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• Afghnistan's National Sport: Buzkashi Article on Buzkashi by By Aziz Jan: Buzkashi (bOzkashI) is one of the ancient games played in Afghanistan. The name of this game is perhaps derived from hunting mountain goats by ancient champions n horseback. The bOzkashI horses posses special qualities. Those who train bOzkashI horses feed them special food at regular intervals. • Czabe.com Buzkashi - The Afghanistan Pastime Tom Geraci - Where the sport of Buz Kashi came from, I don't know. But it is interesting. The Players number ten to twelve on each team. The Horses are enormous, not only in height but in bulk. These powerful beasts have been trained to attack, bite, kick, push other attackers out of the way and, above all, to Stop For Nothing. • Yahoo Groups: Buzkashi Buzkashi - a list to discuss the ancient horseback game of buzkashi and it's recreation. Buzkashi is a fast game, played on horseback in which two opposing groups try to gain possession of a headless goat carcass. Buzkashi means "goat grabbing" and many horseback ball sports can trace their origins to the games, for example polo and horseball. • Asia Times: About Buzkashi Buzkashi is more than Just Horsing Around - By Nadeem Yaqub. Afghans lay claim to being the original people who tamed wild horses. Until 1973, when the last Afghan King Zahi Shah was deposed and for some years afterwards, Buzkashi tournaments were a regular feature of Afghan life and preceded events such as weddings. • ESPN.com - Check Out Buzkashi ESPN.com, Love your NFL? Then check out buzkashi - by Tom Farrey. It's easy to think Americans have nothing in common with the people of Afghanistan. The Afghani sports fans have much in common with their U.S. counterparts. Buzkashi is surprisingly similar to football - except buzkashi fans get to watch, and even play, at weddings. • BootsnAll.com - The Game of Buzkashi The Game of Buzkashi by Mr Ginger: Buzkashi is an ancient game played in Afghanistan and dates back to the days of Ghengis Khan. The Mongols who originally played it on the steppe, lived and died in the saddle. It is played mostly in the north of Afghanistan in the provinces of Maimana, Mazar-i-Sharif, and Kataghan. As a rule, women are not allowed to watch. • National Sport - Bozkashi Buzkashi - by Larry B. Lambert. The ancient game of Buzkashi is part of Afghan life and is offered as a primer to that end. It has little to do with politics but much to do with the spirit of the place. The name Buzkashi, literally translated means "goat killing" suggest it was derived from hunting mountain goats by champions on horseback. • Buzkashi - The Afghan National Sport There are two main types of Buzkashi, Tudabarai and Qarajai. Tudabarai is relatively simple compared with Qarajai, even though they share similar objectives. The players are not the only ones who undergo arduous training; the horses that participate in buzkashi must train for five years before ever making it to the playing field. • The Fierce Afghani Game of Buskashi The Fierce Afghani Game of Buskashi - by Mr. Ginger. The ancient game of Buzkashi has been played in northern Afghanistan since the days of Ghengis Khan, the Mongol warrior whose army swept across Asia in the 13th century. It is a fierce game of competition played on the steppes of Asia by expert horsemen. |