An eagle hunter, also known as berkutchi, competes during the 6th World Nomad Games in the Kyrchyn Gorge, some 320 km off the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Participants attend the 6th World Nomad Games in the Kyrchyn Gorge, some 320 km off the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Participants attend the 6th World Nomad Games in the Kyrchyn Gorge, some 320 km off the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Participants attend the 6th World Nomad Games in the Kyrchyn Gorge, some 320 km off the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Participants attend the 6th World Nomad Games in the Kyrchyn Gorge, some 320 km off the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Participants attend the 6th World Nomad Games in the Kyrchyn Gorge, some 320 km off the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Participants attend the 6th World Nomad Games in the Kyrchyn Gorge, some 320 km off the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Participants attend the 6th World Nomad Games in the Kyrchyn Gorge, some 320 km off the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)