On the rocky southern shore of Issyk Kul Lake, when I was travelling through Kyrgyzstan, I met with members of the Salburuun Federation, a group of locals who are attempting to preserve their unique nomadic culture in the face of modernity. Otherwise known as the...
The Unusual Sports of the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan After a week of epic nomadic events and wild Central Asian sports, the third edition of the World Nomad Games came to a close, with a closing ceremony that was every bit as extravagant as the opening...
The World Nomad Games: The Kok Boru Grand Final! The national flags of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan were flying on either side of the open-air Hippodrome on the shores of Issyk Kul Lake, as the Kok Boru players readied their horses and the crowd cheered as the...
Horseback Archery at the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan Arrow after arrow thumped home into the targets as the horses galloped across the field and the competitors from Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Turkey, and the USA battled it out for glory in the women’s finals of the...
The World Nomad Games Opening Ceremonies The 2018 World Nomad Games have begun! Horses are galloping across the steppe and for some reason, many people have been on fire through the opening ceremonies. This year’s edition of the nomadic, Central Asian games...
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