Burly wrestlers wearing studded black leather pants and glistening with olive oil grappled for hours in the sun on a grassy field in Turkey’s northwestern city of Edirne over the weekend. (AP video shot by Ergin Yildiz; Production: Ayse Wieting)
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Two-time champion clinches 664th Kirkpinar oil wrestling title in greasy Turkish sport

Burly wrestlers wearing studded black leather pants and glistening with olive oil grappled for hours in the sun on a grassy field in Turkey’s northwestern city of Edirne over the weekend. (AP video shot by Ergin Yildiz; Production: Ayse Wieting)
 
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