Kok-boru

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Central Asian game equestrian team sport traditional sport

Kok-boru is a traditional Central Asian horseback team game, similar to polo, in which riders compete to carry and score with a goat or sheep carcass.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
kok boru	3
Kok-boru canonical	2
kok-boru	2
kokpar (buzkashi-type game)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Central Asian game ⓘ equestrian team sport ⓘ traditional sport ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	kupkari ⓘ surface form: kokpar ulak tartysh ⓘ surface form: ulak-kupkari
associatedWith	horse culture ⓘ nomadic pastoralism ⓘ
countryAssociatedWith	Afghanistan ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Kyrgyzstan ⓘ Tajikistan ⓘ Uzbekistan ⓘ
culturalSignificance	part of Kyrgyz cultural heritage ⓘ traditional nomadic game ⓘ
featuredIn	World Nomad Games ⓘ
gameElement	blocking opponents ⓘ riding at speed ⓘ scramble for carcass ⓘ
goalDescription	place carcass in scoring area ⓘ
goalStructure	taikazan ⓘ
governingBody	World Ethnosport Confederation ⓘ
hasVariant	buzkashi ⓘ ulak tartysh ⓘ
languageOfName	Kyrgyz ⓘ
playedOn	open field ⓘ
playerRequirement	physical strength ⓘ skilled horsemanship ⓘ team coordination ⓘ
primaryLocationOfPlay	festival events ⓘ rural areas ⓘ
recognizedAs	intangible cultural heritage at national level in Kyrgyzstan ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Central Asia ⓘ
requires	specially trained horses ⓘ
riskLevel	high injury risk ⓘ
scoringMethod	carrying carcass to goal ⓘ
seasonality	often played during holidays and celebrations ⓘ
similarTo	polo ⓘ
spectatorSport	yes ⓘ
sportType	contact sport ⓘ horseback game ⓘ
teamStructure	team sport ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin	pre-modern era ⓘ
typicalParticipants	male riders ⓘ
typicalTeamSize	varies by local rules ⓘ
usesAnimal	horse ⓘ
usesObject	goat carcass ⓘ sheep carcass ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kyrgyzstan → nationalSport → Kok-boru ⓘ

Kazakhs → traditionalGames → Kok-boru ⓘ

this entity surface form: kokpar (buzkashi-type game)

buzkashi → hasAlternativeName → Kok-boru ⓘ

subject surface form: Buzkashi

this entity surface form: kok-boru

ulak tartysh → hasAlternativeName → Kok-boru ⓘ

subject surface form: Ulak tartysh

this entity surface form: kok boru

ulak tartysh → relatedTo → Kok-boru ⓘ

subject surface form: Ulak tartysh

this entity surface form: kok boru

Kyrgyz people → traditionalSport → Kok-boru ⓘ

this entity surface form: kok boru

taikazan → usedIn → Kok-boru ⓘ

subject surface form: Taikazan

World Nomad Games → includesSport → Kok-boru ⓘ

this entity surface form: kok-boru