These Tuvan Wrestlers Wrestle Like Beasts

Many nations love to wrestle, and Tuvans are no exception. Wrestling for Tuvans is an integral part of life, it is in their blood, it has been a favorite national pastime since ancient times. Wrestling competitions are very popular, they are held during various festive events, where the strongest wrestlers of the republic participate, and the winners become national heroes. And this wrestling is called Khuresh.
Khuresh wrestling is not only a fight between two athletes, it is, first of all, an ancient Tuvan tradition and a kind of code of honor. It is believed that in order to win in khuresh there are three components: the mass of the wrestler, skill and fighting spirit.