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Gushtingiri wrestling

Also known as Gushtingiri

Gushtingiri wrestling: photograph by Martin Burns and the Farmer Burns School of Wrestling; scans by Gordon Anderson
Photo: Martin Burns and the Farmer Burns School of Wrestling; scans by Gordon Anderson, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Robe and belt wrestling where first throw to the back wins.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Tajikistan.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia.

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