World Nomad Games ( Kyrgyz: Дүйнөлүк көчмөндөр оюндары) are an international sport competition dedicated to ethnic sports practiced in Central Asia. The first three World Nomad Games were held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. The fourth games were held in Iznik, Turkey between September 29 and October 2, 2022. [1] More than 3000 athletes from 102 countries participated in the events. [2]
Number | Year | Host Country | Host City | Sports |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2014 | Kyrgyzstan | Cholpon-Ata | 10 + 4 |
2 | 2016 | Kyrgyzstan | Cholpon-Ata | 23 |
3 | 2018 | Kyrgyzstan | Cholpon-Ata | 37 |
4 | 2022 | Turkey | Iznik | 12 + 11 |
5 | 2024 | Kazakhstan | Astana | 20 |
Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 81 | 77 | 79 | 237 |
2 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 40 | 46 | 52 | 138 |
3 | Russia (RUS) | 29 | 17 | 42 | 88 |
4 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 28 | 8 | 21 | 57 |
5 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 8 | 12 | 29 | 49 |
6 | Iran (IRI) | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 |
7 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 |
8 | Hungary (HUN) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
10 | Mongolia (MGL) | 3 | 6 | 23 | 32 |
11 | Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
12 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
13 | Georgia (GEO) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
14 | Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
16 | Bashkortostan | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
17 | Tatarstan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
18 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
19 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
20 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
21 | Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
22 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
23 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
26 | United States (USA) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
27 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
28 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
29 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
30 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
31 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
33 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
36 | Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (41 entries) | 229 | 224 | 363 | 816 |
The fifth World Nomad Games will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan September 8 through September 14, 2024. In addition to the sports competition, there will be cultural activities and a scientific conference with the theme "Nomads: History, Knowledge, lessons". [13] [14] [15]