Kyrgyzstan hosts first World Nomad Games, but can they unite the region? | World news | The Guardian
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In the spring of 1206, legend has it, the Mongol steppe saw the largest-ever gathering of nomadic tribes. Featuring athletic competitions and festivities, the weeks-long event marked the unification of warring Mongol tribes under the leadership of Genghis Khan, the legendary Mongol conqueror.
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The Mongol Empire is now history, but the idea of using nomadic sports to unify a nation has lived on in the relatively new independent state in Central Asia as it searches for an identity.
