On 6 September a closing press conference was held on the results of the VI World Nomad Games. It presented the main outcomes of the sporting and cultural programmes, international participation, security arrangements and media coverage of the event.
Taking part in the press conference were the Minister of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic Mirbek Mambetaliev, the Minister of Science, Higher Education and Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic Gulzat Isamatova, Deputy Ministers of Culture, Information and Youth Policy Salkyn Sarnogoeva and Askaraly Madaminov, Deputy Minister of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic and Chief State Sanitary Doctor Gulbara Ishenapysova, Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic Colonel Almazbek Asanov, and the chief director of the cultural programme of the VI World Nomad Games, People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic Altynbek Maksutov.
More than 600 events were staged across the country as part of the cultural programme of the VI World Nomad Games. They included international festivals, concert programmes, theatrical performances, exhibitions, master classes, aitysh contests, creative competitions and ethnocultural projects.
At the Kyrchyn pasture an ethnocultural town, “The Nomad Universe”, brought together the culture of every region of Kyrgyzstan, national crafts, cuisine, music and traditional art.
The international festival “Kochmondor sanaty”, held at the Rukh Ordo cultural complex, gathered artists from 38 countries. The international festival “Echo of the Nomads”, NOMAD FEST, the Art Lab creative laboratory and other cultural projects were also held successfully.
Well-known figures of culture, cinema and sport from around the world took part in the VI World Nomad Games and the events held alongside them.
Among them were Leo Rojas, the band AY YOLA, Roza Zergerli, the children's dance company MORIOX KIDS, Valentina Shevchenko, Dmitry Bivol, Bai Ling, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Natalya Arinbasarova, Zbigniew Zmudzki, Erken Yalgashev, Coen Madrid and other international guests.
About two thousand representatives of local media were accredited to cover the VI World Nomad Games, and some 250 journalists arrived in Kyrgyzstan from abroad. The Games were covered widely both in traditional media and on digital platforms, presenting the culture, historical heritage and tourism potential of Kyrgyzstan to an international audience.
The closing press conference also covered the refund of tickets for the kok-boru and kok-par finals.
The organising committee reported that spectators who had bought tickets but were unable to enter the finals or take their designated seats because of security measures and the size of the crowd will receive a full refund of the ticket price — 1,000 soms.
To claim a refund, send the receipt confirming payment for the ticket to: [email protected].
Requests will be checked against the records of the National Electronic Ticketing System, after which the money will be returned.
The VI World Nomad Games became a major international platform uniting sport and culture and made a significant contribution to strengthening the cultural image of Kyrgyzstan on the world stage.