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When talking GOATs in American sports, it's usually MJ vs. LeBron, Brady vs. Rodgers. But in Kyrgyzstan, home of the World Nomad Games, the conversation is a little more literal. That's because the country’s de facto national sport, kok boru, uses a headless goat carcass as a ball.
In early September, Sports Illustrated traveled to the jagged mountains of Central Asia to film a short documentary on perhaps the most unique sporting event on the planet.