Naadam festival kicks off in Mongolia

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Naadam festival kicks off in Mongolia

STORY: Naadam festival kicks off in Mongolia DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: Mongolia's national holiday Naadam kicked off on Monday with a splendid opening ceremony featuring the country's history, traditions and culture. The official holiday is celebrated from July 11 to July 15 every year. It was called off in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Inscribed in UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the festival includes three traditional sports in the country, namely horse racing, archery and wrestling. Only men are allowed to participate in the traditional wrestling tournament of Naadam. The main difference between Mongolian traditional wrestling and international free wrestling is that the weight of wrestlers is not taken into consideration. A total of 1,024 wrestlers are competing in this year's Naadam. Unlike wrestling, Mongolian archery is open to female participants. A total of 540

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