IOC Member Profile: Battushig Batbold of Mongolia

Battushig Batbold of Mongolia. © The UB Post
Battushig Batbold of Mongolia. © The UB Post

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 17, 2020: Battushig Batbold of Mongolia was born on July 23, 1986 and is 33 years old.

Education

Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, University of Chicago; Master in Business Administration, Harvard Business School.

Career 

Chair, Altai Holding Group (Mongolia); Chair, Emart Hypermarket Mongolia; Chair, Skytel and Skymedia LLC; Former analyst at Morgan Stanley Investment Bank; Member, Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Mongolia (Mongol Bank) (2016-2018).  

Sports practised

Basketball and badminton.   

Sports career  

Basketball (2004 and 2005), USA.  

Sports administration 

First Vice President of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (2017-); Executive Board member of the Mongolian NOC and Acting President of the Mongolian NOC (2019-2020); Chef de Mission for Mongolia, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020; President of the Mongolian Badminton Association (2015-); Council member, Badminton World Federation (2017-); Deputy Chair, Marketing Committee, Badminton World Federation; Executive Committee member, Badminton Asia  (2017-2019).

Other activities 

Co-owner and member of Altai Eagles (Burgeduud) Mongolian Basketball Team.

Awards and distinctions 

Forbes Mongolia Top 30 Young People (2017); Forbes Mongolia Leading Entrepreneur (2019).  

IOC History

Member, IOC Marketing Commission (2018-).