World Press Photo 2012: a jockey, his feet stepped into a harness strapped to the bulls and clutching their tails, in relief and joy at the end of a dangerous run across rice fields on February 12, 2012 in Batu Sangkar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The Pacu Jawi (bull race) is a popular competition at the end of harvest season keenly contested between villages. This photo won the first prize in the Sports single action category in the World Press Photo 2012 contest.
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