Camel wrestling
Camel fighting was started by ancient Turkic tribes over 1000 years ago. Camels also wrestle in the wild. This has been happening since before nomads began doing it.  In the 1920s, the Turkish National Aviation league had held camel fights to get money to buy airplanes for the Turkish government. The government tried to stop them from doing this in the 1920s. They said that it as too backwards of a practice. In the 1980s, the new government of Turkey began supporting it as part of the historic culture of Turkey.