Kırkpınar (Turkish Oil Wrestling). Kırkpınar wrestler Ahmet Taşçı prepares for the last training one day before the 648th Kırkpınar Tournament in Edirne, Turkey, on 2 July 2009. Kırkpınar wrestlers compete stripped to the waist and smeared their bodies with olive oil.

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