Khuresh

Khuresh is a traditional Tuvan wrestling, in southern Siberia.[1] The word has cognates with Tuvan's sister Turkic languages, for example Turkish güreş and Tatar köräş (all ultimately derived from Old Turkic keriş).

Khuresh competition in Tos-Bulak at the Naadym festival of 2005.

See also

References
  1. Horton, etc; Patrick Horton; Simon Richmond; Mark Elliott; Steve Kokker (2006). Russia & Belarus. Lonely Planet. p. 547. ISBN 1-74104-291-7.
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