The 2018 World Nomad Games (Kyrgyz: Дүйнөлүк көчмөндөр оюндары 2018, Russian: Всемирные игры кочевников 2018) is the 3rd international sports competition organized in ethnic sports. It was held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan from 2–8 September 2018 with 37 sports being featured in the games. Featured sports included eagle hunting, bone throwing and kok-boru. The opening ceremony was attended by President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. It was announced during the festival that Kyrgyzstan would not be hosting the games in 2020, saying that Turkey would be hosting the games that year.The 4th World Nomad Games were ultimately postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were held in İznik, Turkey, in September 2022.
37 sports events were held, with 27 countries gaining medals.
Sports
Kyrgyz Kurosh Kazakh Kuresi Goresh Kyrgyz Kurosh Kazakh Kuresi Kurash Gushtini Milli Kamarbandi Mongol Bokh Mass-wrestling Pahlavani Gyulesh Ashyrtmaly Aba Gureshi (Aba kurosh) Ssireum Sumo Alysh Great Nomad Wrestling Sambo Armwrestling Tug of War Traditional Archery (Korea) Traditional Archery (Kyrgyzstan) Traditional Archery (Turkey) Traditional Horseback Archery (Mounted Archery) (Turkey and Kyrgyzstan) Traditional Distance Shooting Archery (Hungary) Kok Boru Er Enish Endurance Flat Racing At Chabysh Kunan Chabysh Zhorgo Salysh Byshty Zhorgo BURKUT SALUU TAIGAN ZHARYSH DALBA Mangala Oware Togyz Korgool Ordo Cirit (Cancelled)
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