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Zhamby atu (Kazakhstan)

Zhamby atu (Kazakhstan)

  • Name of sport (game): Zhamby atu
  • Name in native language: Zhamby atu
  • Place of practice (continent, state, nation):

    Kazakhstan

  • History:

    This is one of the ancient games of the Kazakh people testing dexterity and sniper qualities of a brave dzhigit. It also touches the pride. The ancestors preserved the vast territory due to the horses competing with the wind, and the bow which was a reliable weapon. These two assets, passed down from generation to generation, have come down to the present days of country's independence.

  • Description:

    The zhamby shooting competition takes place on a flat field 300 meters long. At the finish point, at a distance of 100 meters, jamby are placed the size of a stallion's hoof on a pole 3-4 meters high. A rider rides a horse and aims at the jamby. No point will be awarded if a rider is aiming by restraining the galloping horse. At a gallop, driving past a zhamby on the left side, aiming, participants shoot from a bow. Regardless of the successful or unsuccessful achievement of the intended goal, without stopping they continue to run to the finish line. If the target falls from the pole, an arrow is considered to have hit and a rider is awarded a point. There are also other types of jamby shooting: aikabak, various types of rifle shooting, or multiple targets shooting.

  • Sources of information :

    The information contained in the article comes from the following sources:
    https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-budapest/press/article/details/73564?lang=en

    Source of photos used in this article and gallery:
    https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-budapest/press/article/details/73564?lang=en

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