Ok Glaken. Ask and shall you receive.
The people of the steppe created several games that are played on horseback, sometimes at wild speeds.
Kokpar is a little like polo, but the teams on horseback compete to grab a headless goat's carcass. They try to drag it into the opponent's goal. Sometimes up to 1,000 horsemen join the fray on the wide-open plains.
[size=+2]G[/size]irls and boys play a galloping game called
kyz kuu ("overtake the girl"). A girl on horseback races away from a male rider as fast as she can. As he tries to approach her, she strikes at him with a whip. If she reaches the finish line before him, she can take another few swipes at him. If he reaches the finish line first, she rewards him with a kiss.
In winter, Kazakhstanis enjoy cross-country skiing, skating and hockey. They are proud of their national hockey team and of Vladimir Smirnov, an Olympic cross-country skiing medallist. Soccer is a favourite sport for youngsters and adults alike. Many people also enjoy basketball, volleyball and gymnastics. And one in particular,Borat Sagdiyev, really likes to oil himself up and go out in search of young Kazakhi boys to make the wrestle with them.In summer, mountain-climbing and carp fishing are popular.
Kazakh girls often amuse themselves skipping with a cord that loops around the ankle and bears a weight on one end. They get the cord spinning in a circle and hop over it. Boys play
assyk, competing to see who can toss a small sheep bone closest to a little pile of bones.
And now, just like ESPN, I do this.
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Are you happy now. You want a piktur of the kokpar too?
And this my friend what happen when the horse does not agree to...how you say, play balls. They get hurt.And then other horses will get the message.
glaken said:
Good Morning Borat...the answer is a few responses up....when are you going to get DSL in your country? Glad to see you signed the treaty with W yesterday.
Do you have any sports related info to contribute?