World Nomad Games

World Nomad Games (Kyrgyz: Дүйнөлүк көчмөндөр оюндары, Russian: Всемирные игры кочевников) are an international sport competition dedicated to ethnic sports practiced in Central Asia. The main countries taking part in those games are the former Soviet republics of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Russia (especially Sakha, Buryatia, Altay, Kalmykia, Bashkortostan republics, etc.) as well as other countries like Mongolia, Turkey, and Afghanistan. The first two World Nomad Games were held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.

Sports and disciplines (2014 Worldwide Games)

Alysh (Kyrgyz: Алыш), a kind of belt wrestling,
Salburun (Kyrgyz: Салбурун), a sport mixing falconry, mounted archery and hunt assisted by Taigan,
Shagai,
Horse racing (At Chabysh), (Kyrgyz: Ат чабыш),
Er enish, (Kyrgyz: Эр эңиш),
Toguz korgool, (Kyrgyz: Тогуз коргоол),
Kourach,
Kok-boru, a sport similar to Buzkashi, where riders fight for a goat carcass. (Kyrgyz: Көк бөрү),

List of all sports found here http://worldnomadgames.com/en/sport/

A cultural program

The Games are surrounded by a cultural and ethnical program. During the first edition of the Games, a yurt village was installed, and cultural events not linked with the Games' disciplines occurred, as well as other entertaining activities.

List of past and future Games

From 9 to 14 September 2014: Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. While organising the first edition of the Games, the Kyrgyz government spent more than 3 million dollars.^[1] More than 400 athletes from 20 countries took part in the event.^[2]
From 3rd to 8th^[3] of September 2016: Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.^[4] The program of the II World Nomad Games includes 23 kinds of ethnosport.^[5] 40 countries participated in this games.^[6]^[7]

Linked articles

CBS Sports on The World Nomad Games http://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/look-the-world-nomad-games-are-a-crazier-cooler-version-of-the-olympics/
The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/sep/09/the-world-nomad-games-in-pictures
DW News http://www.dw.com/en/like-the-olympics-including-genghis-khan/av-19529698
Arctic Winter Games
Central Asian Games

References

↑ Article dedicated to Kyrgyz Government's expenses on ia-centr.ru (in Russian), 2 September 2014
↑ "Nomads showcase 'girl chasing' game in Kyrgyzstan". BBC. 12 September 2014.
↑ (Russian)Indigenous of Australian aborigenes and America invited to the 2nd edition of the World Nomad Games, Sputnik, 5 march 2016.
↑ Kazakh press article dedicated to Worldwide Nomad Games, in Russian
↑ "About the Games". worldnomadgames.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
↑ "World Nomad Games opening ceremony 2016". EuroNews.
↑ Walker, Shaun (4 September 2016). "Welcome to the World Nomad Games: 'If Genghis Khan was alive, he'd be here'". The Guardian.

External links

Official website of the 2014 Games (in English and Russian)
Official promotional video, 2016 games, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Official Youtube channel
Official website of the 2016 Games http://worldnomadgames.com/en/

Multi-sport events

Global

Olympics	Olympic Games Summer Winter Youth Olympic Games

Disabled sports	Deaflympics Défi sportif Invictus Games IWAS World Games Paralympic Games Summer Winter Special Olympics Summer Winter Transplant Games

Professions	Lumberjack World Championship Military World Games World Police and Fire Games European Championship in Forestry Skills Southern Forestry Conclave Stihl Timbersports Series World Logging Championship

Youth and students	Gymnasiade International Children's Games SELL Student Games Universiade World Interuniversity Games

Other types	Arafura Games Dew Tour Mind Sports Olympiad SportAccord World Mind Games World Combat Games World Games World Masters Games X Games

Regional

Africa	African Youth Games African Games All-Africa University Games

Americas	ALBA Games Bolivarian Games CANUSA Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games North American Indigenous Games North American Outgames Pan American Games Parapan American Games South American Beach Games South American Games

Asia	Pan-Asian Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Para Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Southeast Southeast Asian Games ASEAN Civil Service Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN ParaGames Central Asian Games South Asian Games West Asian Games

Europe	Black Sea Games EuroGames European Games European Masters Games European Sports Championships European Youth Olympic Festival Games of the Small States of Europe

Oceania	Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games Australian Youth Olympic Festival Micronesian Games Pacific Games

Intercontinental	Arctic Winter Games AsiaPacific Outgames Asia Pacific Deaf Games Indian Ocean Island Games Island Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games

Intercommunity	Commonwealth Games youth CPLP Games Croatian World Games Gay Games Invictus Games Islamic Solidarity Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusophony Games Maccabiah Games Pan Arab Games Pan-Armenian Games Transplant Games World Eskimo Indian Olympics World Indigenous Games World Nomad Games World Outgames

National

Africa

South African Games¹

Americas

Canada Quebec Western Colombia United States amateur juniors seniors Warrior Games

NCSG, United States³	Alabama California Florida Massachusetts Missouri Montana Nebraska New York North Carolina North Dakota¹ Texas Wisconsin

Asia

Europe

Netherlands
Poland (youth)
All-Union Spartakiad¹
Spartakiad of Albania¹
Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR¹
- youth¹

Oceania

Western Australia (high school)²

Historical¹

Pre-Modern Olympics (in order, from 1900BC to 1859AD)	Tailteann Games Panhellenic Games Ancient Olympic Games Pythian Games Nemean Games Isthmian Games Heraean Games Panathenaic Games Roman Games Cotswold Olimpick Games Gog Magog Games Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games Zappas Olympics

Alternatives to the Modern Olympics	Aryan Games Friendship Games Goodwill Games Inter-Allied Games Islamic Games Liberty Bell Classic People's Olympiad Workers' Olympiads

Defunct regional or community events	Afro-Asian Games Asian Indoor Games Asian Martial Arts Games Central African Games Children of Asia International Sports Games East Asian Games Far Eastern Asian Games FESPIC Games Games of the New Emerging Forces Nordic Games Pacific Ocean Games Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR Women's Islamic Games World Youth Games

Winter games

International	Olympics Paralympics Winter Universiade Commonwealth¹ World Scout Arctic Winter Games Kennedy Memorial¹ New Zealand Winter Games

Regional	National Winter Games of China Asian Winter Games European Youth Olympic Festival Winter X Games Europe

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