Archery on horseback is a traditional sports activity of the Mongols. All people can take part in the competition regardless of the age or sex.

Archery on horseback is a traditional sports activity of the Mongols. All people can take part in the competition regardless of age or sex. Each participant receives his own bow, 9 arrows and a horse before the competition.

The 9 arrows will be shot in three rounds. In each round, the rider, with three arrows, goes on an 85-meter journey on horseback, shooting the arrows at 3 targets, 25 meters away from one another. Failure to finish shooting the 3 arrows after the journey ends is regarded as a dishonor. The archer who has shot the most arrows on targets will be the winner.

The archery on horseback competition varies in scale, with the largest having as many as 100 participants, medium with 20-30 archers and the smallest having an average of 10-20 archers.