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19th May 2012

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Two wrestlers fighting a bout. The Afghan wrestler is in white, the Pakistani in greenThe Afghan wrestler wins, pinning his opponentThousands of fans travel to Chaman to watch the matchesThe Pakistan and Afghan sides have 200 wrestlers eachHafeez Abdul Majeed, an Afghan wrestler, said he was very happy after all these years to wrestle again with his Pakistani friendThe wrestlers fight to the best of three, the objective being to pin your opponent's back to the ground480 matches take place over the course of the competitionThe wrestlers do not win any prizes, just the honour of being victoriousFootwork is an important part of wrestlingHaji Jan Agha, third from the left, said that he was very happy the compeition was taking place. These competitions were banned in Afghanistan after a suicide bomber struck at one three years ago, killing many peopleJudges watching the matchesAn Afghan fan points his to the sky to celebrate his wrestler winning a matchThe bouts continue throughout the dayThe Pakistani wrestler, Hameedullah, throws his friend Hafiz Abdul Majeed to the groundPakistan won 290 of the 480 matches, winning the tournament

Wrestling tournament

Matiullah Achakzai

Wrestling is a hugely popular sport in south Asia. Thousand of fans travelled to Chaman for this three-day Pak-Afghan wrestling competition.

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