Dead Goat Polo

(click on the picture to see more images and then click miniatures to enlarge the photos) Kok Boru is the national sport of Kyrgyzstan. Dead Goat Polo as some refer to it looks more like cavalier rugby with a headless goat as a ball. Two teams of five fearless men on horseback try to score a point by heaving the 20-kilo body into the tai kazan (goal) at either end. The series has received an Award of Excellence at POYI and 1st place in Sports Story at Istanbul Awards