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“Khiimori” International Competition of Mounted Archery

admin Aug 28, 2019

“Khiimori” International Competition of Mounted Archery will be held in Ulaanbaatar on 6-9th of September 2019. The official opening ceremony will start at 11am on the 7th of September and there will be demo performance, parade, and art performances.

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Mounted Archery, a sport that used to be one of the aboriginal qualifications of nomadic Mongols with thousands of years of history but forgotten, has been renewed by the members “Khanmongol” horse-riders association and the Mongolian Mounted Archery Association, since Japanese “Yabusame” archery demo performance in the late 90s.

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Moreover, the sport has been intensely developed in the last 5 years and as of today, “Khanmongol”, “Argali Altai”, “Namnaa”, and Stunt Performers’ Clubs of Cinematography are constantly practicing and conducting training.

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25 counties around the world will compete in the “Khiimori” competition and Asian Archery, European Archery, Mongolian ball hunting, Turkic kabak, and the traditional Mongolian Mounted Archery (renewed from a historical source) are the types included in the program.

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