Bualadh Bós mór from the Club Committee to Manlai, Burmaa, Mendy, Otgonbaatar, Naranjargal and all of the Mongol Horde for a fantastic achievement – the inaugral Mongolian Archery Irish Open.
History was made in Inchicore last weekend and moreso within the CIE Works.
The inaugural Irish Open of the Mongolian Archery Championships (or Mongolian Anklebone Games) was held in Inchicore. The Club has developed a friendship with the Mongolian community in Ireland over the past 2 years and we were thrilled to support their huge achievement.
The guys and girls are far from home and in line with our own history, we Irish all know how important support for your community is when living in a foreign country.
The competition itself saw participants from 11 EU countries take part in the event.
Otgonbaatar is proudly receiving a certificate of recognition from His Eminence Mr. Battumer Enkhsukh, the Ambassador of Mongolia to the United Kingdom and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Ireland.
Burmaa and Manlai with the Lord Mayor of Dublin.
Two central figures in the Mongolian Archery circles and trusted supporters of our Club, Otgonbaatar and Naranjargal.
The central instrument like a harp is called a Yatga and the men are holding a Morin khuur.
The victors on the day were the team from Czechia with the top 4 standings as follows:
- Czechia
- Sweden
- France
- Ireland
Pop on over to the Embassy of Mongolia UK for some pictures from the first day of competition in the Inchicore Sports Hall (20+) “ИРЛАНДЫН ЦОМ” ҮНДЭСНИЙ ШАГАЙН… – Embassy of Mongolia in the UK | Facebook
Here are a couple of shots from the second and final day of competition on Sunday, which consisted of final games, music, eating and dancing.
Nyambayar (on the right) was the man who organised the feeding of the attendees on the day with Mongolian food. A great support of the Mongolian community and club and a consummate gentleman.
A regular in the Club for the Mongolian events. We had no clue that Ganbayar was a ridiculously great singer! Hats off to the man! Terrific.
Down to the wire…
A regular at the Mongolian Archery sessions in the Club and a figure who lives in Inchicore… we always knew that Munkhdul (blue top) is great fun… but who knew he was a legendary dancer on the floor… literally!
Now here’s something you do not see every day. What is it? Dried cow dung. Apparently, Mongolians out in the wilderness can use a number of dung balls as a fuel to cook food. The Mongolians call it Argal. These sticks emitted a sweet fragrant sweet smell when burned.
Again, not something you would see every day. Mongolian Vodka.
