The 2018

World Nomad Games World Nomad Games ( ky, Дүйнөлүк көчмөндөр оюндары) are an international sport competition dedicated to ethnic sports practiced in Central Asia. The first three World Nomad Games were held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. The fo ...

(Kyrgyz: Дүйнөлүк көчмөндөр оюндары 2018, Russian: Всемирные игры кочевников 2018) was held in

Cholpon-Ata Cholpon-Ata ( ky, Чолпон-Ата, ''Çolpon-Ata'', چولپون-اتا, pronounced , literally "Venus-father", the name of a mythological protecting spirit) is a resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan with a popula ...

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

from 2–8 September 2018 with 37 sports being featured in the games. Featured sports include

eagle hunting Hunting with eagles is a traditional form of falconry found throughout the Eurasian Steppe, practiced by ancient Khitan and Turkic peoples. Today it is practiced by Kazakhs and the Kyrgyz in contemporary Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as ...

bone throwing Methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the Middle Ages, scholars coined terms for many of these methods—some of which had hitherto been unnamed—in Mediev ...

and kok-boru. The opening ceremony was attended by

President of Kyrgyzstan The president of Kyrgyzstan, officially the president of the Kyrgyz Republic (russian: Президент Киргизской Республики; ky, Кыргыз Республикасынын Президенти), is the head of state an ...

Sooronbay Jeenbekov Sooronbay Sharip uulu Jeenbekov (; ky, Сооронбай Шарип уулу Жээнбеков, translit=Sooronbay Şarip uulu Jeenbekov; born 16 November 1958) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the 5th President of Kyrgyzstan from 2017 unti ...

, Turkish President

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Recep may refer to: People Surname * Aziz Recep (born 1992), German-Greek footballer * Sibel Recep (born 1987), Swedish pop singer Given name * Recep Adanır (born 1929), Turkish footballer * Recep Akdağ (born 1960), Turkish physician and poli ...

, Hungarian Prime Minister

Viktor Orbán Viktor Mihály Orbán (; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian politician who has served as prime minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has presided over Fidesz since 1993, with a brief break between 20 ...

and Kazakh President

Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...

, Azerbaijani President

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...

and Uzbek President

Shavkat Mirziyoyev Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev (Uzbek Latin: ''Shavkat Miromonovich (Miromon o‘g‘li) Mirziyoyev'', Uzbek Cyrillic: Шавкат Миромонович (Миромон ўғли) Мирзиёев ; born 24 July 1957) is an Uzbek politician ...

. It was announced during the festival that

would not be hosting the games in 2020, saying that

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

will be hosting the games that year. 37 sports events were held, with 27 countries gaining medals.

Sports

#Kyrgyz Kurosh #Kazakh Kuresi #Goresh #Kyrgyz Kurosh #Kazakh Kuresi #Kurash #Gushtini Milli Kamarbandi #Mongol Bokh #Mass-wrestling #Pahlavani #Gyulesh #Ashyrtmaly Aba Gureshi (Aba kurosh) #Ssireum #Sumo #Alysh #Great Nomad Wrestling #Sambo #Armwrestling #Tug of War #Traditional Archery (Korea) #Traditional Archery (Kyrgyzstan) #Traditional Archery (Turkey) #Traditional Horseback Archery (Mounted Archery) (Turkey and Kyrgyzstan) #Traditional Distance Shooting Archery (Hungary) #Kok Boru #Er Enish #Endurance #Flat Racing #At Chabysh #Kunan Chabysh #Zhorgo Salysh #Byshty Zhorgo #BURKUT SALUU #TAIGAN ZHARYSH #DALBA #Mangala #Oware #Togyz Korgool #Ordo #Cirit (Cancelled)

Medals

Spurce:http://worldnomadgames.com/en/medals/

References

External links

Official website
World Nomad Games 2018 in Asian sport 2018 in Kyrgyzstani sport International sports competitions hosted by Kyrgyzstan Multi-sport events in Kyrgyzstan {{Kyrgyzstan-stub