2014 World Nomad Games
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| Host city | Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|
| Nations | 19 |
| Athletes | 400 |
| Events | 10 sports |
| Opening | 9 September 2014 |
| Closing | 14 September 2014 |
| Opened by | Almazbek Atambaev President of Kyrgyzstan |
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]
The Games are surrounded by a cultural and ethnical program. During the first edition of the Games, a yurt village was installed. Cultural events and entertaining activities not linked with the Games' disciplines also took place.
Competitive sports
Ten sports weree played competitively at the games:[3]
- The equestrian sports of
- The traditional wrestling sports of:
- Two Kyrgyz national games:
- Ordo, an ankle bone shooting game[4]
- Toguz korgool, a strategy board game
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), a sport played on horseback
- 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[2][7]
