Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon and Russia's President Vladimir Putin greet each other during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Team France parades during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Team Turkey parades during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Team Ukraine parades during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Team US parades during the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Leaders, including Mongolia's President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko, attend the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)