ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- How to find a thousand komuz players and gather them all in one place? Such is the type of unusual demand placed on organizers of the World Nomad Games, a now decade-old ...

The 5th World Nomad Games opened in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday. Athletes from 91 countries, along with many visitors have flocked to the city for the gathering but what exactly are ‘nomad games’? A ...

At the 2016 World Nomad Games in Cholpon-ata, Kyrgyzstan, Kok-boru (also called Kokpar and Buzkashi) was a crowd favorite. Credit: Catherine Putz Subscribe for ads-free reading For the first time, ...

Editor’s Note: This is a first installment of a series describing the 5th World Nomad Games that took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, earlier this year. The celebrations of nomadic cultures, their skills ...

ASTANA, 10 September (BelTA - Kazinform) - The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, officially declared the V World Nomad Games open at the opening ceremony. The event, which is taking ...

ASTANA, 13 September (BelTA - Anadolu) - Archery is getting a great deal of interest at the current 5th World Nomad Games held in Kazakhstan, said the head of the Turkish Traditional Archery ...

Members of the Kyrgyz National Team practiced with their eagles before competing in kusbegilik –hunting with birds of prey– at the 5th World Nomad Games held in Astana, Kazakhstan.(Still from video by ...