The main stage features folk orchestras and national dance ensembles from all over Kazakhstan. A large crowd is attracted to the aitys tent, where two performers compete with one another to improvise verses on a set theme. This local take on rap is performed to the accompaniment of the two-stringed dombra, a Kazakh folk instrument.

From September 8 to 13, the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, hosted the V World Nomad Games. The event, featuring 21 sports disciplines, attracted over 2,400 athletes from 89 countries. The finals ended in conflicts,

ASTANA – Kazakhstan emerges a winner in an exciting final of kokpar, a traditional “goat pulling” game on horses, on day five of the fifth World Nomad Games on Sept. 12. Kazakh and Kyrgyz teams geared up for their ultimate clash in kokpar, providing spectators a captivating game full of unexpected twists and last-minute scores.

This is not a movie but a game of kokpar, a horseback sport known and played across Central Asia, and a thrilling climax to this year’s edition of the Fifth World Nomad Games that concluded on September 13.

The fifth World Nomad Games took place in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, from 8 to 13 September. The event, featuring 21 sports disciplines, gathered over 2,400 athletes from 89 countries. The finals ended in conflicts,

On sixth day of fifth World Nomad Games in Astana, Kazakhstan is leading with 114 medals including 43 gold, Kyrgyzstan is second with 65 medals including 19 gold while Russia is at third place with 47 medals including 12 gold medals.