Salburun
Salburun (Kyrgyz : Салбуурун) is a traditional kind of hunt in Kyrghyzstan and Central Asia, involving falconry, archery and sometimes mounted archery, as well as hunting with Taigan. At the end of Salburun contests, the winners of the different disciplines receive an award; the main disciplines are: :* Hunting with eagles, :* Hunting with Taigan, :* Taigan races, :* Mounted archery. Salburun comes from the nomadic tradition of hunting and protecting herds from predators such as wolves. Festivals have been organised in Central Asia since 1997. After the festival of 2006 in Tong district, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ..., international reactions to the violence of the event led the Salburun Federation to rethink the rules and take measures for a ...
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Worldwide Nomad Games
World Nomad Games ( ky, Дүйнөлүк көчмөндөр оюндары) are an international sport competition dedicated to ethnic sports practiced in Central Asia. The first three World Nomad Games were held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. The fourth games were held in Iznik, Turkey between September 29th and October 2nd 2022. More than 3000 athletes from 102 countries participated in the events. Sports and disciplines * Alysh ( ky, Алыш), a kind of belt wrestling, * Salburun ( ky, Салбурун), a sport mixing falconry, mounted archery and hunt assisted by Taigan, * Shagai, * Horse racing (At Chabysh), ( ky, Ат чабыш), * Er enish, ( ky, Эр эңиш), * Toguz korgool, ( ky, Тогуз коргоол), * Kourach, * Kok-boru, a sport similar to Buzkashi, where riders fight for a goat carcass. ( ky, Көк бөрү); also called Kokpar in Kazakhstan. * Mangala, a Turkish Mancala game, as well as other national variants A cultural program The Games a ...
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