PM Modi to Attend Opening Ceremony of 6th World Nomad Games as Kyrgyzstan Showcases Traditional Sports, Culture
The sixth edition features athletes from 104 countries and traditional sports as visiting leaders attend ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
- On Monday, August 31, 2026, the 6th World Nomad Games opened in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attending the ceremony.
- Athletes from 104 countries registered for the 2026 edition, which features 43 disciplines celebrating traditional nomadic sports and heritage; the games were founded in 2014.
- The Indian contingent, comprising 87 members including 73 athletes, walked into the Bishkek Arena carrying the national flag; Modi waved to participants, highlighting India's cultural engagement with Kyrgyzstan.
- Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko also attended the ceremony before the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
- While Chinese President Jinping attended the summit, he skipped the opening ceremony, citing flooding in Tibet; the 6th World Nomad Games continue through September 6 in Kyrgyzstan.
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The Star Kuala LumpurLeaders gather in Kyrgyzstan for the World Nomad Games
BISHKEK, Aug 31 - Leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have arrived in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek for the World Nomad Games. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PM Modi attends grand opening ceremony of 6th World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan's Bishkek, greets Indian contingent
The Indian contingent, comprising 87 members, including 73 athletes, 10 cultural representatives and four participants in the scientific programme, walked into the arena carrying the national flag. PM Modi waved to the contingent as it passed by.
PM Modi to attend opening ceremony of 6th World Nomad Games as Kyrgyzstan showcases traditional sports, culture - The Tribune
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official visit to Kyrgyzstan, where he will attend the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games on Monday.
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