The Badass Women Of The Nomad Games

[rpannier]

Turkey's Janset Genel in full flight during the mounted archery event, which the 18-year-old would go on to win.



Aida Akhmatova, from Kyrgyzstan, awaits her run in mounted archery. The contest stipulates that riders wear their nation's traditional dress, firing arrows from horseback at three targets along a 120-meter track.



A stunt rider sets the pace during a performance. Organizers expected competitors from 77 countries to participate in 37 types of ethnosports at these 3rd World Nomad Games.



Ban Batar, of Mongolia, awaits her turn in the mounted archery.

link:
https://www.rferl.org/a/the-badass-women-of-the-world-nomad-games/29476494.html

[Kali]

1. k and r!!!

[procon]

2. These girls are brave, pushing against a millennium

old patriarchal culture is no easy task. There is a documentary film, The Eagle Huntress, that tells the story of the first girl to dare to compete with men in the games. Spectacular scenery and a very engrossing tale.

[Pachamama]

3. US wore Cowboy Gear???

They couldn’t wear traditional native clothing of an American Indian Tribe?

I guess if they didn’t have any member of a Nation tribe competing - then the question is “why were there no Native American Tribal Members competing?”

[3Hotdogs]

4. All's the U.S. competitors had to do was go to YouT and see what Dale Evans wore.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

5. Now this is my kind of sports event!

Wow, I sure would love to see them all!

[roscoeroscoe]

6. Wonderful!

Thank you for sharing - my Apache wife loved this!!

[whathehell]

7. Very interesting!

[lillypaddle]

8. Fascinating

Beautiful women, beautiful animals ... so much strength in them.

[JHan]

9. K& R