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2014 World Nomad Games

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1st World Nomad Games
Host cityCholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
Nations19
Athletes400
Events10 sports
Opening9 September 2014
Closing14 September 2014
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

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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

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Ten sports weree played competitively at the games:[3]

Demonstration sports

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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[7][2]

Medal table

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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 entries)303049109
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References

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  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.