Editing Central Asia (section)

=== Sports ===
{{Main|Sport in Central Asia}}
[[File:SB - Kazakh man on horse with golden eagle.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kazakhs|Kazakh]] man on a horse with golden eagle]]
[[Equestrianism|Equestrian sports]] are traditional in Central Asia, with disciplines like [[endurance riding]], [[buzkashi]], [[dzhigit]] and [[kyz kuu]].

The traditional game of [[Buzkashi]] is played throughout the Central Asian region, the countries sometimes organise Buzkashi competition amongst each other. The First regional competition among the Central Asian countries, [[Russia]], Chinese [[Xinjiang]] and [[Turkey]] was held in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Asia Holds First 'Kokpar' Championship|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/25104199.html|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|access-date=31 March 2020|language=en|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727190239/https://www.rferl.org/a/25104199.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The first world title competition was played in 2017 and won by [[Kazakhstan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Showdown in Astana: Rival Kazakhs, Kyrgyz Battle For First Kokpar World Title|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-kyrgyzstan-kokpar-rivalry-world-championship/28701819.html|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=29 August 2017|language=en|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=10 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710143436/https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-kyrgyzstan-kokpar-rivalry-world-championship/28701819.html|url-status=live|last=Baumgartner|first=Pete}}</ref>

[[Association football]] is popular across Central Asia. Most countries are members of the [[Central Asian Football Association]], a region of the [[Asian Football Confederation]]. However, [[Kazakhstan]] is a member of the [[UEFA]].

[[Wrestling]] is popular across Central Asia, with Kazakhstan having claimed 14 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan seven, and Kyrgyzstan three. As former Soviet states, Central Asian countries have been successful in [[gymnastics]].

[[Mixed Martial Arts]] is one of more common sports in Central Asia, [[Kyrgyz people|Kyrgyz]] athlete [[Valentina Shevchenko]] holding the [[UFC]] [[Flyweight]] Champion title.

[[Cricket]] is the most popular sport in [[Afghanistan]]. The [[Afghanistan national cricket team]], first formed in 2001, has claimed wins over Bangladesh, West Indies and Zimbabwe.

Notable Kazakh competitors include cyclists [[Alexander Vinokourov]] and [[Andrey Kashechkin]], boxer [[Vassiliy Jirov]] and [[Gennady Golovkin]], runner [[Olga Shishigina]], decathlete [[Dmitriy Karpov]], gymnast [[Aliya Yussupova]], judoka [[Askhat Zhitkeyev]] and [[Maxim Rakov]], skier [[Vladimir Smirnov (skier)|Vladimir Smirnov]], weightlifter [[Ilya Ilyin]], and figure skaters [[Denis Ten]] and [[Elizabet Tursynbaeva]].

Notable Uzbekistani competitors include cyclist [[Djamolidine Abdoujaparov]], boxer [[Ruslan Chagaev]], canoer [[Michael Kolganov]], gymnast [[Oksana Chusovitina]], tennis player [[Denis Istomin]], chess player [[Rustam Kasimdzhanov]], and figure skater [[Misha Ge]].