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The only action that was taken was a
new rule enforcing that helmets are
compulsory, although many in the rural
competitions still don’t wear them.
The main events are held in
Ulaanbaatar in the middle of July,
but it’s still possible to catch the
preliminary competitions across the
country weeks before the finals are
held. Every town seems to have a fenced
arena for their traditional sports, andabove Archers rest in a small
alley. The origins of the festival
can be traced back about 800
years to Genghis Khan’s empire
left A woman tries on
traditional clothes for a photo
at Ulaanbaatar’s Sukhbaatar
Square during Naadam
top right A boy displays an
eagle to attract tourists