On January 23, the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC) presented the participant pins of the International Olympic Committee to the Mongolian athletes who competed in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. The ceremony was held at the MNOC, and the president of the committee S.Zagdsuren, vice president Ts.Damdin, secretary-general J.Otgontsagaan, and head of the Sports Policy Department of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports S.Chinbat handed the pins to the athletes. Olympic bronze medalist boxer D.Otgondalai; boxers E.Tsendbaatar, B.Chinzorig and Kh.Enkh-Amar; world weightlifting champion M.Ankhtsetseg; wrestlers J.Chuluunbat, O.Uitumen, D.Khuderbulga, L.Otgonbayar and P.Temuujin; and archer J.Gantugs received participant pins. MNOC president D.Zagdsuren said, “Every country recognizes Olympic participant pins, and I want to remind athletes to proudly wear this pin everywhere they go.”