Sports in Mongolia

Mongolian wrestling (Mongolian: бөх, bökh) is a traditional sport that has existed in Mongolia for centuries. Wrestling is one of Mongolia’s age-old "Three Manly Skills" (along with horsemanship and archery). Genghis Khan considered wrestling to be an important way to keep his army in good physical and combat shape. Wrestling was also used occasionally as a way of eliminating political rivals. Mongol history records incidents of the Khan arranging to have political enemies killed via a wrestling match. Wikipedia for more info, of course.