Kırkpınar (Turkish Oil Wrestling). Wrestlers fight during the 648th Kırkpınar Tournament in Edirne, Turkey, on 5July 2009. Kırkpınar wrestlers compete stripped to the waist and smeared their bodies with olive oil. Wrestlers wear only black leather trousers called kisbet. The oiled body is extremely slippery, and the only reliable way to capture an opponent is push an arm through the kisbet and grab the other end of the leg.

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