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Sports · Kyrgyzstan

From national sports to football, wrestling to chess — the sport and athletes of the Turkic world.

National sports

SportKok-boruMounted teams battling for a goat carcass — the Kyrgyz national game, UNESCO heritage since 2017.Read more →
SportWorld Nomad GamesAn international competition in the traditional sports of nomadic peoples, first held in Kyrgyzstan in 2014.Read more →
SportKyz kuumai (chase the girl)A horseback chase between a young man and a girl — a lively, romantic nomad contest.Read more →
SportAlysh — belt wrestlingThe standing belt wrestling of Central Asia, recognised by the international wrestling federation since 2008.Read more →

Sport by country

SportKyrgyz wrestlingThe sport that has won most of Kyrgyzstan's Olympic medals — Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling.Read more →

Athletes

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