An MNOC delegation, led by President Demchigjav Zagdsuren, attended the ceremony to mark the signing, which aims to increase co-operation between the two Committees in the build-up to the Olympics and Paralympics in five years’ time.

JOC President Tsunekazu Takeda, who is a vice-president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, was also in attendance, as was 35-times sumo championship winner Mönkhbatyn Davaajargal of Mongolia, better known by the name of Hakuhō Shō.

Davaajargal is an Olympic Ambassador for Tokyo 2020 and is regarded as one of the most successful sumo wrestlers in the history of the sport.

It is hoped the partnership will help strengthen the relationship between the MNOC and the JOC.

Mongolia’s first appearance at the Olympic Games came at Tokyo 1964, where they failed to win a medal.

Since then, they have won a total of 24 medals at the Games including two golds, claimed by Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan in the men’s 54 kilograms bantamweight boxing and Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, who topped the podium in  the men’s under 100kg judo category.

Both of those successes came at Beijing 2008, where they scooped four medals, a total which they had previously achieved in Mexico City in 1967 and in the Russian capital Moscow in 1980.

They have traditionally done well in the combat sports including judo, boxing and wrestling although they have also won two Olympic medals in shooting.

Mongolia had their most successful Olympics at London 2012, coming home with two silver and three bronze medals.

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