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World Nomad Games 2016

12/09/16 17:08 Filed in: Kirgisistan
For two days I visited the World Nomad Games 2016. They were held for the second time and are a kind of Olympic Games for Nomad type of sports such as various types of Horse Racing, Wrestling and Archery. 52 Nations were participating including teams from Germany, Netherland, Poland, Iran, China, Tajikistan, Brasil, USA, Mongolia and Russia.

The Games were held in Choplon Ata, Kyrgistan, north side of the lake Issyk Kul. However, the games are not all about sport but also about nomad culture, heritage and lifestyle. The next will be held in 2018.

Further, they staged a 2-3 hour opening ceremony, which was rather spectacular, musically and very visual due to the 3d animations.IMG_4777_1010372_1010407_1010440_1010493_1010576_1010587L8725126L8725128L8725339L8725303L8725190L8725204L8725317L8725400L8725409L8725413L8725425L8725438L8725451L8725465L8725472L8725486L8725489L8725520L8725558L8725551L8725542L8725540

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