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Naadam Festival Program

- By B.DULGUUN

Here is the full program of the upcoming National Naadam Festival to help you plan out your schedule and get the best out of the event.

This year’s Naadam Festival will mark the 2,227th anniversar­y of the Mongolian Statehood, 812th anniversar­y of the Great Mongol Empire and 97th anniversar­y of People’s Revolution of Mongolia...

Here is the full program of the upcoming National Naadam Festival to help you plan out your schedule and get the best out of the event.

This year’s Naadam Festival will mark the 2,227th anniversar­y of the Mongolian Statehood, 812th anniversar­y of the Great Mongol Empire and 97th anniversar­y of People’s Revolution of Mongolia.

Tuesday, July 10

Khui Doloon Khudag

8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Four-year old horse race

2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Two-year old horse race

Shagain Asar - Ankle-bone Field

8:00 a.m. Ankle-bone sectional shooting tournament

Archery Field

8:30 a.m. National Khana Archery Tournament (Round 1)

2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. National Khasa Archery Tournament (Round 2)

Sukhbaatar Square

10:00 a.m. Presidenti­al inaugurati­on ceremony during the state Flag Day event

1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Ceremonies to pay tribute to the Chinggis Khaan statue and lay wreath on the statue of D.Sukhbaatar, the hero of the Mongolian People`s Revolution

2:00 p.m. Deeltei Mongol Festival

8:00 p.m. National flag-raising ceremony

Wednesday, July 11

Central Stadium

11:00 a.m. National flag-raising ceremony

11:10 a.m. Opening remarks by President Kh.Battulga

11:20 a.m. Grand opening of the National Naadam Festival with a special program

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. National wrestling tournament (Round 1)

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Children’s wrestling tournament (Round 1)

4:20 p.m. to 18:00 p.m. Children’s wrestling tournament (Round 2)

5:10 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. National wrestling tournament (Round 2)

Sukhbaatar Square

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Ulaanbaata­r night party

11:00 p.m. Fireworks at Sukhbaatar Square, near the Bayankhosh­uu, Maakhuur Tolgoi, and Doloon Buudal areas

Khui Doloon Khudag

8:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Stallion horse race

2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Opening ceremony of Khui Doloon Khudag Naadam

2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. “Ikh Nas” (horse over five years of age) horse racing

Ankle-bone Field

8:00 a.m. Semifinal of ankle-bone shooting tournament

11:30 a.m. Opening ceremony of ankle-bone shooting tournament

12:30 p.m. Semifinal of ankle-bone shooting tournament

Archery Field

1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. National archers’ unified shooting

2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. National Khana Archery Tournament (Final Round)

5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. National Khasa Archery Tournament (Final Round)

Thursday, July 12

Central Stadium

9:00 wrestling a.m. tournament to 11:00 (Round a.m. 3) National

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. wrestling tournament (Round Children’s 3)

11:20 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. National wrestling tournament (Round 4)

11:20 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Children’s wrestling tournament (Round 4)

2:30 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. National wrestling tournament (Round 5)

3:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. President Kh.Battulga’s presentati­on of the titles, medals, and certificat­es to participan­ts of the National Wrestling Tournament

3:40 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. National wrestling tournament (Round 6)

3:20 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Children wrestling tournament (Round 5)

4:10 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. President Kh.Battulga’s presentati­on of prizes for winners of the horse race

4:20 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. Children’s wrestling tournament (Round 6)

4:40 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. National wrestling tournament (Round 7)

5:30 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. President Kh.Battulga’s presentati­on of Ulsiin Nachin and Hartsaga titles to wrestlers

5:50 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. National wrestling tournament (Round 8)

6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Children’s wrestling tournament (Round 7) 7:10 p.m. to 7:20 p.m. President Kh.Battulga’s presentati­on of Ulsiin Zaan title to wrestlers

7:20 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. National wrestling tournament (Round 9)

7:50 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. President Kh.Battulga’s presentati­on of prize and title to the champion of the National Wrestling Tournament.

8:00 p.m. President Kh. Battulga’s closing speech

8:10 p.m. National Naadam Festival closing and transporti­ng of the national flag from the Central Stadium to State Palace.

Sukhbaatar Square

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Mongolian vintage night party

Khui Doloon Khudag

7:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. Five-year old horse race

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Two-year old horse race Archery Field

7:00a.m. to 12:00 a.m. National Khasa archery shooting (Semifinal)

Noon to 2:00 p.m. National Khasa archery shooting (Final Round)

2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. National Archery Tournament (Final round)

Ankle-bone Field

8:00 a.m. Shortliste­d tournament of ankle-bone shooting

1:00 p.m. Award ceremony of ankle bone shooting tournament

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