Afghan Kite Fighting
Sports in Afghanistan
Kite Fighting during the Taliban Rule
What does a fighter kite look like?
Where did it first begin?
- Made of thin paper and bamboo wood that allowed for malleability and flexibility.
- In 1996, the Taliban government in Afghanistan banned kite fighting
- Made from thin bamboo strips, silk fabric and strong stringed silk
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-jeff-hood/the-taliban-in-the-self_b_6342388.html
http://www.macfighterkites.co.uk/macfighterkites.htm
https://www.chinasprout.com/shop/culture/toys/kites
Kite Fighting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_kite
https://www.flickr.com/photos/unama/3919091655/
- The objective of the game
- Owner of the last kite and bring home the last fallen kite
http://www.sciforums.com/threads/kite-flying-back-in-afghanistan.75139/
http://irvingesquivel27.blogspot.ca/2012_02_01_archive.html
Where did kite fighting take place?
http://www.pbase.com/image/123595131
- • In 2007, Pakistan banned kite fighting
Sports Special to Afghanistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manja_%28kite%29
Popular Universal Sports Played in Afghanistan
- Wrestling (Palwani)
- Martial Arts
- Soccer
- Shooting
- Running
- Boxing
- Cricket
- Basketball
- Bicycle racing
- Archery
http://apps.npr.org/buzkashi/
Tudabarai and Qarajai
- May seems simple but it is not
- Best chapandaz are over 40
- “A headless carcass (the flesh is stronger and the carcass lasts longer) is placed in the center of a circle and surrounded by the players of two opposing teams. The object of the game is to get control of the carcass and bring it to the scoring area.”
- “Points are awarded for successfully completing the task of getting control of the carcass, and getting it to the proper scoring area.”
Tudabarai
http://cdn.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/05/04/Buzkashi-Muslim-Game-Played-In-Afghanistan-With-Goat-Carcass
- “In order to score, the rider must obtain possession of the carcass and then carry it away from the starting circle in any direction.”
Origins
Qarajai
- “Believe the game originated [around] 800 years ago, with the invading Mongol armies of Genghis Khan, whose skilled horsemen pillaged villages, stealing sheep and other livestock at full gallop.”
- “Afghan villagers developed the same tactic to steal back their livestock from the Mongol occupiers, creating the foundations of the game”
- “The task is much more complex. The players must carry the calf around a marker, and then return the carcass to the team's designated scoring circle.”
http://www.afghan-web.com/sports/buzkashi.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzkashi
https://bellyblog2.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/ritualmagieman-lernt-nie-aus/
http://sport-kid.net/buzkashi.html
http://www.afghan-web.com/sports/buzkashi.html
After the game
- “...anchors a foot into the stirrup which allows the player to slip down from the saddle. Then the player will dip down to the ground and, with one hand, try to get a hold of the goat carcass (weighs 160 pounds),while holding onto the reins with the other. Then the other player will beat one another with whips in an attempt to get a hold of the carcass."
- “Gained popularity in early 2002, when Afghan refugees who have lived in Pakistan returned home and brought the sport with them"
http://muslimahinsolace.blogspot.ca/2013/09/hijab-for-men-to-veil-or-not-to-veil.html
http://www.zarinas.com/mensvests.shtml
During the Taliban rule
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/24/sports/cricket/24iht-cricket24.html?_r=0
Cricket
- Cricket was banned by the Taliban
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket
- Buzkashi was banned because it was considered immoral.
- “After the U.S. ousted the Taliban (2001), the new Afghan government proclaimed [Buzkashi as a] national sport, organizing tournaments across the land”.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19643322
http://framework.latimes.com/2013/01/04/the-week-in-pictures-113/#/0
http://sports.af/afghanistan-clinch-top-icc-cricket-development-awards-2014-02-21/
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/04/afghanistan_march_2011.html
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