wrestlingisbest: Baatyr Kozhomkul, a Kyrgyz folk hero, carrying his horse. Kozhomkul was a huge man

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Baatyr Kozhomkul, a Kyrgyz folk hero, carrying his horse.

Kozhomkul was a huge man, who won all the wrestling and competitions of strength that he entered. According to legend, as Kozhomkul was returning home one stormy night, his horse became mired in the deep snow in the Too-Asuu mountain pass. Kozhomkul carried the horse home on his shoulders, as depicted in the statue.