Sandui Tsendsuren, President of the Mongolia Triathlon and a member of the Executive Board of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee, was awarded the highest order of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee, the Olympic Gold Star, today in recognition of his contribution to the spread and development of the Olympic idea in Mongolia and the development of Mongolian triathlon. The award was presented by Choigavaa Naranbaatar, Acting President of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee and Enkhbat Badar-Uugan, Secretary General of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee and Beijing 2008 Olympic Champion.