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THE STEPPE IS CALLING

Until event day · Mongolia time (UTC+8)

Supplied circular Khuraldai artwork with three horses, a mounted archer, and Mongolian script

Urum Nuur · Bulgan, Mongolia

10 ARAVTS100 WARRIORSONE FESTIVAL

Competitors from Mongolia and around the world unite in teams of ten, bringing speed, strength, precision and horsemanship to one festival.

A khuraldai is also a meeting of people and ideas. Inspired by ancestral remembrance and the fellowship of historic lakeside gatherings, this winter Naadam brings competition together with learning, ceremony and celebration.

The story & the aravt

Four trials. One team spirit.

Each skill counts toward the overall result. Discover the challenge and read the full rules for each discipline.

Khuraldai mounted archer artwork
Concept: teammates on distinct Mongolian horses hand over a rounded bronze gerege at a sunny winter relay station.
AI concept illustration · Competition atmosphere and equipment are illustrative.

Long-distance horse relay

Yam Relay

Each rider completes a 4.2195 km lap, handing the bronze gerege to the next rider. Horse changes and handovers count toward team time.

42.195km per teamFull rules
Concept: Mongolian and international competitors wrestle in separate pairs on a felt arena, wearing varied winter sports clothing.
AI concept illustration · Competition atmosphere and equipment are illustrative.

Aravt team wrestling

Chisel Attack

Ten pairs wrestle at once on a 50 m felt arena. The first aravt to six victories wins; a 5–5 tie goes to a three-person decider.

10simultaneous boutsFull rules
Concept: three teammates in individual wool deels prepare for long-range archery beside a snowy lake.
AI concept illustration · Competition atmosphere and equipment are illustrative.

Long-range archery

Yesünge

Two men and one woman shoot three arrows each. Every hit counts. Tied teams continue with the target moved nine metres farther away.

3 × 3archers × arrowsFull rules
Concept: a helmeted rider on a Mongolian horse strikes a suspended sporting target on a marked winter course.
AI concept illustration · Competition atmosphere and equipment are illustrative.

Mounted archery & saber challenge

Noqai Kerel

All ten riders shoot forward, strike three saber targets, and shoot backward on the return. Team hits decide the score; time breaks a tie.

10riders from every teamFull rules
Urum Nuur and its open lakeshore landscape

URUM NUUR · SAIKHAN · BULGAN

The sky is our roof.

Mountains for walls. The steppe and lake for a stage. Tengri Arena is a proposed open-air gathering place shaped around this landscape.

Explore Tengri Arena Urum Nuur · Location photography
Proposed Tengri Arena masterplan by the lakeshore
Tengri Arena · Architectural proposal

A place for the gathering.

The setting
Urum Nuur, Saikhan soum, Bulgan province.
The proposed venue
A 4-hectare site with an amphitheatre, felt wrestling arena, ceremonial gers and horse start/finish areas.
The journey
Approximately 531 km from Ulaanbaatar in the planning material. Final routes, transport and accommodation will be announced.
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More than competition.

History, ceremony and living culture form the heart of the gathering. The declaration sets out these programme themes; exact timings will follow.

Read the declaration

BEFORE THE FESTIVAL

A gathering of knowledge

On lunar day 14, the declaration calls for a scholarly gathering to study and share ancestral history and cultural heritage.

FESTIVAL DAY

Ceremony & competition

The hunting horn and great drum call the gathering. Nayaa Noyon’s nine blue-maned standard is raised, and the aravts meet in the four trials.

CULTURE & CELEBRATION

Horse culture, airag & song

Saikhan and Orkhon share their horse and airag traditions. The festival anthem joins the celebration from the rising sun toward the evening moon.

The declaration also proposes a gathering of 20,000 horses and a 500-camel caravan from the Gobi. These are ambitions, not confirmed attendance or bookable services. Read the festival anthem

Bring your skill. Tell your story.

Apply as an individual. Competitors must be over 18; selection comes before aravt allocation. An application does not guarantee a place.

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Horses grazing across an open green landscape in Khovd, Mongolia
Horses of the steppe · Khovd, MongoliaPhoto: Sodo Sane / Unsplash
  1. 01

    Tell your story

    Apply as an individual. Share your riding, archery, wrestling, and other skills.

  2. 02

    Show your skill

    Shortlisted candidates may be asked for videos, results, or further evidence.

  3. 03

    Join an aravt

    Selected warriors are introduced with permission. Team allocation follows later.

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