Spectators gather in the stands during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Team Kyrgyzstan parades during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon and Russia's President Vladimir Putin greet each other during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Team France parades during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Team Turkey parades during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Team Ukraine parades during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Team US parades during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)