At the World Nomad Games, goat-throwing contests and hunting with eagles

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A Kyrgyz rider competes in the final kok-boru match against Kazkhstan during the World Nomad Games in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, on Sept. 8. Also called buzkashi or oglak tartis, the game’s object is to throw a freshly decapitated goat into the goal more times than your opponent. The game dates back to ancient times when shepherds used to hunt wolves who invaded their flocks. Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP/Getty Images

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