Participants compete in the 653th annual Kirkpinar oil wrestling tournament at the Sarayici arena in Edirne, northwestern Turkey. Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters |
Perhaps a little more oil on your chest, sir? Photograph: Erden Sahin/EPA |
A slippery business, this. Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters |
Two wrestlers, or "pehlivans" in Turkish, in action during the traditional Kirkpinar Oil wrestling festival. Photograph: Erden Sahin/EPA |
The struggle: A referee watches as two wrestlers grapple in the grass. Photograph: Erden Sahin/EPA |
Wrestler Mustafa Tas during the proceedings. Photograph: Erden Sahin/EPA |
Wrestler Abdullah Gungor shows off his squat, imposing frame. Photograph: Erden Sahin/EPA |
An oily contest. Photograph: Erden Sahin/EPA |
Momentary stalemate. Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters |
A wrestler cools off. Photograph: Erden Sahin/EPA |
You can feel the coolness running through him. Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters |
A wrestler rests after a gruelling bout. Photograph: Erden Sahin/EPA |
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