Equestrian games timed to Kyrgyzstan’s Independence Day to be held in Issyk-Kul traditionally
18:18, 6 August 2019
BISHKEK. KAZINFORM The equestrian games, timed to the Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan traditionally will be held in Issyk-Kul Oblast, KABAR informs.
The press service of the State Agency for Youth Affairs, Physical Culture and Sports reported that the event will take place at the racetrack of Cholpon-Ata town on Aug. 26-30.
The tournament program includes Kok-Boru, horse racing, Er Enish, Salbuurun.
Kok-Boru is a Central Asian sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal.
Er Enish or Oodarysh is a traditional Kyrgyz equestrian sport. It is a form of wrestling from horseback.
Salbuurun or hunting with eagles is a traditional form of falconry found throughout the Eurasian Steppe, practiced by the Kazakhs and the Kyrgyz in contemporary Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
The games were allocated KGS 3 million 697 thousand.