Added: Jul 24, 2008
From: scmp888
Duration: 3:31
http://www.scmp.com/video/Mongolians celebrated Naadam this month, a sports festival that rivals the Olympics with its centuries' old history. Genghis Khan's descendents compete in skills that enabled them to once rule the world's largest empire: Wrestling, archery and horse racing.Since Mongolia's revolution in 1921, Naadam is now celebrated as a national holiday every July 11th.We talk to a Mongolian wrestler who has high hopes for his compatriots at this year's Olympic Games.
Channel: Sports
Tags: archery beijing feature festival games genghis history horse khan khatgal manly mongolian naadam olympic racing sports three ulaanbator wrestling 北京奥运 蒙古摔跤
Rating: 5.00 (4 ratings) Views: 4404' favoriteCount='4 Comments: 5
theshadowboy607 Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - luv all 3 items
Remarimi Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - Nice video and very informative correctly. :)Excellent job!
ayotechnology5050 Says:
Jul 27, 2008 - nice video
oogii55 Says:
Aug 5, 2008 - What year was it? That guy was friend of mine.
theshadowboy607 Says:
Jul 24, 2008 - rezpect!