Buzkashi

Buzkashi (Persian: بزکشی, lit. 'goat pulling') is the national sport of Afghanistan.[1] It is a traditional sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar,[2] kupkari,[3] and ulak tartysh[4] in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.[5]

Game of buzkashi in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Playing Kokpar by Franz Roubaud
  1. ^ Azoy, Whitney (2011). Buzkashi: Game and power in Afghanistan. Waveland Press. ISBN 9781478607823.
  2. ^ "Dom Joly: Know your Kokpar from your Kyz-Kuu" Archived 2017-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent: Columnists
  3. ^ "Traditions: Kupkari" Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, ZOOM Central Asia
  4. ^ "Bishkek's Independence Day Celebrations: Ulak Tartysh, the Art of Dead Goat Grabbing - Caravanistan". caravanistan.com. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  5. ^ "Kökbörü – Etnospor Kültür Festivali". etnosporfestivali.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2017-05-12.