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| Photograph by Vyacheslav Oseledko, AFP/Getty Images |
Men on horseback vie for control of a headless goat carcass during a game ofkok-boru in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. A tradition throughout Central Asia, the rough-and-tumble sport, also called buzkashi, prompts some players to don protective clothing and helmets.
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