buzkashi
Also known as kupkari, ulak tartysh, kokpar
Buzkashi () is the most favored sport of Afghanistan. It is a traditional sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar, kupkari, and ulak tartysh in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
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- History
- Events
- Distribution
- Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Pakistan
- United States
- Rules and variations
- Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- In popular culture
- In books and film adaptations
- In film
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Buzkashi () is the most favored sport of Afghanistan. It is a traditional sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar, kupkari, and ulak tartysh in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
thumb|right|upright=1.35|Game of buzkashi in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan thumb|right|upright=1.35|Playing Kokpar by Franz Roubaud