Overview
- President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh officially opened the National Naadam on Saturday with South Korea's President Lee Jae‑myung attending and a large staged program featuring about 2,000 performers, 700 dancers and more than 80 horses.
- Wrestling moved into its later rounds on July 12 with tournament progress producing 14 new 'nachin' promotions and the president reading a decree that formally awarded those national wrestling titles.
- A 2023 change to Naadam rules ties match performance to automatic rank promotion, creating the possibility that top contenders such as P. Burentugs and O. Khangai could reach higher ranks like Dayan Avarga or Darkhan Avarga if they meet nine‑ or ten‑win thresholds.
- In national sur (archery) contests H. Boldbaatar was declared Dayan Mergen and S. Togoohuu earned the Mergen qualification, and the president issued decrees and presented certificates and badges to qualifying archers.
- Organizers kept the festival running under heavy‑rain conditions by deploying 713 police officers, 118 surveillance cameras, emergency teams and pumping crews that cleared pooled water near the Central Stadium within about an hour to 90 minutes to protect public safety and event continuity.