AFGaNISTAN SPORTS

POPULAR SPORTS IN AFGHANISTAN

• One of the most popular traditional sports in Afghanistan is Buzkashi
• The second most popular sport of Afghanistan is Kite Flying
• Football (soccer) is the third most loved game in Afghanistan
• followed by cricket as the fourth famous sport of the region

BUZKASHI

• Rules
• Rewards for competing
• To many Afghans, Buzkashi is not just a game, it is a way of life; a way in which teamwork and communication are essential to being successful.
• There are 2 types of Buzkashi
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Tudabarai

• Rules
• There is no teams in this game

Qarajai

• Rules
• Team based game

KITE FLYING

• People have been flying kites in Afghanistan for more than 100 years.
• Part of national game before the war
• The talibans influcence
• The fall of the Taliban

SOCCER

• Lions of Khurasan
• In 2011 SAFF Championship Afghanistan defeated Bhutan 8–1, the biggest victory in the history of the Afghanistan football team.
• Never been competitive in the World Cup
• Afghan soccer league

CRICKET

• Afghanistan national cricket team
• They are ranked 9th in International Twenty20 cricket as of 7 January 2017
• On 3 October 2013, Afghanistan beat Kenya to finish second in the WCL Championship and qualify for the 2015 Cricket World Cup

WORKS CITED

• “Kite Flying in Afghanistan.” Kite Flying in Afghanistan and the Types of Afghani Fighter Kites., www.afghanistan-culture.com/kite-flying-in-afghanistan.html.
• “Afghan National Sport (Buzkashi).” Afghanistan Online: Afghan National Sport (Buzkashi), www.afghan-web.com/sports/buzkashi.html.
• “Kite Flying in Afghanistan.” Kite Flying in Afghanistan and the Types of Afghani Fighter Kites., www.afghanistan-culture.com/kite-flying-in-afghanistan.html.