Yak racing

Yak racing (Chinese: 赛牦牛) is a spectator sport held at many traditional festivals of Tibet, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh and Mongolia,[1] in gatherings which integrate popular dances and songs with traditional physical games.

[5] Yak racing became an integral part of the Jyekundo (Yushu in Chinese) Horse Festival in 2006.

It was held 20 km south of Jyekundo near the small township of Batang with over 20,000 people in attendance.

[7] Yak racing is also a common sport in the farming and stockbreeding areas on the grand Tibetan Plateau of Qingzang altiplano.

[5] In the northern Khangai Mountains of Mongolia, the traditional Yak Festival is held near the lake Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur every year, on the first and second days of August.