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Koʻpkari (Buzkashi)

Buzkashi is a mounted team game played across Central Asia, in which riders compete to seize a heavy object from the ground and carry it to a goal. Known as kupkari in Uzbekistan, kokpar in Kazakhstan, kok boru in Kyrgyzstan and buzkashi in Afghanistan and Tajikistan, it is among the oldest and most physically demanding […]

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Kurash

Kurash is a traditional form of upright jacket wrestling that originated in the territory of modern Uzbekistan. It is one of the oldest surviving grappling disciplines in the world, now governed by the International Kurash Association (IKA) with national federations across five continents. Origin and history The origins of Kurash reach back at least three

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