"OUT THERE: Turkish oil wrestling champ wants sport brought to other countries
The Associated Press
EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) - To an Ottoman band's relentless pounding of drums and whirring of clarinets, Saban Yilmaz enters the wrestling ring and pours two full pitchers of extra virgin olive oil over his hulking torso.
After nearly an hour of slow grappling and a few blunt slaps that send oil and sweat spraying onto the uncut grass, Yilmaz tosses his opponent onto his back in an explosion of strength to win the 644th annual Kirkpinar oil wrestling championship - one of the world's oldest sporting events."
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