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From follower to pioneer, Korea teaches Mongolian bobsleigh team

mongoliaonline — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:29:21 EDT

At the opening ceremony of the push track, a training facility for the bobsleigh start, at PyeongChang, Tuesday, four men, looking similar to Koreans, approached with purpose.

They were Mongolian bobsleighers here with their coaches, to learn the skills and training methods necessary to compete in the bobsleigh and skeleton.

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Mongolia's boxing hero ready for the fight

mongoliaonline — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:06:59 EDT

In a city centre gym, two girls pound nine bells out of each other, to roars of approval from the crowd.

Wrestling, not boxing, is the sport most people associate with Mongolia but the latter is becoming more and more popular, thanks in part to the achievements of one man.

He is sitting in the stands, watching the bout intently. His name is Badar Uugan Enkhbaty

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Koneru Takes the Lead in Mongolia

mongoliaonline — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:59:38 EDT

Humpy Koneru of India, the top seed and the No. 2 ranked woman in the world, leads the fifth Women's Grand Prix in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She took the lead Saturday after winning her second game to start the tournament and now has 2 points.

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Women’s Grand Prix Begins in Mongolia

mongoliaonline — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:34:37 EDT

The fifth Women's Grand Prix got underway Friday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and three players jumped out to the lead with victories in Round 1.

The Grand Prix is a six-tournament series to help select a challenger for the world championship. The World Chess Federation, which is running the Grand Prix, has said in the past that the winner of the series will be the challenger.

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Fifth Women's Chess GP held in Mongolia

mongoliaonline — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:36:47 EDT

The fifth Women's Chess Grand Prix opened in Mongolia on Thursday.

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said,"the tournament is the highest ranking in the history of women's chess championships and tournaments.

In the tournament, four former world champions will compete simultaneously.

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Mongolian wrestler weeps after unlikely promotion to juryo division

mongoliaonline — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:00:38 EDT

FUSO, Aichi -- The sumo ranking committee has promoted seven wrestlers to the second-highest juryo division for the autumn tournament, including one Mongolian grappler here who was caught up in the recent baseball gambling scandal that shook the sumo world to its foundations.

Twenty-six-year-old Shironoryu, who acquired Japanese citizenship last year, was allowed to pa

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Sumo: Hakuho 1st to three-peat with perfect 15-0 records

mongoliaonline — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:15:10 EDT

A day after capturing his 15th career title, Mongolian grand champion Hakuho capped off a stellar performance with a superhuman feat against ozeki Baruto on Sunday, making him the only man in the history of sumo to win three consecutive meets with perfect 15-0 records.

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And then there were three (foreign ozeki, that is)

mongoliaonline — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:58:50 EDT

Hakuho, who won the Osaka Haru Basho and claimed his 13th crown to date, will likely remain the dominant - and sole - yokozuna for the next year at least. Kotooshu (Bulgaria), Harumafuji (Mongolia) and now their new Estonian counterpart in the rank are unlikely to be heading back down the banzuke anytime soon barring appearance preventing injury, and with Kaio and Kotomitsuki on the "wish he'd re

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Mongolia’s Hakuho Wins His 13th Sumo Title

mongoliaonline — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:12:35 EDT

Mongolian grand champion Hakuho defeated compatriot Harumafuji to win his 13th Emperor’s Cup at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

Hakuho sent ozeki Harumafuji sprawling to the dirt surface at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Sunday with an arm throw to finish the spring tournament with a flawless 15-0 record.

Hakuho is the sole grand champion competing

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Mongolia Honors Former Sumo Grand Champion

mongoliaonline — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:47:14 EST

Former sumo grand champion Asashoryu met with Mongolian's deputy prime minister on Friday.

Asashoryu announced he was quitting sumo at a tear-filled news conference in early February following a probe into reports of a drunken scuffle in Tokyo in January.

Despite the scandal, Asashoryu has been received as a big star back home.

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Sumo-Mongolian 'bete noir' says he was forced to quit

mongoliaonline — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:09:52 EST

TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Former firebrand sumo grand champion Asashoryu on Thursday denied accusations he broke a man's nose in a drunken fight.

The Mongolian, whose real name is Dolgorsurengiin Dagvadorj, also claimed his decision to quit sumo amid the furore was partly down to forces inside Japan's ancient sport who wanted him gone.

"I didn't commit an act

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Asashoryu denies alleged drunken rampage, undecided on future

mongoliaonline — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:43:47 EST

ULAN BATOR (Kyodo) -- Former Mongolian-born grand champion Asashoryu on Thursday refuted reports of an alleged drunken rampage that preceded his retirement from sumo.

"I didn't commit any violent act," Asashoryu said at a press conference in Ulan Bator, referring to Japanese magazine reports in January that said he became extremely drunk before striking and seriously i

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Sumo Mongolian sumo champ to retire after fracas

mongoliaonline — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:51:27 EST

TOKYO : Controversial sumo grand champion Asashoryu announced his retirement on Thursday following a drunken attack on a man outside a Tokyo nightclub.
"I decided to retire. So many things have happened. But I feel fine right now," the 29-year-old Mongolian told reporters.
Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, attacked the man following a drinking session i

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Three New Zealanders in the world's longest horse race across Mongolia

hidodorj — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:22:17 EDT

Three New Zealanders have entered the world's longest and toughest horse race, over 1000km across Mongolia.
Charlotte Davison, Dave Murray and Hannah Ritchie will be among about 25 riders set to race across the Mongolian plains from August 22, each of them changing horses every 40km.
The race has been framed around the communications system used by Genghis Khan, a kind of pony express using a r

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Two to represent Mongolia in world sharp shooting matches

mongoliaonline — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:42:36 EDT

Mongolia will be represented at qualifying matches in the Shooting World Cup to be held in Munich.
Ts.Monkhzul will compete in the women's 10 m air pistol event.
S.Zolboo will shoot in two men's events with 10 m air pistol
and the 50 m pistol.

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Mongolian team conquers highest mountain in Europe

hidodorj — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:56:50 EDT

A Mongolian team of climbers conquered Russia's Mount Elbrus on Sunday.
The Mongolian team was headed by the international master of sports, B.Gangaamaa.
The group included sports masters O.Batmanlai and A.Janarbek. Besides them, another Mongolian group, made up of State Honored Sportsman G.Osokhbayar and international master of sports D.Erdenetogtokh, left Mongolia last Sunday to also conque

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