Bilal Erdoğan: Kyrgyzstan to host 2016 World Nomad Games

Preparations are well underway for the second World Nomad Games to be held next year, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son Bilal Erdoğan. Speaking at the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Thursday, Bilal Erdoğan said the games were scheduled for Sept. 2016.

The first World Nomad Games were held in 2014 and featured 350 participants from 18 countries. Events included traditional sports like wrestling, hunting with eagles and equestrian events.

Bilal Erdoğan, who presides over the World Traditional Sports Branches Confederation, was in Bishkek capital to attend an inauguration of the organization's office. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, he said: "We will do our best to support the World Nomad Games as the World Traditional Sports Branches Confederation.

"There wasn't any professional organization for the awareness of traditional sports in Central Asia and Turkey.

"These games should have a federation and confederation and we will contribute as the Confederation," Erdoğan added.