2018 World Nomad Games Explained
The 2018 World Nomad Games (Kyrgyz: Дүйнөлүк көчмөндөр оюндары 2018, Russian: Всемирные игры кочевников 2018) is the 3rd international sports competition organized in ethnic sports. It was held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan from 2–8 September 2018 with 37 sports being featured in the games. Featured sports included eagle hunting, bone throwing and kok-boru.[1] The opening ceremony was attended by President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.[2] It was announced during the festival that Kyrgyzstan would not be hosting the games in 2020, saying that Turkey would be hosting the games that year.[3]
37 sports[4] [5] [6] events were held, with 27 countries gaining medals.[7]
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
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2018 World Nomad Games kick off in Kyrgyzstan. Tass.com. 7 September 2018.
- Web site: В Кыргызстане стартовали третьи Всемирные игры кочевников - Новости Кыргызстана. КТРК . 2023-06-15 . ktrk.kg . ru.
- Web site: Kyrgyzstan kicks off third World Nomad Games. Dailysabah.com. 3 September 2018. 7 September 2018.
- Web site: World Nomad Games Program. https://web.archive.org/web/20191128182340/http://worldnomadgames.com/en/schedule-events/. 2019-11-28.
- Web site: Flat Racing. https://web.archive.org/web/20191128182417/http://worldnomadgames.com/en/sport/Flat-Racing/. 2019-11-28.
- Web site: All Sports. https://web.archive.org/web/20191128192440/http://worldnomadgames.com/en/sport/. 2019-11-28.
- Web site: Medal standings . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191129122636/http://worldnomadgames.com/en/medals/ . 29 November 2019 . 13 January 2022 . worldnomadgames.com.
