Turkey's longest running sports event, The Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling
competition which started on Friday July 5,2013 saw a total of 678 wrestlers,
called “pehlivans”. The wrestlers are registered to enter the bouts in
14 different age and weight categories in this three-day tournament. The
history of this tournament dates back to the Persian Mythical Era and
it test various rhythmic movements, strength in manipulating heavy
objects and acrobatic skills. Contestants wear specially designed
leather trousers, and are stripped to the waist and drenched in olive
oil from head to toe. More than two tons of oil are used every year. The
one-on-one combats staged every summer closely resemble the first ones
held nearly 650 years ago. Three tons of olive oil is used each year
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