1-ton bull given to winner of wrestling tourney in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Jo Won (C) from North Phyongan Province in North Korea celebrates astride a grand bull, weighing nearly a ton, given to him in place of a cash award for winning a national ''ssirum,'' or Korean wrestling, tournament, in Pyongyang on Sept. 25, 2009. Ri, 30, came first at the catch-weight event in which 20 grapplers competed.

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