The World Nomad Games - in pictures
The World Nomad Games in Cholpon-Ata in Kyrgyzstan showcases traditional dress and horseriding stunts
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Riders in traditional dress perform stunts on horseback at the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games
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A Buzkashi game
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A rider takes a tumble during a game of Buzkashi
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A Kyrgyz falconry contest
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Participants in the games
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A rider performs at a feast in a specially built village
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People swimming in Lake Issky-Kul
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Competitors ride at full speed
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A feast for competitors in the games village in Kyrchin
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An eagle at the feast
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Children watch the activities from a yurt
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A girl in traditional dress performs archery tricks
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Contestants in the horseback archery
Photograph: Viktor Drachev/TASS
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The opening ceremony of the games
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Elderly women in traditional Kyrgyz dress at the opening ceremony
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Riders perform stunts on horseback at the opening ceremony
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Archers in period costume on horseback
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An elderly man in traditional Kyrgyz dress before the opening ceremony
