Bishkek, June 26, 2020. /Kabar/. The first season of the Home Game documentary premiered today on Netflix. One of the episodes is devoted to the Kyrgyz national game – kok boru.
The video lasts 31 minutes, during which the audience is introduced to Kyrgyzstan and the dangerous equestrian game.
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The world-known streaming service has prepared a documentary show about unique and dangerous traditional sports of different countries, including goat dragging game.
From voodoo wrestling in the Congo to roller derby in Texas, this eight episode documentary series explores unusual and thrilling sports traditions around the world.
Kok boru, a traditional horse game, is a synthesis of traditional practices, performances and the game itself. It is a traditional game played by two teams on horseback, where players try to manoeuvre with a goat’s carcass (replaced with a mould in modern-day games), or ‘ulak’, and score by putting it into the opponents’ goal, unesco.org reports.
This equestrian game is very popular in the region due to its spectacularity and toughness.
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