AKIPRESS.COM - NUSF (the German University Sports Federation) Secretary General Mongolia Dorjsuren Jargalsaikhan received the Order of Sports Service Merit, also known as "Merited Coach of Mongolia", the country’s highest honor and recognition for a person in sports administration, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the participation of Mongolian athletes at the Summer Universiade (1965-2015), according to Eurosport.

Jargalsaikhan was awarded as an appreciation for his contribution to the country’s development of university sports. For 26 years of service in the NUSF of Mongolia, he has been successfully working in the national, continental and international university sports movements. He also led a number of World University Championships (Chess 2002, Wrestling 2006, Boxing 2010 & Archery 2016) and Asian University Championships (Table Tennis 2008, Women’s Volleyball 2012 & Men’s Basketball 2016) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Mongolian athletes have been participating in all Winter and Summer Universiades since the Summer Universiade in 1965.