National games

Kuresh — Kyrgyz waist wrestling — is one of the most popular national sports in Kyrgyzstan. This wrestling is similar ...

Tyiyn enmey — retrieving a coin from the ground while riding. This type of national game is a variation of equestrian ...

Dzhamby atmay — shooting while galloping at a target. In the past, the target was a silver ingot — dzhamba, which was ...

Kyz Kuu May — the chase for a girl — is an equestrian game involving a girl and a young man (dzhigit). ...

Oodarysh is a horse wrestling competition that requires great physical strength and agility, combined with the skill ...

Ulak-Tartysh (goat wrestling) is a traditional equestrian sport where riders compete for the carcass of a goat (ulak). ...

At-chabysh (horse racing) is a very ancient and popular sport among the Kyrgyz people. ...

The voluntary incorporation of Kyrgyzstan into Russia (1863) played an important role in the historical fate of the ...

“May the ancestors be blessed, who left us these fearless men's games” CHINGIZ AITMATOV ...