2016 World Nomad Games
The 2016 World Nomad Games was held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan from 3 - 8 September 2016 with 23 sports featured in the games. The program of the second edition included 23 kinds of ethnosport.[1] 40 countries participated in this games.[2][3]
| Host city | Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 40 |
| Events | 23 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 3 September 2016 |
| Closing ceremony | 8 September 2016 |
| Officially opened by | Almazbek Atambaev President of Kyrgyzstan |
Sports
- Equestrian Sports (Horse Sports) (6): Horse Racing (At Chabysh / Jorgo salysh / Kunan Chabysh) + Horse Competitions (Kok-boru /Er enish / Cirit)
- Martial Arts Sports (Traditional Wrestling) (7): Mass-wrestling / Kazakh kuresh / Goresh / Gyulesh / Aba kurosh / Kyrgyz kurosh / Alysh
- Traditional Sports (8): Traditional Games (Ordo) + Horse Racing (Chong at chabysh) + Traditional Archers Bow (Hiking shooting/Horseback shooting / Mass bow range) + Traditional Hunting (Burkut saluu: "Undok", "Chyrga" / Dalba oynotuu / Taygan jarysh)
- Traditional Intellectual (2): Togyz Korgool / Mangala
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kyrgyzstan | 25 | 25 | 29 | 79 |
| 2 |  Turkmenistan | 15 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | 12 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 |  Russia | 12 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 |  Azerbaijan | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 |  Iran | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 7 |  Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 |  Bashkortostan | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 |  Tatarstan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 |  Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 |  Moldova | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 |  Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Ukraine | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 18 |  Tajikistan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 United States | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 20 |  Armenia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 |  Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 |  Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 24 |  China | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 29 |  Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (32 nations) | 81 | 81 | 138 | 300 | |
References
- "About the Games". worldnomadgames.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- "World Nomad Games opening ceremony 2016". EuroNews.
- Walker, Shaun (4 September 2016). "Welcome to the World Nomad Games: 'If Genghis Khan was alive, he'd be here'". The Guardian.
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