Mongolian NOC News
16 June 2026 - Find here the latest news from the National Olympic Committee: events, courses, general assemblies and elections, trophies and much more.
16 June 2026 - Ulaanbaatar hosted the UWW Ranking Series – Ulaanbaatar Open 2026 from 4 to 7 June, bringing together athletes, coaches, technical officials and wrestling enthusiasts from 25 countries. During the Opening Ceremony, IOC Member and NOC President Battushig Batbold welcomed the delegations and guests, which included Theodoros Hamakos, Vice President of United World Wrestling (UWW); Ya. Sodbaatar, President of the Mongolian Wrestling Federation; and B. Purevdagva, Governor of the Capital City and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar. Wrestling has a special place in Mongolia’s sporting heritage and Olympic history. Mongolia earned its first Olympic medal in this sport, which continues to inspire generations of athletes to pursue excellence on the international stage.
23 March 2026 - To celebrate International Women’s Day, the MNOC Gender Commission held a meeting at Olympic House in Ulan Bator. The meeting was attended by MNOC President and IOC Member Battushig Batbold, as well as other MNOC officials and Olympic medallists. In his remarks, Batbold stated that amendments to the MNOC statutes have helped boost women’s representation in leadership positions. Currently, two women serve on the MNOC Executive Board. Female representatives have been appointed as Chef de Mission for Mongolia’s teams competing in the Olympic Games and continental events organised under the IOC and the Olympic Council of Asia. For the first time, a woman has also been elected as the Chair of the Athletes’ Commission. During the session, experts shared insights into project development methods and sports marketing research and reviewed the current state of gender equality in sport.
10 January 2026 - The 2025 edition of the Burte Chono sports gala was organised in Ulaanbaatar by the MNOC. This year, 26 awards were presented across various categories, recognising outstanding achievements in sports development for 2025. Wrestler T. Tulga was named the Best Male Athlete of 2025 and received the coveted "Best Athlete Trophy". Wrestler B. Altantsesteg was recognised as the Best Female Athlete of the Year. The awards were presented by Battushig Batbold, IOC Member and MNOC President.
13 October 2025 - Ahead of the upcoming Bahrain 2025 Asian Youth Games, a flag presentation ceremony for the Mongolian youth team was held at "Burte Chono" Square, located in front of the MNOC headquarters. The event was attended by Battushig Batbold, IOC Member and MNOC President; Enkhbat Badar-Uugan, MNOC Secretary General; E. Bilegt, Chair of the Physical Culture and Sports Authority; representatives from various sports federations; and athletes from the national team. Mongolia will compete in 20 different sports and will be represented by a total of 135 young athletes.
23 September 2025 - UNICEF Mongolia has taken a major step forward in strengthening the country’s newborn baby screening system through a successful Fundraising Gala organised in Ulan Bator on 12 September by IOC Member and NOC President Battushig Batbold and his wife, Tselmuun Nyamtaishir, the UNICEF Health Ambassador for Mongolia. The funds raised during the Gala will introduce Tandem Mass Spectrometry technology to Mongolia for the first time, ensuring the sustainable operation of an advanced newborn screening system. As part of the evening’s fundraising, Batbold donated one of his personal items — a signed Cristiano Ronaldo jersey — which became one of the most sought-after auction pieces, symbolising how sport and philanthropy can come together to create a lasting impact.
03 March 2025 - Battushig Batbold, an IOC Member and MNOC President, recently met representatives from the Mongolian Special Olympics Committee (MSOC) at the Olympic House in Ulaanbaatar. The discussions focused on the preparations for the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games, which will be held in Turin, Italy, from 8 to 16 March 2025. The MNOC will provide uniforms and financial support for the Mongolian team. During the meeting, Mr Batbold emphasised the MNOC’s commitment to supporting the MSOC – an organisation officially recognised by the IOC. As part of this collaboration, and in the spirit of social responsibility, the MNOC will sign a cooperation agreement with the MSOC.
12 September 2023 - The 2023 East Asian Youth Games were successfully organised in August in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. It was the first time that Mongolia had hosted a multi-sport event. IOC Member and Mongolian NOC President Battushig Batbold officially declared the Games open. A total of 842 athletes from 7 NOCs from the East Asian region competed in the 11 sports on the programme.
02 November 2022 - The NOC of Mongolia has announced that a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Coach Education Level 1 Course was successfully held in the country, with the support of Olympic Solidarity, from 18 to 25 October. A total of 25 coaches from 6 provinces and 4 districts participated in the technical course, which combined theory-based and practical training. As a result, eight coaches were granted international teaching licences by the BWF.
