Burnsville Athlete To Compete In 2022 Winter Paralympics

BURNSVILLE, MN — Burnsville native and wheelchair curler Batoyun "Oyuna" Uranchimeg is competing in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

This is Uranchimeg 's first time at the Paralympics, according to her bio on Team USA.

Uranchimeg began curling in 2016 and is a member of USA Wheelchair Curling Development Team, Four Seasons and Dakota Curling Club. Her team recently placed 4th in the World Championships in 2021, according to her bio.

Uranchimeg currently works at University of St. Thomas as an administrative assistant for the Communication & Journalism Department. According to her bio, she graduated from Hamline University School of Business and got her master's in nonprofit management.

Read more about Uranchimeg here.