It is the set of tasks oriented between different groups, with the same objective. They have existed since the 19th century in India, where participants riding horses running on a circuit full of obstacles, which must be jumped and not penalized. Today gymkhanas are not limited to the use of hair. But they are also held on foot or with other vehicles, such as: motorcycles, bicycles, cars, skates, among others, fulfilling other sports modalities, which consist of skill tests and obstacles.
Known in Spanish as yincana, it is the generic name currently suitable for games in which there are numerous competition events. Its current meaning designates a place where skill contests are held, and the contest itself. In Asian countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, and Singapore, as well as East Africa, gymkhana refers to a sports and social club.
Depending on the organization, the stations, the groups can participate simultaneously or with time intervals.
To designate the winning team, it will be possible to take the time that each team uses from the first competitor to perform the test and stop the timer when the last one arrives. Another way will be to assign points to each test in this case the places will be assigned taking into account the score obtained by each group.
A particularity of this activity besides being of a physical, cultural and creative nature; It is that they can be used; keys, codes, signals, which when deciphering indicate clues, tasks or places, the creativity of the organizers allows different combinations of these elements, either in the order of the same tasks or demanding in each key and clue.
The proper performance of the tasks will be supervised by judges, who will be able to deliver the next track.
In order to encourage sociability and teamwork, the group should always arrive together, they are not allowed to arrive separately, just as they will ensure that each task is started once the group is complete.
