World Nomad Games Draw Record Number of Athletes to Kyrgyzstan
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- About 3,000 athletes from 112 countries will take part in the sixth World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan, a record for the event.
- Teams from 13 countries, including Cabo Verde, Australia, New Zealand and North Macedonia, are participating for the first time.
- The opening ceremony will take place at Bishkek Arena, with competitions scheduled in Kyrchyn Gorge and at the Cholpon-Ata hippodrome.
The sixth World Nomad Games are bringing about 3,000 athletes from 112 countries to Kyrgyzstan, the largest field in the event’s history.
Teams from Cabo Verde, Australia, New Zealand, Algeria, Burundi, Gambia, Jordan, Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire, Oman, Uganda, Ethiopia and North Macedonia are appearing at the Games for the first time. Russia has the largest delegation, with athletes from 33 regions competing across all 43 disciplines.
The opening ceremony is scheduled at the new Bishkek Arena, which can hold 51,000 spectators. The event will be the first major occasion hosted at the stadium, described as the largest in Central Asia.
Most competitions will take place in Kyrchyn Gorge and at the Cholpon-Ata hippodrome in the Issyk-Kul region. The first World Nomad Games were held in Kyrgyzstan in 2014, drawing 583 athletes from 19 countries across 10 sports.
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