Mongolian Wrestling: Nadaam Wrestler’s Journey

Collide
Wrestlers practice at a training camp in Ulanbator for the Naddam Festival.

Found this great series of photos take by Stephen Dupont in 1998.

I think the titles chosen for each shot add depth to the photo, as do the concise descriptions.

I really wanted to publish the whole series of photos here, I hope Stephan doesnt mind me cutting and pasting.

The viewers of this blog will appreciate his skill and generosity I’m certain.

But I decided to only publish some of the photos here and encourage you to click through to his site to see the rest

Sneaky ey!

Enjoy :-)

Keep Smilin’

Michael

The Teacher
An old wrestling champion named Khukhenkhu advises younger wrestlers at a training camp. 

The Champion
The Mongolian champion wrestler “Baterdene” looks at the camera in the dressing room at Nadaam Stadium. 

Winning
A wrestling match at Nadaam Stadium. 

See the rest of the photo series here

One Response to “Mongolian Wrestling: Nadaam Wrestler’s Journey”

  1. Andrew Murray Says:

    The guy in the flatcap looks like my grandad from Cumbria, England lol

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