Culture
- November 6, 2026Parliament moves to regulate the use of Chinggis Khaan's name and portrait
By 67 votes of the 90 members present, parliament on November 6 adopted a resolution for the 820th anniversary of the Great Mongol Empire. It tells the government to…
- November 6, 2026A 19th-century Mongolian picture biography of the Buddha joins UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Memory of the World register
UNESCO's Memory of the World committee for Asia and the Pacific, meeting in Jakarta, on November 5 added to its regional register an illustrated biography of the Buddha…
- November 6, 2026Youth sport: a judo bronze at the Youth Olympics, and a fifth straight world team title in draughts
Judoka T. Tugskhuslen won bronze in the boys' 55 kg at the 4th Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Mongolia's first medal there. At the world youth and junior…
- October 29, 2026Wrestler Davaanasan wins bronze in Astana for her second world championship medal
Davaanasan Enkh-Amar won bronze in the women's 76 kg at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is her second world medal, after an earlier silver…
- October 28, 2026The Vatican hands Mongolia copies of 38 rare documents from the Mongol Empire's letters with the popes
Güyük Khan's letter to Pope Innocent IV is among them. Mongolia's ambassador to the Holy See, D. Gerelmaa, formally received copies of 38 rare 13th- and 14th-century…
- October 26, 2026Mongolia's best-ever Asian Para Games: 10 medals, including four golds
Four golds, four silvers and two bronzes. Mongolia finished 14th of 45 nations at the 5th Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, its best result ever.
- October 23, 2026Mongolian athletes win four golds in five days at the Asian Para Games in Japan
Four golds, two silvers, two bronzes. After five days of the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, Mongolia had eight medals and ranked 13th on the medal table.
- October 19, 2026Former yokozuna Hakuho elected president of the International Sumo Federation
The 69th yokozuna now leads amateur sumo worldwide. The International Sumo Federation's congress, held during the World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, elected…
- October 15, 2026The HU will play for peace at UNESCO headquarters
UNESCO announced on October 15 that The HU, the Mongolian band named UNESCO Artists for Peace, will perform live at its Paris headquarters on October 26 at an event…
- A year marking 820 years of the Great Mongol State
2026 is the 820th anniversary of the state founded by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, alongside a busy calendar of international events hosted in Mongolia.