Ulgii - Golden Eagle Festival - Kukhbar (Mongolia)

The most spectacular and more adrenaline-fuelled competition was the ‘kukhbar’/’kokpar' game. It is a kind of tug of war over a sheep carcass on horseback. The one who can conquer the sheep, wins the game.

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