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Monday, July 3, 2017

A well oiled fighting machine: Rippling Greek wrestlers covered in olive oil compete in traditional grappling competition

While a group of oily, leather-clad men trying to get their hands down each other's trousers may sound like a wild weekend for some - for these wrestlers in Greece it is a deadly serious sport. Welcome to the world of oil wrestling, one of the oldest ...


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