Thrilling Traditional Uygur Sport of Goat Snatching  

出　　处：《China Today》2023年第11期80-80,共1页今日中国（英文版）

摘　　要：GOAT snatching is a traditional team sport popular among nomadic ethnic groups such as the Uygur,Kyrghiz,Kazakh,and Tajik in the western part of Xinjiang.It has been mostly held during festivals or celebrative events.It is a physically demanding sport that requires fast speed,superb balancing skills,and quick reac-tion.e activity creates scenes so thrill-ing that it is known as“the brave man’s sport on the grassland.”In 2008,Uygur Goat Snatching was included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage items.

关 键 词：mostly HERITAGE balancing 

分 类 号：G85[文化科学—民族体育]