Ulaanbaatar
Parliament approves revised law on Naadam festival
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On February 9, Thursday, Parliament held the first discussion on and approved a revised bill on national Naadam festival.
The revised bill reflects the awarding of titles to archers. In accordance with the revision, archer who claimed the second place at national-level Naadam will be bestowed with an Excellent archer title, and the third place with a Skilled archer title.
As for winners, one-time winner of national Naadam archery competition will become Mergen of Nation (literal meaning: marksman). If the archer wins again, his or her title will be upgraded in the following manner- national mergen will become Wide (Dayan) Mergen of Nation, national wide mergen will become Prominent (Dayar Duursakh) Mergen of Nation, and national prominent mergen will become Undefeatable (Darkhan) Mergen of Nation.
