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Afghanistan Withdraws from Zher Ulak Tournament at World Nomad Games

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Afghanistan withdrew from the zher ulak competition at the VI World Nomad Games after athletes objected to the horses assigned to them.
  • The team lost 4-1 to Uzbekistan, then failed to appear for its match against Mongolia and received a 3-0 forfeit loss.
  • Afghanistan’s scheduled final group match against Kyrgyzstan was canceled, with Kyrgyzstan awarded another 3-0 forfeit victory.

Afghanistan’s national team withdrew from the zher ulak, or kokpar, competition at the VI World Nomad Games after disagreements over the horses provided for its matches.

A team representative said the Afghan athletes were dissatisfied with the horses and refused to take the field. The federation rejected that account, saying the team had received strong horses and that all necessary conditions for participation had been provided.

Afghanistan was drawn in Group A with Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia. It lost its opening match to Uzbekistan, 4-1. The team then failed to appear for its scheduled match against Mongolia on Sept. 3 and was given a 3-0 forfeit loss.

The Afghan team subsequently decided to withdraw from the rest of the tournament. Its final group-stage match against Kyrgyzstan, scheduled for Sept. 4, will not be played, and Kyrgyzstan will receive a 3-0 forfeit victory.

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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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