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Ceremony for seeing off the athletes, who are to take part in the summer Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro of Brazil, took place on Wednesday at Chinggis Khaan Square. President Mr Ts.Elbegdorj, Prime minister Mr J.Erdenebat and other officials have participated in the event.
Mr J.Erdenebat said in the opening remarks that Mongolia is sending 42 athletes to the 31st Summer Olympic Games “RIO 2016”, and eight athletes to the 15th Paralympic Games.
Mongolian athletes first started to participate in the Olympics in 1964 and since then grabbed 2 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze medals in freestyle wrestling, judo, boxing and shooting.
Prime minister thanked Preparation committee for the Rio 2016 and the people of Mongolia, who love sport and support athletes, for making tangible and intangible contributions to the successful attendance by the country’s team the 2016 Olympic games.
At the end of his speech, he wished the athletes to sound the Mongolia’s state anthem and raise the state flags many more times in the “Olympic Sky”.

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