- Kyz Kuu - "Kyz kuu or kyz kuumai, literally "girl chasing", is a traditional sport among the Azerbaijanis, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz."
- Buzkashi - "Buzkashi is often compared to polo. Both games are played between people on horseback, both involve propelling an object toward a goal, and both get fairly rough. However, polo is played with a ball, and buzkashi is played with a headless goat carcass."
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Sports?
I once won an award for a website that I created with a team that focused on unusual Olympic sports (woah!). Here are some more unusual sports:
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Interesting how both sports are played on horseback by Central Asians.
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ReplyDeleteBuzkashi in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UB3eA8B4qI#t=46s
ReplyDeleteWhat about... MOTORCYCLE POLO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC6jXGYqVu4
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