Wrestlers receive titles and honors

Deputy Minister and Head of Naadam Organizing Commission Y.Sodbaatar handed titles and prizes to 2020 Naadam wrestling tournament victor Ulsyn Arslan P.Burentugs and runner-up Ulsyn Avarga N.Batsuuri.

P.Burentugs became the 25th ulsyn avarga as he emerged above 511 wrestlers during the Naadam festival of the 2,229th anniversary of Khunnu Empire, 814th anniversary of Great Mongol Empire, and 99th anniversary of People’s Revolution.

The deputy minister gave honors to some accomplished wrestlers, including:

• Ulsyn Avarga N.Batsuuri received the Tod Sonin (Magnificent) honor for reaching the final.

• Ulsyn Zaan P.Purevsaikhan received the Saruul Saijrakh (Continuously Improving) honor for repeating his title achievement.

• Ulsyn Arslan R.Purevdagva received the Unen Zorigt (Truly Brave) honor for reaching the quarterfinal. • Ulsyn Nachin B.Orkhonbayar received the Usukh Ider (Evolving Strong) honor for repeating his ulsyn nachin title achievement.

In addition, Ulsyn Nachin O.Khangai

received the Usukh Ider honor as the commission suspended D.Tserentogtokh from Bayankhongor Province, who defeated O.Khangai in 2019 Naadam, for doping.

Deputy Minister Y.Sodbaatar gave directions about the organizing next year’s Naadam, which marks the 100th anniversary of People’s Revolution.

“The Naadam Organizing Commission and Mongolian National Wrestling Federation should start working on the bill about upcoming Naadam. Also, an arrangement on whether a wrestler who passes nine stages in a 1024-wrestler tournament, which finalizes after 10 rounds, should be awarded as the ulsyn arslan title or not is needed,” according to the minister.