Inner Mongolia marks 70th anniversary with sports
By Zhao Xiao (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2017-02-09
On Feb 7, Inner Mongolia Sports Bureau announced it will hold 12 large-scale sports events from May to September in order to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
The sports events include an equestrian festival, youth soccer activities, a sports expo, cross-country races, and traditional Nadam fairs involving horse racing, archery, Mongolian wrestling, camel polo, and other activities.
These events aim to showcase the peaceful ethos and living conditions of the regional ethnic groups, and also further promote tourism development in Inner Mongolia.
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