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World Nomad Games Are Becoming Comparable to the Olympics and FIFA World Cup, Cabinet Chief Says

From 24.kg · () Russian

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  • Kyrgyzstan transferred hosting duties for the World Nomad Games to Russia during the closing ceremony of the sixth edition in Cholpon-Ata.
  • The seventh Games will take place in Tatarstan in 2028, after Russia received a symbolic suu-kookor vessel from Kyrgyzstan.
  • Kyrgyzstan’s cabinet chief said the event had grown into an international cultural and sporting movement involving representatives from more than 100 countries.

Kyrgyzstan has passed the symbolic baton for the World Nomad Games to Russia, handing over a traditional leather vessel filled with water collected from across the country. The ceremony took place on Sept. 6 in Cholpon-Ata as Kyrgyzstan closed the sixth edition of the event.

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev presented the suu-kookor to Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev and Tatarstan Head Rustam Minnikhanov. Tatarstan will host the seventh Games in 2028. Minnikhanov thanked Kyrgyzstan for organizing the sixth Games and said Tatarstan would draw on its experience and seek advice from the Kyrgyz organizers.

Kasymaliev said the event had developed over 12 years from a regional competition into an international cultural and sporting movement. The first Games took place in the Issyk-Kul region, followed by Turkey and Kazakhstan as host countries. The 2026 edition returned to Kyrgyzstan on a larger scale, bringing representatives from more than 100 countries.

“The World Nomad Games are gradually becoming a major sporting event comparable to the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup, eagerly anticipated by people around the world,” Kasymaliev said at the closing ceremony. He described the Games as both a sporting event and a cultural and intellectual platform.

During the competition, Kyrchyn Gorge hosted displays of the culture, traditions and daily life of nomadic peoples. Scientists from several countries discussed nomadic civilization, including its history, statehood, languages, culture and worldview. Kasymaliev said the sixth Games, held during the 35th anniversary year of Kyrgyzstan’s independence, demonstrated the country’s potential and called the successful organization a shared victory for the people, participants and guests.

The World Nomad Games are gradually becoming a major sporting event comparable to the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup, eagerly anticipated by people around the world.

· Adylbek KasymalievKyrgyzstan’s cabinet chief assessed the international growth of the Games at the closing ceremony.
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