Unique sports at Hangzhou

KURASH

Kurash is a sport developed in Uzbekistan which has its roots in ancient forms of wrestling across Central Asia. Wrestlers wear robes similar to those in judo, and their objective is to throw their opponents off their feet. Uzbekistan dominated the sport when it was introduced at the Asian Games in 2018, winning five out of six gold medals.

SOFT TENNIS

Soft tennis, which originated in Japan, is played with a softer rubber ball and a lighter racket than are used in the regular game. It became an official Asian Games sport at the 1994 games in Hiroshima. The sport has been dominated by South Korea, who have won 25 out of 41 gold medals.

SEPAK TAKRAW

Thailand have dominated sepak takraw, sometimes called kick volleyball, since it was introduced at the 1990 Beijing Games, winning 26 of 39 gold medals. The sport, native to Southeast Asia, sees players use any part of their bodies except hands and arms to send a rattan ball into the opposing court.

WUSHU

Wushu, a collective term for the martial arts that originated and were developed in China, was introduced at Beijing in 1990. It is divided into sanda (sparring) and taolu (routine-based) events. China are by far the most dominant nation in the sport.

XIANGQI

Xiangqi is a strategy board game that originated in China and is similar to chess, representing a battle between two armies, with the objective being to checkmate the enemy general. In xiangqi, also known as Chinese chess or elephant chess, two players place black and red pieces on a grid which is nine lines wide and 10 lines long, as opposed to chess, which is played on an eight-by-eight grid. The event was part of the Guangzhou 2010. reuters

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