Everything about Yak Racing totally explained
Yak racing is a
spectator sport held at many traditional
festivals of
Tibet and
Mongolia, and can be one of the most entertaining parts of a Tibetan horse festival, in gatherings which integrate popular dances and songs with traditional physical games. Each competitor, which commonly number 10 or 12, will mount the
yak, and run towards the opposite end of the race course in a sprint. Yaks can run surprisingly fast over short distances. The winner is usually given several
khata (a traditional Tibetan scarf) as well as a small amount of prize money. Yak racing is also known to be performed in parts of
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan and in
Pamir in
Pakistan.
Yak racing became an integral part of the Jyekundo (Yushu in Chinese) Horse Festival in 2006. It was held 20km south of Jyekundo in the small town of
Batang. with over 20,000 people in attendance. For the
2007 horse festival all 6 counties of
Yushu Tibet Autonomous Prefecture are combining resources and financing together to provide a larger festival in the prefecure capital of Jyekundo with an anticipated 40,000 to 50,000 people in attendance. Yak racing is also an integral part of the nineteen-day Darma Festival in Gyangze, and a comic highlight of the
Damxung Horse Festival also known as the
Dajyur.
Yak racing is also a common sport in the
farming and
stockbreeding areas on the grand
Qingzang altiplano. They hold yak racing events annually to celebrate the good harvest, and they pray for good weather during the coming year.
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