Asia

Deng-gun or La-gun is a sport mainly focused on strength and endurance. It is played by chinese minorities but now it is played in other some similar sport could be found in other countries, e.g. Mas-Wrestling in Russia.

Basic Rules:
1. It is usually played between two players. A stick about 40-80cm in length is used for the game.
2. During an informal game, the court could be on grass, dirt or a cement floor. For a formal game, the court is indoor and cushions are sometimes used to put on floor in order to protect player’s clothes.
3. Before the game, players should sit on the floor of corresponding court. Then they put their feet against their opponent’s. The stick is held by both hands. One player hold the inside part and the other player hold outside part.
4. When they are ready, the referee whistles or claims start in words.
5. Two players now try to pull the opponent off the ground. When someone’s buttock leaves the ground or lose control of the stick, he/she loses.
6. A match usually consists of three sets. Whoever wins two sets wins the match.
7. Making legs apart or lying-down is not allowed during game. When it happened for the first time, the referee will give the player a warning. If it happened for the second time, players will be claimed for losing match.
8. During a formal game, players will be against the other in the same weight category. After a set, players exchange their seats.

The digor (degor) is a traditional game played in Bhutan, which is often mistakenly described by foreign authors as a type of shot put. There are many elements that make it different from the shot put game (including the way of throwing). It is played with a pair of round flat stones, which are thrown in the direction of two wooden targets placed on the ground roughly 20 meters apart.
The only required equipment is a pair of flat round stones for each player. The size and weight of the stones vary, depending on player’s strength and preferences. A player can have as many stones as he wants, but he can throw only twice.
Digor can be a team or individual game. If three people are involved, the game is played individually. If there are four or more people they divide into two teams that compete with each other. The number of players is not limited however too many of them slows down the game. It’s said that optimal number is seven players in each team.

Players try to place their stone as close to the target as possible. The technique of throwing is similar like in softball. Players who throw later can hit opponent's stones, throwing them out of the scoring area and replacing them with their own stones. This is more difficult when the stones which were thrown first were heavy and large. Usually, players prefer heavier stones because they are difficult to move and at the same time they can be used to knock out opponent's stones.

Points are counted when all the stones have been thrown. A point is given if the distance between the stones and the target is smaller than the distance between the thumb and the middle finger of the outstretched hand. If two or more opponent's stones fall in the same range, the one nearest to the peg scores a point. If all the stones in the scored area belong to one team, the team scores a point for each stone. There is no defined number for points to be scored to end a game, but the limit is usually set to 21.

The equipment is very simple. All you need for this game are two olive nuts (one painted in black, one painted in white) and a target board (made of plastic or paper).

The olive nut is usually 3cm in length. The target board is 1mx1m in size and has three circles painted on it. Three circles are 10cm, 20cm, 40cm in diameter.

The aim of the game is to drop the black olive nut to hit white olive nut(the goal) and make the white olive nut bounce out of circle. The further the white olive nut bounce from the center, the more points you will get.

1. Before the game, the white olive nut (the goal) is placed on bullseye of the target board.

2. The player stands outside the outer circle of target board and has their feet apart.

3. Then the player picks up the black olive nut with his thumb and forefinger(left or right hand).The player must keep a straight body and cannot bend his knees before dropping the black olive nut.

4. When he/she is ready, the referee will allow him/her to drop the black olive nut. When dropping the black olive nut, he/she is allowed to incline the body no more than 10 degrees and the hand holding the black olive nut is not lower than his/her neck.

5. After dropping, he/she scores points according to the position of the white olive nut (goal):
a. 1 point if the white olive nut leaves the bullseye and is located inside the 10cm-diameter circle,
b. 3 points if the white olive nut is located between 10cm and 20cm-diameter circle.
c. 5 points if the white olive nut is located between 20cm and 40cm-diameter circle.
d. 10 points if the white olive nut is located outside the 40cm-diameter circle.
e. If the player does not hit the white olive nut, he/she scores no points.
f. If the white olive nut is located on the line between two score zones, he/she scores the higher points.

6. Each player has 5 chances to drop the black olive nut in 2 minutes in this game. After each drop, the white olive nut(the goal) is resettled on the bullseye of target board.

7. The final score of a player is the total store of 5-chance drop. When it comes to a draw, players are given another 5 chances to play until the champion is decided.

8. Variation: In an informal game, you could change the points of different score zones.

Swimming on a single bamboo stick is a unique skill of the people of northern Guizhou from the Chishui River.
Duzhupiao is a traditional sport in Guizhou Province. Athletes who do not wear shoes use individual bamboo sticks as boats and oars to navigate on the water. The bamboo sticks are 15-20 centimetres in diameter and 10 meters long, while the small straight bamboo sticks used as oars are 5 cm in diameter and 4 meters long. Competitors move them alternately left and right to keep balance on the bamboo. Movements must be coordinated and consistent.

Competitors compete in short and long-distance speed events in individual and group categories.
The bamboo used for swimming must not have any distortions and its buoyancy is sufficient to bear the weight of a person. Suitable bamboo can be found deep in the bamboo forest of Guizhou Province on a sunny slope with good soil and water. Once cut, it is naturally dried for over 20 days.

Currently, the competition uses sticks consisting of 3 sections of round pipes made of glass fibre reinforced plastic with a total length of 7 meters and a diameter of 0.16 m. It is characterized by greater buoyancy which allows for greater swimming speeds but is also less deformable, it is easy to disassemble and is more convenient to transport than natural bamboo. The smaller stick consists of 2 sections of round pipes made of glass-fibre reinforced plastic with a total length of 4.5 meters.

Competitions shall be held in still water with the starting line parallel to the finish line and perpendicular to the fairway line. The width of the channel should not be less than 8 meters along the entire length of the track. Depending on the number of participating teams and conditions, from 3 to 6 players take part at the same time. The lane number is usually counted from the position of the judge's position, the closest lane is the first lane, the farthest lane is the last lane. The water depth in the shallowest part of the canal shall not be less than 2.5 meters and there shall be no floating objects or underwater obstacles. There should be a designated preparation area behind the start line and a buffer zone not less than 30 meters wide behind the finish line. Buoys must be placed along the track and their colors should be yellow and red.

The buoy is round with a diameter of 0.35 meters. Yellow buoys are placed from the start point within 30 meters of the endpoint within 10 meters, red buoys within 20 meters from the endpoint within 4 meters. Marking posts 2 cm in diameter and 3 meters high should be placed on the extensions (over 6 meters) at both ends of the start and finish lines. The start and endpoints must be marked with the number of each lane. The boards are hung in the air not less than 3 meters above the water surface if conditions allow.

It is a relatively easy sport, but requires the participant to be extremely strong, dexterous and agile while duelling with an opponent. Usually, it is being practised using two meter bamboo stick painted white and red. The participants compete within a circle with a diameter of 5m. The winner is decided upon pushing the opponent out of the aforementioned circle within 2 to 3 rounds.