18 March 2022 - To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Women in Sport Commission of the Mongolian NOC organised an event with the NOC’s female members, in the presence of IOC Member and First Vice-President Batbold Battushig and NOC Acting President Choijgavaa Naranbaatar. The Commission will implement the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)’s Social Development through Olympism project, and will hold a series of events such as an “empowering female sports leaders” seminar, a sports day with female Olympic medallists, an Olympians activity for high school students and the publication of social media content on women sports leadership as a role model.
20 December 2021 - On 13 December, the Mongolian NOC organised the traditional Burte Chono sports gala in Ulan Bator. Following a vote by Mongolian sports journalists, the Athlete of the Year award went to judoka Munkhbat Urantsetseg, bronze medallist in the -48kg event at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Her fellow judoka Tsend-Ochir Tsogtbaatar, also a bronze medallist (in the -73kg) in Tokyo, was crowned best male athlete. Trophies were awarded in other categories such as best team, young athlete, Paralympic athlete, coach, referee and more. In addition, Tsagaanbaatar Byambaa, a NOC member, was elected as President of Mongolian Sports Press Union (MSPU). A professional sports journalist, Tsagaanbaatar started his career at "Tavan Tsagarig - Five Rings" newspaper in 1996, and has covered five editions of the Olympic Games and 10 Asian Games. He is also Secretary General of Mongolia Triathlon, Chair of the Technical Committee of Asian Triathlon and an international referee.
28 june 2021 - On Olympic Day, the Mongolian NOC signed a “silver” cooperation agreement with the Bogd Bank. The ceremony took place during the reopening of the renovated Mongolian Olympic Museum in Ulaanbaatar. Acting NOC President Choijgavaa Naranbaatar and Bank Executive Director G. Saruul signed the agreement, which will see close collaboration between the two institutions until the Olympic Games Paris 2024, for the benefit of Team Mongolia and Olympic Movement in Mongolia.
25 May 2021 - The Mongolian NOC presented the final Olympic grants to its Olympic Solidarity scholarship-holders during a ceremony held at Olympic House in Ulaanbaatar. The 17 athletes from eight sports have benefited from Olympic Solidarity scholarships during the last two years, and currently six of them are qualified for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, for which all the athletes present expressed their support. The grants were presented by NOC Acting President Ch. Naranbaatar and Secretary General Ch. Badar-Uugan.
23 April 2021 - Former Mongolian NOC President Demchigjav Zagdsuren (photo) died in Ulaanbaatar on 21 April at age of 63. A graduate of the Mongolian Medical University, he served as national team doctor for many years. Zagdsuren was also the longest-serving NOC President (2001–2020). An OCA EB member, ANOC Commission member and Council member of the East Asian Olympic Committees, he also led the Mongolian Sports Medicine Federation and Weightlifting Federation, as well as the Mongolian Paralympic Committee. Under his leadership, the NOC fulfilled several development projects such as construction of its “Olympic House” headquarters, the establishment of a National Olympic Academy and a National Anti-Doping Agency, and the creation of local Olympic Councils. He attended 10 editions of the Olympic Summer and Winter Games as team doctor, Chef de Mission and Head of Delegation. More info here at the OCA website.
01 April 2021 - The Mongolian NOC held its 2021 annual meeting virtually, with 103 members taking part and NOC President Naidan Tuvshinbayar chairing the meeting. The 2021 activities plan and budget were approved unanimously. In addition, 11 new members from national sports federations (badminton, boxing, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling) as well as "Moscow", "Calgary" and "Atlanta" local Olympic councils were also approved. The next Extraordinary General Assembly will be held at the end of August to discuss Olympic issues and fix dates for the NOC Elective Congress for the upcoming quadrennial.
On 25 and 26 March, the NOC of Morocco took part in the Elective Ordinary General Assembly of the African National Olympic Academies (NOAs), which was held by videoconference, and in the sixth NOA session. At this session, which took place in Tunisia, 18 NOAs presented the activities they had conducted in 2020. In addition, a videoconference on “Sport and Universalism” was organised on 23 March by the NOC’s Digital Olympic Academy. Watch it here. Read about all the NOC’s other activities at www.cnom.org.ma.
