the 1974 World Championships in Katowice (Poland), exactly where the country’s wrestler Eveguine Oidov – a countrywide idol– earned a gold medal the to start with environment title in the heritage of Mongolian activity.

Los Angeles 1984

Did you know- Underneath the tension from the USSR, the Olympic staff of Mongolia did not take part in the 1984 Summer months Games in Los Angeles, California (United states of america). 4 many years later on, in contrast to Cuba, Ethiopia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Countrywide Olympic Committee sent athletes to the 1988 Summertime Olympics in South Korea, an anti-Communist country in Asia. In South Korea, Mongolia finished 51st in the medal depend.

Barcelona 1992

Did you know- A 33-member group from Mongolia participated in the Games of the XXV Olympiad in the Spanish city of Barcelona, between July 25 and August 9, 1992. The Asian state competed in 7 athletics: archery, athletics, boxing, cycling, judo, weightlifting, and wrestling. In Spain, the Asian crew gained two bronze medals and took 52nd place in unofficial team championships, amid 173 nations and dependencies.

Atlanta 1996

Did you know- At the 26th Olympiad in the United States, in between July 19 and August 4, 1996, the nation’s judoka Dorjpalam Narmandakh won a bronze medal and thanks to this Mongolia finished 71st in the medal rely.

Athens 2004

Did you know- At the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, the country’s judoka Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar earned a bronze medal. The country had not gained an Olympic medal since 1996.

Asian Video games

Did you know- For the duration of the 2006 Asian Games, the Mongolian workforce finished 21st in unofficial crew standings.

Beijing 2008

Did you know- At the 2008 Summer season Game titles in the People’s Republic of China, Naidan Tuvshinbayer turned the initial Mongolian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal when he arrived in initially location in the men’s 100kg judo.

Volleyball

Did you know- In the early 70s, the men’s volleyball squad skilled for the initial time to FIVB Entire world Cup.

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