Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, attended the opening ceremony of the third World Nomad Games at the beginning of a visit to Kyrgyzstan on Monday.
He was greeted on his arrival at Issyk-Kul airport by Zamirbek Akmatov, the country's Deputy Prime Minister.
The event is an international competition dedicated to ethnic sports practised in Central Asia and the UAE's participation forms part of the country's celebration of the Year of Zayed.
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