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A portrait of a jubilant Eliza Tynalieva, after she placed 2nd women's traditional archery, Hungarian style. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Lanset Genel speaks with her coach before competing in the finals for mounted archery. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Aida Akhmatova, from Kyrgyzstan, fires away at three targets along a 120 meter track and would place second for the women's division of mounted archery. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A portrait of Nazima Salleh takes a shot at the World Nomad Games. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Action shot of Meerim Momunova wrestling with Anara Ryskulova during the Women of the World Nomad Games. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Jumabaeva Saliha sits with her son and husband, watching the final rounds of women's mounted archery competition. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A young Kyrgyz girl wearing traditional dress watches over the activities and spectators at the World Nomad Games. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A portrait of a young woman and her mother at the World Nomad Games 2018. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Katerina Chernova, from Russia, pulls an arrow as she stands on line to compete in the traditional archery competition, where she would place second for the Turkish style. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Eliza Tynalieva takes some quiet moments to herself before competing in the women's archery event. By comparison to other sports she has played, archery requires much more attention and concentration. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A portrait of the female archer Darima Cyrendodopova at the World Nomad Games 2018. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Saadat Beisheeva rides with a referee during the opening ceremony for the archery competitions at the World Nomad Games. One of the stipulations of competing in the World Nomad Games is that athletes... © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A portrait of Saadat Beisheeva, from Kyrgyzstan, practicing traditional archery. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A portrait of Ellana being coached by her father, Kostumov Farhat, on how to hold the reins to control her horse while creating a loving and supportive father and daughter relationship. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Serena Caballero receiving support from her teammate, Susannah Winfield, before competing in the final rounds of mounted archery where she would place third at the World Nomad Games © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A portrait of a smiling Saleha Rashidi, who is competing for the first time internationally at the World Nomad Games. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Aidar Temerkanov, center left, watches the women archers compete on horseback with his friends. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A group of Kyrgyz female stunt riders take some time out from the games to ride together and talk. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Women elders ride their horses through the grounds of the Kyrchen Gorge where the archery, horse, bird, and horse competitions are held. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Women performers from Kyrgyzstan pose as cultural events are taking place at the World Nomad Games. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A portrait of sixteen year old Baktygul Rakymbaeva, who is one of few women that recite the Epic of Manas. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A portrait of Aliya Kamalova, from Kazakhstan, takes target practice with men before the finals of horse mounted archery. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A portrait of Ayana Rustam, from Kyrgyzstan, who is the youngest female archer to be competing at the World Nomad Games. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

A woman places some final pins through the wool of a yurt that is on display in the Kyrchen Gorge, during the World Nomad Games. There are competitions for speed building of yurts but still one of the... © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Anarkul Kamchybekova stands in front of embroidery that has been handed down through more than three generations. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Some women gather around and play a game of Toguz Kumalak at the Women of the World Nomad Games. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen

Ukrainian athlete Katerina Fedotova takes a break with her husband during the Women of the World Nomad Games, against the backdrop of the Kyrgyzstani mountains. © Eleanor Moseman/shotbywomen