2014 World Nomad Games

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1st World Nomad Games
Host cityCholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
Nations participating19
Athletes participating400
Events10 sports
Opening ceremony9 September 2014
Closing ceremony14 September 2014
Officially opened byAlmazbek Atambaev
President of Kyrgyzstan
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The 2014 World Nomad Games, officially known as the 1st World Nomad Games, was the inaugural edition held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan from 9–14 September 2014 with 19 sports featured in the games. 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]

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.

Competitive sports[]

Ten sports played competitively at the games, which were:[3]

  • The equestrian sports of
    • Kok Boru, team game on horseback, featuring the carrying of a goat carcass;
    • Er Enish, wrestling on horseback;
    • Kunan chabysh, a young horse race;
    • Zhorgo salysh, (aka Jorgo salysh) a trotting race;
    • Alaman Baige, a long distance uneven terrain race[4]).
  • The traditional wrestling sports of:
  • Two Kyrgyz national games:

Demonstration sports[]

The games also featured demonstration performances of other sports:[3][5]

  • Zorhana (a form of wrestling from Azerbaijan and Iran[6])
  • Cirit (from Turkey);
  • Traditional Turkish wrestling;
  • Taekkyon (from the Republic of Korea);
  • Salbuurun, eagle hunting;
  • Tyin Enmei, picking up a coin while upon a galloping horse;
  • Kyz Kuumai, ("girl chasing"), featuring a woman and a man on horseback, the man initially chasing the woman, but if too slow then being chased and whipped by the woman.[7][2]

Medal table[]

The Kyrgyz team won the most medals, with the Kazakh team coming second and Turkmenistan third.[3][5][4]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)16201955
2 Kazakhstan (KAZ)109928
3 Turkmenistan (TKM)3036
4 Tajikistan (TJK)1034
5 Mongolia (MNG)0167
6 Russia (RUS)0055
7 Uzbekistan (UZB)0044
Totals (7 nations)303049109

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Article dedicated to Kyrgyz Government's expenses on ia-centr.ru (in Russian), 2 September 2014
  2. ^ a b Hernandez, Vladimir (12 September 2014). "'Girl chasing' features at Nomad Games". BBC News.
  3. ^ a b c "The first-ever "World Nomad Games"". worldnomadgames.com.
  4. ^ a b c "World Nomad Games conclude in Kyrgyzstan". m.inform.kz. 15 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b Lioy, Stephen (26 September 2014). "The 2014 World Nomad Games - Kyrgyzstan - WorldNomads.com".
  6. ^ Ilham, Rahimov (2018). Midnight of the Shah. Мультимедийное издательство Стрельбицкого. p. 6.INT.
  7. ^ Mudie, Keir (12 September 2014). "Chasing girls on horseback among events at World Nomad Games". irishmirror.
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