(13 Jul 2025)
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Pamplona, Spain – 8 July 2025
1. Various of bull run
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Pamplona, Spain – 11 July 2025
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Yomara Martinez, 30-year-old shop assistant:
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"Here in Pamplona, I came and took part two years ago. I had come before but didn’t dare take part. In the Valencia region, there is a lot of enthusiasm for the bulls. And so in Albacete, the town of my grandmother – when I have been able (to), I have taken part in the runs and know what it feels like up-close, with the bull behind. But Pamplona is another league."
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Pamplona, Spain – 8 July 2025
3. Various of people prepping for bull run
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Pamplona, Spain – 13 July 2025
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Sara Puñal, 32-year-old administrator:
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"There are times, I feel small. And ask myself what am I doing here? Because, although you may not want to, you do feel slightly inferior because of your physique. But in those seconds, in the moment, you are all equal."
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Pamplona, Spain – 8 July 2025
5. Various of people walking through street
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Pamplona, Spain – 11 July 2025
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Yomara Martinez, 30-year-old shop assistant:
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"It is easy, if you want to do it, you like it and have a pinch of bravery. Don’t think about it. It in the end is a feeling to be in it. It is a unique feeling and if they don’t put themselves in it, they are never going to feel it. They should take no notice of what people say."
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Pamplona, Spain – 13 July 2025
7. Top view of bull run
STORYLINE:
Dressed in the traditional bull runner’s garb of a white shirt and red sash, Yomara Martínez sprinted in a recent death-defying morning run or "encierro" during the famous celebrations in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona over the weekend.
Yet despite being in a crowd of thousands, Martínez, 30, was among a handful of women daredevils running with the stampeding bulls at the San Fermín Festival.
"I have taken part in the runs and know what it feels like up-close, with the bull behind. But Pamplona is another league," Martinez said.
Every year, thousands of people line the medieval streets of Pamplona to witness the centuries-old tradition of running with bulls.
Many watch from balconies and wooden barricades along the course.
Millions more follow the spectacle on television.
Women bull runners are rare, though Martinez and other women taking part in the adrenaline-fueled tradition as more than a spectator say it’s growing in popularity.
The bulls pound along the twisting cobblestone streets after being led by six steers.
Up to 4,000 runners take part in each bull run, which takes place over 846 metres (2,775 feet) and can last two to four minutes.
The expert Spanish runners try to sprint just in front of the bull’s horns for a few seconds while egging the animal on with a rolled newspaper.
Gorings are not rare, but many more people are bruised and injured in falls and pileups with each other.
The event’s reputation took a hit years ago following complaints by women about having suffered sexual harassment and abuse from revelers.
In 2016, five men raped an 18-year-old woman during the festival in an infamous case that sparked an outcry across Spain.
The men who had a WhatsApp group named “La Manada,” or “The Animal Pack,” were imprisoned for 15 years by the Supreme Court in 2019.
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