With Stephen Pera, let us explore traditional Mongolian wrestling, one of the “Three Manly Sports“ of Mongolia's Naadam Festival. In the time of Chinggis Khan, wrestling provided Mongol soldiers with strength, stamina and skills training. Today, 800 years later, Mongol men no longer need to be battle-ready all the time, but wrestling remains a national obsession. Maybe its because wrestling is a part of Mongolia's values and identity.
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