2014 World Nomad Games
| 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]
A cultural program
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The Kyrgyz team won the most medals, with the Kazakh team coming second and Turkmenistan third.[3][5][4]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 16 | 20 | 19 | 55 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  Mongolia (MNG) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 30 | 30 | 49 | 109 | |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Article dedicated to Kyrgyz Government's expenses on ia-centr.ru (in Russian), 2 September 2014
- ^ a b Hernandez, Vladimir (12 September 2014). "'Girl chasing' features at Nomad Games". BBC News.
- ^ a b c "The first-ever "World Nomad Games"". worldnomadgames.com.
- ^ a b c "World Nomad Games conclude in Kyrgyzstan". m.inform.kz. 15 September 2014.
- ^ a b Lioy, Stephen (26 September 2014). "The 2014 World Nomad Games - Kyrgyzstan - WorldNomads.com".
- ^ Ilham, Rahimov (2018). Midnight of the Shah. Мультимедийное издательство Стрельбицкого. p. 6.INT.
- ^ Mudie, Keir (12 September 2014). "Chasing girls on horseback among events at World Nomad Games". irishmirror.
