An international master of sports and cross-country skier B.Byambadorj held the state flag of Mongolia during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games started Friday in the Fisht Olympic stadium.
Mongolia is participating in its 13th Winter Olympics since the country its debut in 1964 in Innsbruck.
Mongolia is being represented at the Sochi Winter Olympics by international masters of sports B.Byambadorj and Ch.Otgontsetseg who are will compete in the men’s and women’s cross-country skiing events on February 13-14.
Mongolia participated in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in Innsbruck in 1964 with a big composition of athletes who competed in the events of speed skating and cross-country skiing. Alongside Mongolia, the national teams of India and North Korea made their debut at the Winter Olympics.
A State Honored sportsman and speed skater L.Tsend was the flag bearer at the Winter Olympics of 1964, 1968 and 1972. He also attended the Winter Olympics four times as a coach.