Kok-boru is a popular horse game in Kyrgyzstan in which two teams of riders try to carry a goat or calf carcass into the opposing teams endzone. © Igor Kovalenko ...

In Kyrgyzstan, angry spectators stormed the field and threw stones after a kok-boru game. By Victor Mather Frequently, spectators are angry with the refereeing at a game. Once in a while, that anger ...

ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- Ladd Howell had his head in his hands and appeared inconsolable. Competing in its fourth World Nomad Games in Astana this week, the U.S. national team he captains had just come ...

In the high horse country of Kyrgyzstan's Jumgal region, boys compete fiercely every day after school at kok-boru. The traditional sport involves capturing a goat's carcass, or "ulak," and maneuvering ...

From Sept. 2-8, Kyrgyzstan hosted the World Nomad Games in Cholpon-Ata, along the shore of Lake Issy-Kol, which is the world's second-largest alpine lake. The WNG’s first games were held in 2014, then ...

Kok boru was perhaps the most brutal -- and popular -- event. Two teams of men on horses attempt to send the carcass of a headless goat into their opponent's goal.

SONG-KÖL LAKE, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — For equestrian riders, the endurance race known as the Gallops is the ultimate test of stamina and self-discipline. First hosted in India in 2019, the event challenges ...

CXW takes a look at the new type of sports entertainment in Kyrgyzstan, a horseball, which is a modern version of the local traditional sport of kok boru. Global Voices stands out as one of the ...