KABUL (Pajhwok): A two-day horse racing contest featuring horse drivers from 12 provinces kicked off in Kabul on Thursday.
Horse riders from Kabul, Logar, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, Kapisa and Parwan are taking part in the contest.
At the event’s opening ceremony, National Olympic Committee and General Director of Sports Maulvi Ahmadullah Wasiq said that 25 athletes from 12 provinces were participating in the contest that would continue for two days.
He added that the National Olympic Committee was trying to promote traditional games throughout the country.
He assured all the athletes of . . .
