Mongolia at the Olympics

Here is a great feel-good story about the Olympics:

“Mongolia made its Olympic Winter Games debut in 1964 in Innsbruck, but has never won a medal. At the Games in Innsbruck, a group of Mongolian cross-country skiers unexpectedly showed up at the competition, unaware of any application procedure, but were nevertheless allowed to compete. The 2006 Winter Olympics will mark the sixth time Mongolia has sent athletes to the Winter Games” –UB Post

It’s surprising that something like this happened, considering the Soviet/Communist obsession with the Olympic Games. I guess the Soviets were not interested in sharing their knowledge of the event with their fellow Communist nations. That must’ve been one legendary trip from Ulaanbaatar to Innsbruck…I wonder if there’s a book on it.