World Nomad Games are an international sport competition dedicated to ethnic sports practiced in Central Asia. The first two World Nomad Games were held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. This years the games are underway from 3 to 8 September. Fifty three countries are participating in the event. Sports include eagle hunting, bone throwing and kok-boru, a Central Asian form of polo in which two teams battle for control of a decapitated goat carcass. The highlights of the unusual competitions on the shores of Lake Issyk Kul - in this gallery by TASS.
2016 World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan
Sports include eagle hunting, bone throwing and kok-boru, a Central Asian form of polo in which two teams battle for control of a decapitated goat carcass
Photo {{sliderIndex+1}} from 14
Riders in traditional dress perform stunts on horseback at the the second World Nomad Games
© Viktor Drachev/TASS Hollywood actor Steven Seagal
© Viktor Drachev/TASS People on horseback during the second World Nomad Games at Issyk Kul lake in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
© Viktor Drachev/TASS A girl in traditional dress preforming stunts
© Viktor Drachev/TASS The opening ceremony of the 2016 World Nomad Games
© Viktor Drachev/TASS Hollywood actor Steven Seagal riding a horse at the opening ceremony
© Viktor Drachev/TASS Dancers at the opening ceremony
© Viktor Drachev/TASS