From September 8 to 13, the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, hosted the V World Nomad Games. The event, featuring 21 sports ...

ASTANA – Kazakhstan emerges a winner in an exciting final of kokpar, a traditional “goat pulling” game on horses, on day five ...

This is not a movie but a game of kokpar, a horseback sport known and played across Central Asia, and a thrilling climax to ...

Kok-boru and kokpar are full-blooded equestrian sports played by around a dozen countries, including, for the last eight ...

ASTANA—The U.S. kokpar team arrived in Kazakhstan on Sept. 5 to compete in ethnic equestrian sports at the fifth World Nomad ...

With more than 100,000 international visitors, the Games provided a dynamic celebration of culture and sport.  From exciting ...

Tengrinews.kz - The Kazakhstan national team won 14 medals on the fifth day of the World Nomad Games in Astana. These include ...

We've all heard of the Olympics. But for nomadic sportspeople who traditionally compete on horseback, with bow and arrow, or ...

The fifth World Nomad Games kicked off this week in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana. More than just a traditional sporting event ...

Such are the scenes as Astana – usually a staid city inhabited by straightlaced bureaucrats – hosts the World Nomad Games, ...

In the heart of the Kazakh steppe, men on horseback clash in a dramatic display of strength and agility. Riders from two ...

In summary, it’s kind of like rugby on horseback with a sheep carcass as a ball. A popular sport in Central Asia, Kokpar and ...