Mongolian child horse racing at Naadam festival in Tsagaannuur, Khövsgöl, Mongolia

Mongolian child horse racing at Naadam festival in Tsagaannuur, Khövsgöl, Mongolia Stock Photo
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Hakbong Kwon / Alamy Stock Photo

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C900ER

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60.2 MB (1.8 MB Compressed download)

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5616 x 3744 px | 47.5 x 31.7 cm | 18.7 x 12.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

9 July 2011

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Tsagaannuur, Khövsgöl, Mongolia

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Tsagaannuur, Khövsgöl, Mongolia, Naadam fistival Naadam (Mongolian: Наадам, lit. "games") is a traditional type of festival in Mongolia. The festival is also locally termed "eriin gurvan naadam" (эрийн гурван наадам) "the three games of men". The games are Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery and are held throughout the country during the midsummer holidays. Women have started participating in the archery and girls in the horse-racing games, but not in Mongolian wrestling.