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A Kyrgyz stuntman performing during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 10, 2014. Teams of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Mongolia and Tajikistan take part in the games.
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A Kyrgyz stuntman performing during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, Sept. 10, 2014.
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Kyrgyz boys swing during the first World Nomad Games, Sept. 10, 2014.
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Kyrgyz men skin a sheep during the first World Nomad Games, Sept. 10, 2014.
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Kyrgyz women cook in front of the handmade carpet with Russian President Vladimir Putin's portrait during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstand, Sept. 10, 2014.
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A Kyrgyz rider competes during the first World Nomad Games, Sept. 10, 2014.
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Kyrgyz riders compete during the first World Nomad Games, Sept. 10, 2014.
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Kyrgyz (red) and Tajik (grey) riders play the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi also known as Kok-Boru or Oglak Tartis in the first World Nomad Games in Cholpon-Ata, some 270 km from Bishkek, September 11, 2014.
Mounted players compete for points by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well. Teams of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Mongolia and Tajikistan take part in the games.
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Kyrgyz (red) and Tajik (grey) riders play the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi also known as Kok-Boru or Oglak Tartis in the first World Nomad Games, Sept. 11, 2014.
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Riders carry flags during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek, Sept. 11, 2014 .
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A Kyrgyz rider plays the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi also known as Kok-Boru or Oglak Tartis in the first World Nomad Games, Sept. 11, 2014.
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Kyrgyz (blue) and Turkish (red) riders play the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi also known as Kok-Boru or Oglak Tartis in the first World Nomad Games, Sept. 12, 2014.
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A golden eagle attacks a chained wolf during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek, Sept. 11, 2014.
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A Kyrgyz woman in traditional Kyrgyz dress poses near the yurta (nomad's tent) during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek, Sept. 11, 2014.