Oil wrestling

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( Getty Images / September 30, 2012 )

Bulgarian oil wrestlers, known as pehlivans, fight during a traditional oil wrestling competition near the village of Cherna. The tournament aims to revive an old tradition of oil wrestling, which is also popular in Turkey in the Balkans.

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