Sports-Kite+Running

Even though Kite Running isn't considered a national sport

in Afghanistan, it's by far the most popular sport played among

the youth and young adults. Some older adults participate in the

sport, but teenagers make up most of the participants.. Gudiparan bazi is what

it's really called and before it was a sport, considered it to be a form of art. Kite

Running consists of a kite built by the participant. They were all made of thin paper

and the skeleton supported by bamboo wood, investing on its malleability and

flexibility. The string is made from many types of wire. It can take many hours

just to make the wire. They have to ground up the glass to put on the wire so that

it can cut through other kites and have a better chance of winning. The more

glass there is, the better of a chance there is to win. Oddly enough, many children

break bones or lose lives because of this sport.

 Sports of Afghanistan