Azerbaijani athletes are participating in the IV World Nomadic Games held in Iznik, Bursa province, Turkey.

According to APA's Istanbul correspondent, Azerbaijani athletes participated in the march of the national teams at the opening ceremony of the games.

It should be noted that the games are held from September 29 to October 2.

More than 3,000 participants from 102 countries will compete in 13 traditional sports at the IV World Nomadic Games.

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who gave an opening speech at the ceremony, emphasized the importance of these games and the special place of nomadic peoples in world history.

It should be noted that the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov also participated in the opening ceremony.