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Nearly 1,000 wrestlers compete in N. China Bokh races

Xinhua, June 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

A series of Mongolian-style wrestling Bokh races attracting nealy 1,000 wrestlers from both China and Mongolia kicked off Tuesday in Bayannur city of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The wrestlers of 14 teams started to compete in team and individual races as well as a China-Mongolia Bokh invitational tournament after they had attended an Aobao worship ritual, a Mongolian ceremony to pray for good luck.

The three-day races are co-sponsored by Inner Mongolia sports federation and the local government of Bayannur city.

Bokh, along with horsemanship and archery, is one of the "three manly skills" of the Mongolian ethnic group. It is considered an important sport item for Genghis Khan to keep his army in good physical shape.

The Mongolian wrestling was listed as China's state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Endit