THE MONGOLIAN ARTIST WINS GOLD MEDAL

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The Mongolian circus artist E.Lhagva-Ochir has won a gold medal in the fourth international circus festival. It has been organized by the Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism of the People's Republic of Vietnam and the Vietnamese circus association in Hanoi November 15-21. E.Lhagva-Ochir, a performer of "Assa" circus and "Ulaanbaatar"circus, has given a performance in the hand balance category combining it with the Mongolian traditional dance and body contortion. The 4th International circus festival has attracted 185 circus performers from Russia, Ukraine, Cuba, Mongolia, Cambodia, France, the United States and Vietnam who competed in with five art types. Previous festivals were organized in 1997, 2004 and 2010. Ch.Enkhtuya