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Nomad Warrior Women

The Olympics Games are the pinnacle for many of the world's leading sportsmen and women - but for horse-back wrestlers, bone-throwers and eagle hunters it's the World Nomad Games.

The Olympics Games are the pinnacle for many of the world's leading sportsmen and women - but for horse-back wrestlers, bone-throwers and eagle hunters it's the World Nomad Games. Kyrgyzstan hosts the Games and they are an important part of the regions drive to re-establish its Nomad identity and traditions, 25 years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. One of the most important Nomad folk heroes is a female warrior called Saikal. As part of the BBC's 100 Women season Olga Ivshina visited the Games in search of Central Asia's modern day Nomad warrior women.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 Nov 201600:30GMT

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RoleContributor
ReporterOlga Ivshina

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