那达慕 是蒙古语，是蒙语的译音，意为“娱乐、游戏”，以表示丰收的喜悦之情。是蒙古人最喜爱的一种传统体育活动形式，也是多功能盛大节日活动。那达慕的前身是蒙古族“祭敖包”，是蒙古民族在长期的游牧生活中，创造和流传下来的具有独特民族色彩的竞技项目和游艺、体育项目。那达慕有悠久的历史，早在汉代匈奴时期就有那达慕的记载。比赛主要内容是被称为“好汉三技”的摔跤、赛马、射箭等体育娱乐活动，同时还举行丰富多彩的文艺演出和商业交流活动。那达慕分为“大、中、小”三种类型，每年的蒙古国国庆节期间（7月11-12日两天）要举办一次声势浩大的国家级那达慕，地点在乌兰巴托，很多外国游客此时前来观赏那达慕。

Naadam: this annual sports festival Naadam is the most famous celebration across the country and every and vil-lage will hold its own wrestling, ar-chery and hosre racing contests .The official Naadam opening ceremony in Uiaanbaatar is quite spectacular. Rid-ers dress as Chinggis Khan’s entou-rage lead the huge procession around the Naadam stadium, which features hundreds of adults and children dressed in costumes representing all Mongolia’s ethnic groups. In UIaanbaatar, wrestling takes place in the main Naadam stadium. Archery competitions are held outside the sta-dium everywhere, while the famous, perilous horse races take place near the Buyant Uhaa airport.