Special martial art brings “golden rain” to the Vietnamese sports delegation
Afternoon 10/5, subject Kurash at SEA Games 31 officially kicked off with 4 contents. In a day of competition in the right form, Vietnamese athletes excellently won 4 medals, 2 silver medals, 1 bronze medal. Notably, these are the first gold medals of the Vietnamese sports delegation at this SEA Games.
Even so, for many fans, Kurash is still a new sport. In fact, Kurash has only been included in the official SEA Games program since 2019. Let’s also learn about this sport.
Kurash brought the golden rain for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 31st SEA Games (Photo: Huy Pham)
History of Kurash
Kurash is a traditional Uzbek wrestling. In the Uzbek language, “Kurash” means “to achieve the set goal”. Kurash appears to have a history of about 3,500 years, first appearing in the area that is the territory of present-day Uzbekistan. 2500 years ago, the philosopher and historian Herodotus mentioned Kurash when referring to the country of Uzbekistan in his work called “History”.
The subject of Kurash then went through thousands of years of constant development. The first official tournament of this sport was held in 1928. In 1998, the International Kurash Association (IKA) was officially established. A year later, the world championship of this sport was held in his hometown of Tashkent in 1999. To date, this tournament is held every two years.
By 2018, Kurash appeared at the Asian Games held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. At the 30th SEA Games held in the Philippines, Kurash was also present for the first time. Here, a total of 10 sets of medals were awarded. The Vietnamese sports delegation excellently ranked No. 1 in the whole team when it won 7 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals.
Image from a Kurash game
Rules of the game Kurash
Kurash is played in the ring with Judo. The rules of these two sports also have many similarities. Therefore, many of Kurash’s athletes originally started from Judo. When going on stage, athletes wear blue and green clothes and go barefoot.
In terms of competition time, male boxers will fight within 4 minutes, boxers will fight within 3 minutes. Both sides competed in only 1 round.
Kurash does not accept attacks below the waist. An athlete has 3 ways to score points, called Halal, Yonbosh and Chala moves. Accordingly, a boxer who successfully performs Halal will immediately win. To score a Halal point, the athlete must wrestle the opponent over his back with “sufficient” force and speed.
A blow in Kurash (Photo: Huy Pham)
If the athlete’s wrestling move is still slightly short of being recognized as a Halal move, the technique will be graded as a Yonbosh move. Two successful Yonbosh moves will combine into a Halal move to help the boxer immediately win.
Finally, the Chala move. The rules do not specify how many Chala strokes an athlete needs to win. In case the referee thinks that the blow is not enough to score a point, he will wave his hand 2-3 times. This action is called Bekar.
If there is a violation of the law, the referee can issue 3 penalties, namely Tanbekh, Dakki and Girrom with increasing levels. Penalizing Girrom means the athlete is disqualified.
Kurash of Vietnam at SEA Games 31
Kurash at this SEA Games will have a total of 10 sets of medals awarded, competing from May 10-13. Athletes will compete in 5 weight classes for men (60kg, 66kg, 73kg, 81kg, 90kg) and 5 weight classes for women (48kg, 52kg, 57kg, 70kg, 87kg). The weight classes will compete in a package and end on the same day.
With the success of the previous SEA Games, Kurash of Vietnam aims to maintain the top position of the whole delegation at this year’s Games. On the first day of competition, the athletes played extremely well to capture all 4 gold medals/4 content.
In the immediate future, we will have 6 competitions left. We still have a series of undisclosed SEA Games champions, namely Nguyen Thi Lan, Le Duc Dong, Vu Ngoc Son, and Tran Thi Thanh Thuy. Vietnam’s Kurash athletes promise to bring home many more medals in the coming competition days.
To Thi Trang is the first athlete to win a gold medal for Vietnam at this SEA Games (Photo: Huy Pham)
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