Cultural & Folk Festival · Asia-Pacific
The Naadam festival of Mongolia, covering the three traditional games of wrestling, archery and horse racing.
Wrestling, archery and horse racing as three open-age individual events, with the wrestling title ladder as the rank list. Install it, adapt it to your own local round, and open entries the same day.
Naadam is Mongolia’s national summer festival and is built around three traditional contests known as the three manly games: wrestling (Bökh), archery and horse racing. Contests are held at local and regional gatherings, and the biggest are run on a national scale, where a state organising committee runs the festival and officials present certificates and medals.
Wrestling is a large single-elimination bracket. At the national level it runs as a fixed field of 512 or 1,024 wrestlers over nine or ten rounds, and entrants qualify through lower-tier Naadams. Titles are conferred by how far a wrestler gets: the ladder runs from Nachin (falcon) through Zaan (elephant) and Arslan (lion) up to Avarga (titan) for a repeat Arslan.
Archery is scored by hits, and knocking a target cylinder (a sur) out counts as a hit. Horse racing involves formal horse registration and age checks before the start, and riders must meet statutory age, insurance and safety requirements.
This template turns that structure into three events for an organiser to run: Wrestling (Bökh), Archery and Horse Racing, one Open (Adult) age group of 16 and over, individual entries, both genders. Each event is rated out of 10, and the rank list uses the wrestling title ladder in place of a generic first, second and third.
Where this event comes from
Naadam is a long-standing Mongolian tradition of three contests of strength and skill, now held as the country’s national festival.
Where this event is run
Naadam is run across Mongolia, from local gatherings to the national festival. This template follows the Mongolian format only. It suits an organiser running a Naadam-style round, a cultural society celebration or a school event that wants the three contests set up with entries, judges and ranks in one place.
- Mongolia
Key facts
- 3 competitions: Wrestling (Bökh), Archery and Horse Racing.
- One age group: Open (Adult), 16 and over.
- All three are individual entries, open to both genders, rated out of 10.
- 3 item-by-group assignments, no entry fee set in the template.
- Rank list follows the wrestling title ladder: Nachin, Zaan, Arslan, Avarga.
- Real national wrestling is a 512 or 1,024 slot knockout, not a graded score, so the rank list carries the title progression.
Age groups
Every candidate is placed into one of these groups by age, and competitions are run per group.
- Open (Adult) — ages 16 to 99
Competition items
The events themselves — each with the category it belongs to and how judges score it.
- Wrestling (Bökh) — On Stage, Rating out of 10
- Archery — On Stage, Rating out of 10
- Horse Racing — On Stage, Rating out of 10
Competitions by group
The full schedule matrix, sectioned by age group then category — which item runs for whom, and for how long.
| Item | Group | Type | Gender | Max score | Time limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestling (Bökh) | Open (Adult) | Individual | Both | 10 | 10m 10s |
| Archery | Open (Adult) | Individual | Both | 10 | 10m 10s |
| Horse Racing | Open (Adult) | Individual | Both | 10 | 10m 10s |
Frequently asked questions
Can I change this template after installing it?
Yes — installing it creates a fully configured, live event, not a locked package. Every age group, competition item, rule and scoring setting can be edited afterwards to match exactly what your event actually needs.
Do I need technical knowledge to set this up?
No. Installing a template does the setup work for you; you only need to review the details (dates, unit or house names) and open registration.
Want the fuller picture first? See our guide to judge scoring and tabulation software.
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Everything above is installed as a live, editable event in one step — age groups, items, rules and scoring. Preview it below, then start your own.
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