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The
Encierro, on the stretch at Callejon and Plaza
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Why
do they run?
Find out the reasons for
participating in the crazy bull-running and why it is the
most important event of the Sanfermin Fiesta
HIstorical
photos
Heartfelt emotion through
the eyes of the photographers who have best portrayed the
bull-running event |
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| ::THE
PHOTOS:: |
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on each image to see it in two formats: LARGE and
SUPERLARGE |
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| ::THE
REPORT:: |
Today, this final stretch proved to be the most dangerous.
The only injury needing attention from this fourth bull-running
occurred on this stretch. A young man from Pamplona,
with the initials J.G.B. suffered a dislocated shoulder
but his condition is not serious. The most anxious moment
of the run occurred in the narrow tunnel entrance that
leads into the ring. One of the bulls fell here and
remained prostrate on the ground for two long minutes.
There were some moments of chaos and disorder as the
many runners coming behind and wishing to run into the
ring found the fallen bull lying across their path into
the ring.
The drovers tried to get the bull to its feet and amid
the confusion failed to close off the door that leads
back out to the narrow corralled stretch. When the bull
finally got to its feet, it charged back out the half-open
door and ran about 50 meters back up the narrow stretch
which caused consternation among the crowd who thought
all the bulls were safely in the bull-ring. Luckily,
there was no serious incidents, in part because there
were few people on the stretch. It was led back down
into the ring and the men with their capes soon led
it away to the bullpen. The whole run had last 6 minutes
and 35 seconds before the rocket went off to signal
that all the bulls were safely in the pens. |
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