The State Draughts Championship 2012 has started on May 11, 2012 at Sunjin Grand Hotel. The tournament with 16 male and female top Mongolian players will continue for 9 days till May 19th.  

Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Japan and Mongolia, the Mongolia-Japan Center is to host Japanese language course at the Mongolia-Japan Human Resource Development Center.  

Mongolian two racers for the first time are to race in the world famous Dakar Rally to be organized in the South America on January 05-20, 2013.

In frames of the "National program for introducing information technology in archive and office records" approved by the Government of Mongolia, the State Archive General Office together with the Univision company of Unitel LLC have initiated and are to implement a project "Restoring films in the Mongolian film archive, showcasing them to public". 

The Organizing Committee of the National Naadam Festival 2012 held its first meeting led by M.Enkhbold, the Head of the Organizing Committee and Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia at Government House yesterday on May 15, 2012.  

Mongolian wrestlers are to participate in the first Hari Ram Indian Wrestling Grand Prix International Tournament to be hosted in New Delhi, India on May 25-27, 2012.

Mongolian Merit Actor, ballet dancer D.Altankhuyag rarely performs in his home country, Mongolia. However, there is a good news for his fans as D.Altankhuyag will be performing in Mongolia next month.

The nationwide Book Day celebration organized by the "Nomyn Soyolt Yertunts" NGO together with the UBS channel's "Nomyn Yertunts" or "World of Books" tv program team has started today on May 15, 2012 at Mongolian Youth Union.

The 2012 Female Wrestling World Cup is scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan on May 26-27, 2012. Teams from Japan, Canada, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, People's Republic of China, USA and Ukraine, who are the winners of the first 8 places in the women's category of the 2011 Wrestling World Championship hosted in Istanbul, Turkey are invited to participate in this year's World Cup tournament.

The Mongolian national team of shooting sports has left for Milan, Italy, to participate in the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup being held on May 13-21, 2012.

The Natsu Basho (Summer Tournament) of Japanese Sumo wrestling is ongoing in Tokyo on its ninth day. From the first day Japanese sumo wrestlers have been dominating the tournament, even Yokozuna Hakuho has been defeated on the first day as well as today (May 14) to Sekiwake Toyonoshima, making 5 wins and 4 losses after 9 day result, this is an unseen "record" result for Hakuho since he achieved the highest title Yokozuna. 

Yesterday on May 13, 2012, the Federation of Mongolian Horse Racing Sports and Trainers hosted its annual "Ireeduin Tumen Khurd" high-stakes race for Daaga (two year old) horses with minimum purse of 1,000 USD at the place named Tsagaan Khutul of Khui Doloon Khudag in Tuv aimag.

The winners of Mongolian "Academy Awards 2012" to name the best films and professionals have been officially announced on May 12, 2012.

The seventh AIBA Women's World Championships has started on May 11, 2012, or last Sunday, in Qinhuangdao, the People's Republic of China. This tournament is the last tournament for Olympic berths of this year, where every country has sent in their best female athletes.

The annual traditional Mongolian wrestling tournament "Naadam for All Militants" hosted by the Mongolian National Wrestling Association will be held at the Central Wrestling Palace at 03:00pm on May 27, 2012.

Every month the Mongolian National Olympic Committee in close relations with the Mongolian Sports Journalist Association, UBS television and the Mongolian Sports Marketing Agency carry out the work to select the best athlete of the month. 

Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC), "Team Mongolia" NGO in close ties with the Mongolian Embassy to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Mongolian Association in the United Kingdom (MAUK) hosted the event "Cheering our Mongolian team" in London, the UK on May 08, 2012.

The AIBA International Boxing Association is organizing the seventh AIBA Women's World Championships Qinhuangdao 2012, the only opportunity for female boxers to qualify for upcoming London Olympics, which is taking place in Qinhuangdao city of the People’s Republic of China on May 09-20, 2012. 

"Erchim" club, the champion of the 2011 football tournaments of "Super Cup" and "Borgio Cup" organized by Mongolian Football Federation, is participating in the "President Cup" tournament of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The designs of the costumes for Mongolian athletes to participate in the XXX Summer Olympic Games to be worn at the opening and closing ceremonies have been approved. 

Mongolian Students Sports Federation (MSSF) and Mongolian Embassy to the Russian Federation in close relation with Mongolian Students Union in Russia are hosting the annual basketball championship among Mongolian students in Moscow, Russia.

A joint concert organized by Mongolian and Japanese artists named "Itgeliin Gegee" or "Light of Hope" which is dedicated for the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries will be hosted at the Central Cultural Palace in Ulaanbaatar on May 10, 2012.  

Mongolians residing in Belgium are preparing to host a Mongolian Cultural Event in Antwerp, Belgium on May 19, 2012. The main event of the day will be a Mongolian traditional game of ankle bone shooting.  

The Natsu Basho or the summer tournament of Japanese Sumo wrestling has started yesterday in Tokyo on May 06, 2012.

The final freestyle wrestling tournament for Olympic berth was held in Finland on May 04-06, 2012, where 5 Mongolian athletes participated.

The "Bolor Luu" or "Crystal Dragon" production and Mongolian Sumo Wrestling Association in close relationship with "Hakuho" Fund are to host a sumo wrestling "Ikh Avarguud" or "Great Champions" tournament for children and youngsters in Ulaanbaatar on May 12-13, 2012. 

The first thriller genre feature film, the "A Substitute Player" has made its opening at "Tengis" Cinema yesterday on May 03, 2012. 

The nominees for the Athlete of the Month have been revealed by the Mongolian National Olympic Committee, Mongolian Sports Journalists Association, UBS television and Mongolian Sports Marketing Agency. 

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