Archive · 2 Sep 2026
India’s Tricolour Rises at World Nomad Games 2026
The World Nomad Games are a sports event featuring traditional games from nomadic cultures.
The 2026 event is taking place in Kyrgyzstan.
India sent 87 people to participate.
This group includes athletes, cultural participants and scientific representatives.
Indian athletes carried the Tricolour during the opening ceremony.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi watched them and cheered.
The Games run from August 31 to September 6.
They are meant to celebrate sporting traditions and encourage friendship between countries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cheered India’s contingent at the World Nomad Games opening ceremony in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
India sent an 87-member delegation comprising 73 athletes, 10 cultural participants and four scientific representatives.
The sixth World Nomad Games are being held from August 31 to September 6, 2026.
The event features traditional and indigenous sports linked to nomadic cultures, including horsemanship and traditional combat skills.
Modi visited Bishkek from August 31 to September 1 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit and support Indian athletes.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India’s 87-member delegation, including 73 athletes, 10 cultural participants and four scientific representatives.
- What
- India participated in the sixth World Nomad Games, while Modi cheered the Indian contingent during the opening ceremony.
- When
- The Games are being held from August 31 to September 6, 2026; Modi visited from August 31 to September 1.
- Where
- The opening ceremony took place at Bishkek Arena in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Why
- The event promotes traditional sporting traditions, cultural exchange, friendship and international cooperation, while giving Indian athletes an opportunity to represent the country.
- Event
- Sixth World Nomad Games
- Host country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Opening ceremony
- August 31, 2026, at Bishkek Arena
- Event dates
- August 31 to September 6, 2026
- Indian delegation
- 87 members
- Delegation composition
- 73 athletes, 10 cultural participants and four scientific representatives
- Prime minister’s visit
- Narendra Modi visited Bishkek from August 31 to September 1 for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit and to support the Indian contingent