Riders in traditional dress perform stunts on horseback at the the second World Nomad Games
© Viktor Drachev/TASS
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.
I loved these. So much awesome stuff to see -- clothing and activities. Most impressive!
Very impressive! And I have a lot of reading and learning to do, this is a culture I know nothing about.
I first saw it via here (if you click on the last picture in the article that says ‘Foto: [etc]’ on it, there’s a series of photos, you can see a member of Team USA participating, some wicked riding, pretty neat archery shots, and yes, that’s Steven Segal, guest of honour).
Oh, I know, I saw the photos, and yes, I did wonder what the hell Segal was doing there.
Pffft says that Segal claims to have a Mongolian grandparent.
Oh. Okay.
Among others, the foot-archer is impressive.
Ice Swimmer:
I’ll say. I don’t think I could do that with a lifetime of practice.