Positive effects of skateboarding on well-being: Uukhai! | Ankhbayar Chinzorig | TEDxNUM

Ankhbayar Chinzorig, a member of the Uukhai Skateboarding Association in Mongolia, discusses how skateboarding affects physical and mental well-being. The talk also looks at how extreme sports and their associated cultures are finding a place in Mongolian society. Chinzorig has skateboarded since 2012 and helped found the Ulaanbaatar Original team, which laid the groundwork for the association in 2013.

• Physical and mental benefits of skateboarding
• Extreme sports and their culture in Mongolian society
• Origins of the Uukhai Skateboarding Association in 2013
• Presented at TEDxNUM, an independently organized TEDx event

Ankhbayar, member of the Uukhai Skateboarding Association, discussed the positive effects of skateboarding on physical and mental well-being, as well as how extreme sports and their associated cultures are finding their place in Mongolian society. Ankhbayar Chinzorig has been skateboarding since 2012 and is a member of Mongolia’s Uukhai Skateboarding Association. He initially founded a skateboarding team called “Ulaanbaatar Original,” which laid the foundation for the association’s establishment in 2013. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx