World Nomad Games: The Most Unusual Sporting Event Of The Year – Remote Lands
This year, the remote resort town of Cholpon Ata on the shores of Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan hosted the World Nomad Games – a five day event that includes seven varieties of wrestling, intelligence games, and displays of strength and pure showmanship. From horseback archery, horseback wrestling and hunting with eagles to Kok Boru (you’ll have to read the article to find out what this is), the event has garnered attention throughout the years mostly for the uniqueness and barbarism of its sports but also for the allure of the Kyrgyz people, a culture with roots in the empires of Ghengis Khan, Tamerlane, and Alexander The Great.
– David Aujero, Associate Producer
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