Off to Mongolia 🇲🇳

 We're off to Mongolia. Their capital and largest city is Ulaanbaatar. Largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea. Grassy steppe and mountains to the north ans west, xnd Gobi desert to south.  Bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. Genghis Khan started the Mongol empire. NOC was created in 1956 and recognized in 1962. First winter games were in 1964 and have only missed 1976 since. First summer games was also in 1964 and have only missed 1984 (the return boycott). They have 2g, 11s, 17b for 30 total. And all won in the summer. First medals were in 1968 (1s, 3b 4 total). First medal was the silver by Jigjidiin Monkhbat in mens freestyle wrestling 87kg. First bronze was by Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav in mens wrestling freestyle 52kg. First gold was in 2008 won by Naidangiin Tuvshinbayar in judo mens 100kg.  4 sports Mongolia has won in: judo (1g, 4s, 6b, 11 total), boxing (1g, 2s, 4b 7 total), wrestling (4s, 6b 10 total) and shooting (1s,1b, 2 total). That's Mongolia. Here is their flag.


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