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Rugby meets mixed martial arts in the brutally violent calcio storico, a traditional sport of Florence, Italy, that dates back nearly 500 years.

For many in the Philippines, freediving without oxygen is a way of life. Its also a demanding sport that pushes the limits of the human body.

In Kyrgyzstan, players throw themselves into the national sport of kok boru, a rough pololike game played on horses — with a dead goat as the ball.

Unique to Balis Jembrana region, Makepung Lampit puts its own spin on drag racing. The vehicle is a water buffalo, the track a flooded rice field.