Host city | Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan |
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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]
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.
Ten sports weree played competitively at the games: [3]
The games also featured demonstration performances of other sports: [3] [5]
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 |
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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 |