Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

Stephen Hultgren asks What is the most interesting or unique sporting event you’ve seen while traveling?

That is easy. I got to witness a Buzkashi game on the shores of Song-Kul up in the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan.

Buzkashi is a traditional Central Asian sport where horse-mounted players compete to grab and place a goat or sheep carcass in a goal.

I’ve also watched people playing sepak takraw in Bangkok. Sepak takraw is basically like volleyball, except you can’t use your hands.