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The Kill, The kill, properly done by aiming straight over the bull’s horns with one last penetration through the artery with the matador’s “estoque.” The 1,100-pound bull falls into the sand.

Another Casualty, Guillermo Gonzalez is carried out of the ring after being gored by the bull.

Gored, Antonio Barrera is gored by the bull. It is in the last phase of the bullfight, the faena, after the bull is weakened and slowed, the bull becomes more wary and now senses his true enemy. Most gorings occur at this time.

React, People watching the bullfight react as one of the matadors is gored. A goring is when the matador receives a trajectory to some part of his body with the bull’s horns.

Suit of Lights, Jeronimo Ramire de Arellano Munoz, know as “Jeronimo”, signs autographs just before entering the ring. Dressed in a “traje de luces”, a suit of lights, can cost several thousand dollars. The suit of lights is a…

Hemingway called it a grand passion, “The only art in which the artist is in danger of death.” Nearly 70 years after Hemingway penned those words, bullfighting remains a revered institution in many Latin countries, particularly Mexico and…

Gymnasts in the women’s team line up to collect their respective gold, silver and bronze medals.

The Russian rhythmic team rejoices as their score comes up giving them the gold.

Russian Alina Kabaeva during her signature ribbon routine almost signing an “S” for Sydney.

Members of the French team perform their ribbon and hoops routine in the rhythmic final.