World Nomad Games in the Kyrgyz Republic

Sep 12, 2014

World Nomad Games in the Kyrgyz Republic

Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment Case of the Fridays, World Kyrgyz Republic, World Nomad Games

The first World Nomad Games began on Tuesday, September 9 with an opening ceremony at the hippodrome of Cholpon-Ata, about 270 kilometers outside the capital Bishkek. Teams from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Mongolia and Tajikistan are taking part in the games.

: A Kyrgyz stuntman performing during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: A golden eagle attacks a chained wolf during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek on September 11, 2014 . (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz (blue) and Turkish (red) riders play the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi also known as Kok-Boru or Oglak Tartis in the first World Nomad Games in Cholpon-Ata, some 270 km from Bishkek on September 12, 2014 . Mounted players compete for points by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz riders perform during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek on September 11, 2014. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Kyrgyz stuntman performing during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Kyrgyz woman as she wears traditional Kyrgyz dress during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Kyrgyzstans capital Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Kyrgyz rider performing during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz boys on a swing during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz (red) and Tajik (grey) riders play the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi also known as Kok-Boru or Oglak Tartis in the first World Nomad Games in Cholpon-Ata, some 270 km from Bishkek on September 11, 2014 . Mounted players compete for points by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz (red) and Tajik (grey) riders play the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi also known as Kok-Boru or Oglak Tartis in the first World Nomad Games in Cholpon-Ata, some 270 km from Bishkek on September 11, 2014 . Mounted players compete for points by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Kyrgyz rider plays the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi also known as Kok-Boru or Oglak Tartis in the first World Nomad Games in Cholpon-Ata, some 270 km from Bishkek on September 11, 2014 . Mounted players compete for points by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Riders carry flags during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek on September 11, 2014 . (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz men skinning a sheep during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz women cooking in front of the handmade carpet with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s portrait during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Kyrgyz woman in traditional Kyrgyz dress near the yurta (nomad’s tent) during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants wave flags of the countries competing in the first World Nomad Games during the opening ceremony at the hippodrome of Cholpon-Ata, some 270 kms outside the capital Bishkek, on September 9, 2014. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the first World Nomad Games at the hippodrome of Cholpon-Ata, some 270 kms outside the capital Bishkek, on September 9, 2014. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Kyrgyz stuntman performs during the opening ceremony of the first World Nomad Games at the hippodrome of Cholpon-Ata, some 270 kms outside the capital Bishkek, on September 9, 2014. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the first World Nomad Games at the hippodrome of Cholpon-Ata, some 270 kms outside the capital Bishkek, on September 9, 2014. (Vyacheslav Oseledkov/AFP/Getty Images)

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