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The Badass Women Of The Nomad Games
September 07, 2018
From ladies loosing arrows at full gallop to grandmas rocking up to the venue on yaks, here are some of the women wowing the crowds at the third World Nomad Games in the Kyrchyn Gorge, Kyrgyzstan.
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Young women in national dress wait to welcome guests with a stack of traditional bread.
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A stunt rider sets the pace during a performance. Organizers expected competitors from 77 countries to participate in 37 types of ethnosports at these 3rd World Nomad Games.
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Elderly Kyrgyz women cruise through the crowds on yaks en route to the main stage.
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Friends splash through a swift mountain stream on their way to the games. These Nomad Games' slogan was "United in Strength! United in Spirit!"
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