Kok-boru and kokpar: How much did the World Nomad Games finalists receive?

Kyrgyzstan's teams collected the main prizes in both kok-boru and kokpar at the sixth World Nomad Games, along with a series of extra rewards promised by officials and sponsors.

The Kyrgyz kok-boru team received 5 million soms for first place. Kazakhstan took 3 million soms for silver, Russia 2.5 million for third place and Tajikistan 1 million for fourth. In kokpar, Kyrgyzstan received 3 million soms, Kazakhstan 2 million, Russia 1 million and Uzbekistan 500,000.

The rewards did not end with the official team prizes. Parliament Speaker Marlen Mamataliyev promised 1 million soms to the winning team, while kok-boru federation president Aibek Shamshidin uulu and vice-president Joomart Abduzarib uulu each promised another 1 million soms if Kyrgyzstan won. Kokpar federation president Daniyar Kobylandin allocated 5 million tenge, worth more than 950,000 soms, to be divided between the Kyrgyz and Kazakh teams.

Players also received incentives tied to individual performances. Tajik player Azhy Rakypov promised Kyrgyz captain Manas Niyazov $500. Ulan Arena and Ak-Kula Hippodrome offered 100,000 soms for each Kyrgyz salym, potentially adding 700,000 soms from each for seven scoring plays. A Kazakh kokpar veteran promised his national team's players $1,000 for every salym, and Kazakhstan made two in the final.

Kyrgyzstan beat Kazakhstan 12-0 in the kok-boru final to win its sixth World Nomad Games title in the event. The team then won the kokpar final 7-2, taking gold in that discipline for the first time.