The first teen swimming contest for the regional youth sports club took place in Hohhot, on Aug 21, attracting 85 contestants from primary and secondary schools.
On Aug 20, the Inner Mongolian athlete Li Qian won the bronze medal in the women’s Olympic middleweight boxing competition, the first Olympic medal for Inner Mongolia.
The 7th China-Mongolia Media Forum opened in Chinggis, Khentii province, Mongolia on Aug 18, with about 100 officials and journalists from China and Mongolia discussing and initiating methods of accelerating media cooperation and exchanges between the two countries.
A cultural week serial festival opened at the national art museum, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on August 18, with a string of surprises and activities in store until August 30.
Li Youliang, a 33-year-old man from Zhenglan Banner, Xilin Gol League of Inner Mongolian, has succeeded in selling the Mongolian ethnic yurts to many foreign countries.
A bullet train departed Hohhot East Railway Station for Ulanqab marking the start of high-speed rail services using Inner Mongolia’s first newly-laid high-speed railway on Aug 3.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the autonomous region, during which various celebrations are planned to showcase its prosperity and ethnic diversity.
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