From goat polo to horseback kiss-chases! Dozens of nations gather for traditional Nomad Games [tr]

UK Daily Mail ^ | September 5, 2018 | Khaleda Rahman

[C19fan]

From a goat polo game known as Kok-Boru to 'intellectual games' played with a sheep's anklebones, these pictures show the traditional sports being played at the World Nomad Games.

Ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan kicked off the competition it has hosted biennially since 2014 on Monday with Turkey pledging to host the 2020 edition of the week-long traditional sport extravaganza.

The picturesque Kyrchyn gorge near the shores of the Central Asian country's Lake Issyk-Kul was awash with colour as dancers and horse riders entertained international and local guests before the real action began on Tuesday.

[C19fan]

For millenia these people scared the living day lights out of the settled civilizations of Eurasia.

[dfwgator]

I especially love the "Tree Catching" event

[GSWarrior]

Arrive early. You don’t want to get stuck with an overweight, out of shape goat.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Ouch!