ever Kazakhstan hosts the Asian Games, will it showcase kokpar? The sport is equestrian in nature but while it has some polo connotation, the use of sheep or goat carcass as the focus of competition may stir controversy and concern among advocates of prevention of animal cruelty. The justification for promoting the sport is it is traditional and dates back to Kazakhstan’s nomadic origins during the days of Genghis Khan. But civilization today has norms that frown on the brutal display of animal carcass for sport. Gladiators fought to the death in ancient Rome until acts of barbarity and inhumanity were forever banned.