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Welcome to Mongolia!
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We are here for the Naadam,
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the Mongolian festival famous for its horse race.
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We are outside Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
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And it is almost time for the big event.
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This is Mukhdalai, a great horse trainer.
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He is preparing his horse for the Naadam race.
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It's a lot of work.
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This is Namjin.
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He is Mukhdalai's good friend.
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He, too, is preparing for the Naadam race.
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It's now the day of the big race.
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There are a lot of people at the Naadam this year.
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There are about 20 horses in the race.
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Some riders came almost 80 kilometers
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to be in the race this year.
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A car takes the horses and riders to the start.
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The race is 25 kilometers long,
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up and down steep hillsides.
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It's not easy.
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Namjin's rider is in a white shirt.
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And Mukhdalai's rider is in yellow.
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At the start, all of the riders stop...
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and then they turn and go!
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The horses go very fast.
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In the race, some will go
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almost 50 kilometers an hour.
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At the start of the race, Namjin's boy, in the white shirt,
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is doing well.
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Mukhdalai's horse is still in the back.
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But in time, Mukhdalai's horse goes faster.
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Soon, Mukhdalai's horse is in first place.
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Namjin's horse still does okay,
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but then the rider drops his whip.
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Now it is very hard for him to win the race.
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Mukhdalai's horse finishes the race first.
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The race is very hard for Namjin's boy,
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but in the end he finishes fifth.
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As the race's winner, Mukhdalai gets some money.
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He also gets a traditional Mongolian fiddle.
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In fifth place, Namjin's horse also gets a small prize.
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As the day ends, everyone is happy.