{"id":13941,"date":"2026-05-30T09:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/05\/30\/badakhshan-korosh-wrestling-eid-al-adha\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T09:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:01:06","slug":"badakhshan-korosh-wrestling-eid-al-adha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/05\/30\/badakhshan-korosh-wrestling-eid-al-adha\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Gather in Badakhshan for Traditional Korosh Wrestling Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The traditional Korosh wrestling competition was held in the village of Yawarzan, Kashim district, Badakhshan province, coinciding with the days of Eid al-Adha. Thousands of local residents and people from neighboring areas gathered to watch the matches.<\/p>\n<p>According to residents, these competitions are part of the cultural heritage and ancient customs of the region, held annually during the Eid festivities. They say Korosh wrestling symbolizes local identity and the bond between generations in this part of Badakhshan.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s tournament featured wrestlers from Badakhshan and Takhar provinces who competed fiercely in a spirited atmosphere. The presence of athletes from neighboring provinces added a broader dimension to the event.<\/p>\n<p>The significant participation of the public reflects the special status of this traditional sport among the local population. However, athletes and organizers cite the lack of a proper arena for the matches as one of the main challenges facing the sport and call for greater attention to provide the necessary facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands gathered in Badakhshan&#8217;s Yawarzan village for the traditional Korosh wrestling tournament during Eid al-Adha, highlighting local cultural heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}