22 February 2021 - On the occasion of its 65th anniversary, the NOC of Mongolia welcomed all the surviving Presidents at Olympic House (photo). The current NOC President, Naidan Tuvshinbayar, thanked them for their great contribution to the creation, development and strengthening of the Olympic Movement in Mongolia. Former NOC Presidents Shagdarjav Magvan, also an IOC Honorary Member, G. Dashzeveg, S. Jamts and Demchigjav Zagdsuren attended the meeting, which was widely covered by local media. Also present was D. Baatar, son of E. Darisuren, the NOC’s founding President. Since its creation in 1956, there have been 12 NOC Presidents, and Team Mongolia has competed at 27 editions of Winter and Summer Olympic Games since 1964, capturing 26 Olympic medals.
01 February 2021 - On the eve of 2021, at Olympic House in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian NOC President Naidan Tuvshinbayar and Secretary General Enkhat Badar-Uugan welcomed the female 3X3 basketball team who have obtained a quota place for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 for the first time in the country’s Olympic history, which was also named a top event in Mongolian sport in 2020 by sports journalists. Two NOC office bearers presented New Year gifts to all 14 athletes, who have qualified for Tokyo 2020 in archery, athletics, boxing, shooting, wrestling and 3X3 basketball.
14 December 2020 - A special delegation from the Mongolian NOC, including representatives from the Mongolian Border Defence Authority, the Embassy of Japan and the Athens Olympic Council, and headed by NOC EB member Tsendsuren Sandui, has now reached Orvog Gashuun Ovoo, the southernmost point on the Mongolian border, situated in the South Gobi Desert province. The torch dedicated to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was carried by female runner D. Urandelger, and the national flag was raised at the top of the sacred border hill, symbolising good luck for Team Mongolia. The relay's next destination is Mongol Shariin Davaa, the northernmost point of the 8,252 km-long Mongolian border, located in Huvsgul province.
7 December 2020 - The President of the Mongolian NOC, Naidan Tuvshinbayar (see photo), an Olympic judo champion at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, initiated an "Olympic Wave" challenge against COVID-19 in Mongolia, demonstrating, along with his four young children, the simple and effective exercises that can be done at home to help foster the Olympic spirit and maintain physical fitness during the pandemic period, and urging people of all ages to get active. This challenge has been well received throughout the country, and the winners will be awarded special prizes by the NOC. In addition, the NOC holds weekly webinars on various current sporting and Olympic themes, involving all 60 National Sports Federations and the 29 local and provincial Olympic Councils.
30 October 2018 - The Mongolian NOC co-organised the 60th anniversary of the Mongolian Ski Federation at Olympic House in Ulaanbaatar, in the presence of winter Olympians and local and foreign guests. During the ceremony, the first-ever documentary film about Olympic skiing in the country was shown, and a snow gala was held at the Dugana Had training camp near Ulaanbaatar. The Mongolian ski team has competed at 12 Olympic Winter Games, starting at Innsbruck 1964, and at all Asian Winter Games. In addition, the Mongolian NOC, in close cooperation with the local Sydney Olympic Council, organised the first-ever “Beach Sports & Art Games” in Sevrei county, with the participation of 1,200 people. The programme included beach volleyball, wrestling, marathon, sand mountain climbing, best desert songs and sand sculptures.
17 July 2018 - The 2018 edition of Olympic Day was a success in Mongolia. More than 200 schoolchildren took part in the Olympic Day Run organised in Terelj. In the capital, Ulaanbaatar, Olympians, athletes with disabilities, and representatives of the government and the media took part in the various activities on offer. This year, the Mongolian NOC celebrated its first Olympic medals (a silver and three bronze), won by wrestlers at the Olympic Games Mexico City 1968, and its first Olympic gold medals, won at the Games in Beijing in 2008. On this occasion, the two 2008 champions, judoka Naidan Tuvshinbayar and boxer Enkhbat Badar-Uugan were presented with the Olympic Star, the NOC’s highest distinction, by NOC President Demchigjav Zagdsuren.
26 June 2018 - From 11 to 15 June in Ulaanbaatar, the Mongolian NOC organised a Sports Medicine and Science seminar, with the support of Olympic Solidarity. The seminar topics included sports genetics, sports biomechanics, body composition, golden rules for athletes, sports nutrition as a special part of nutrition science and dietetics, and sports psychology. A total of 45 participants, comprising sports doctors, physical culture university teachers, coaches and athletes, took part, and were presented with their diplomas by NOC President Demchigjav Zagdsuren. In addition, under the terms of an MoU signed with the Russian NOC, the Mongolian NOC invited two Russian experts to attend the seminar.