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Varzesh-e Bastani
Varzesh-e Bastani / Pahlevani is an Iranian zurkhaneh system combining ritual strength training, club/shield/bow exercises, rhythmic leadership and koshti pahlavani context. IZSF documents the international sport structure, while UNESCO documents the Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei rituals as intangible cultural heritage.
Classification
Weitere Angaben
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Perform ritual athletic, strength, technical and optional traditional wrestling sequences under the zurkhaneh cultural and rule context.
Teilnehmer
Individual athletes in a led group; koshti pahlavani as a connected wrestling context.
Teamgröße
Individual athletes in a led group; koshti pahlavani as a connected wrestling context.
Spielfeld
Zurkhaneh hall with central pit/gowd, morshed/music area, safe movement spacing and culture/club-based instruction.
Dauer
Duration depends on set, timed, tournament or local rules.
Wertung
Competition and festival scoring under IZSF/organiser formats; ritual practice is not always organised as points competition.
Gewinnbedingung
Achieve the best technical, athletic or bout score in the announced IZSF/event format.
Ausrüstung
Zurkhaneh implements such as meel/clubs, sang/shields, kabbadeh bow chain, zarb/rhythm instruments and suitable training clothing.
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- ball or implement out
- net/zone fault
- wrong contact sequence
- unsafe or local-rule violation
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- International Zurkhaneh Sports and Koshti Pahlavani Federation (IZSF)
- Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei rituals UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage · official · high
- Zoorkhaneh We Are Zoorkhaneh · culture-guide · medium
- About Varzesh-e Bastani Topend Sports · reference · medium
- International Zurkhaneh Sports and Koshti Pahlavani Federation IZSF · federation · high
- Pahlevani and Zoorkhaneh rituals Wikipedia EN · reference · medium