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 - rezpect!

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.