World Nomad Games

World Nomad Games · since 2014

United in strength,
united in spirit

An international cultural and sporting platform that every two years gathers the world around the traditional sport, culture and knowledge of nomadic peoples. Six Games are behind us; the seventh will be held in Kazan in 2028.

Next Games
Kazan · 2028

The Games in numbers
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Ethnosport

Horseback games, wrestling, archery, hunting with birds and intellectual games — under shared international rules, with nothing of their essence lost.

All sports
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Ethnoculture

The ethno-cultural village, the festival, crafts, music, epics, cuisine and traditional fashion — a heritage you can live in for several days.

Culture
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Traditional knowledge

International conferences, forums and lectures on nomadic civilisation — from history and ecology to modern development.

Science
News

What is happening in the world of the Games

All news

The latest Games

VI Games · Bishkek and Cholpon-Ata

31 August — 6 September 2026. The sixth Games returned to Kyrgyzstan with the largest programme ever: forty-three sports across two venues.

100+participating countries
≈3 000athletes
43sports
Medal table

Full table

Sports

What happens on the field

Six key sports — with their origins, rules and what to watch for.

All sports

Next Games

VII Games — Kazan, 2028

Tatarstan takes over: at the closing ceremony of the VI Games the Rais of the republic, Rustam Minnikhanov, received the kookor — the symbol of the Games. Kazan will be the first Russian city to host them; the dates, venues and programme will be announced by the organising committee.

The kookor — symbol of the World Nomad Games
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