Kok-boru carries on an ancient equestrian tradition dating back to the time of Zoroastrianism. The principle of this game, which is very popular in Central Asia and similar to the Afghan game of buzkashi, is as follows: the riders compete for the decapitated carcass of a goat, which they must wrest from their opponents before carrying it to the kazan, the opposing team’s goal.

Photograph taken in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Credits : Salomé Aldeguer-Roure (France)

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