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There were no surprises. The seventh running of the bulls of San Fermín, starring the Madrid bulls of Victoriano del Río, has gone according to plan: a fast race (2 minutes and 18 seconds, only six more than last year), relatively clean (one injured by goring in the left leg and four bruised), in which the cattle have behaved like real athletes, so it gave the impression that they knew the route and the tricks they had to use to avoid falls, lower their heads and run and run until the square.
The wounded man was in the Telefónica area; one of the bulls ran over him on his way to the entrance tunnel to the bullring. He impaled the boy on the left thigh and carried him over the piton for several excruciating yards. When he released him, his pants torn to shreds, it didn’t look like the injury was serious. Among those injured there was another wounded in the arm and not by goring, which occurred in the arena of the square and was treated in the infirmary.
More informationFiestas de San Fermín 2023: running of the bulls, program and where to see the bulls*100007 *These bulls debuted at the fair in 2010, they have not been lacking since then, and legend has it that the information is passed from one bull to the other, so that the chosen ones arrive in Pamplona with a map of the city and sufficient information to overcome the obstacles of the long race.
As expected, the halters led the devilish race on the slope of Santo Domingo; one of the tame ones played the hare, which should not be strange for the real protagonists, tired of training in the field.
It was noted from the beginning that they were all experienced athletes. A black bull passed the leading halter at the height of the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, they all went down, closely related, through Mercaderes, and some of them passed the notice that they were approaching the planks of the curve that leads to Estafeta, which had to avoid to avoid the harsh clash. No sooner said than done: the six of them headed straight ahead without even touching the wood, a sign that they were warned.
The herd ran almost in single file through Estafeta, they ran over some runners, others fell because they tripped over the one that hit them preceded, but not a single bull bit the dust of the asphalt nor did it lag behind or defeat the young men.
Arrival of the bulls at the Mercaderes curve.Villar López (EFE) A young man is gored by one of the bulls of livestock during the seventh running of the bulls. Jesús Diges (EFE) A young man after falling to the ground during the seventh running of the bulls of the Sanfermines. Jesús Diges (EFE) A bull runs over a runner, during the seventh running of the bulls. Daniel Fernandez (EFE) The young men run before the bulls during the seventh running of the bulls. Villar López (EFE) The herd as it passes through Estafeta street. Villar López (EFE) A young man runs before the horns, during the seventh running of the bulls of the Sanfermines. Villar López (EFE) Atmosphere in Estafeta street, during the seventh running of the bulls .Villar López (EFE) Some young men run alongside one of the Victoriano del Río bulls, this Thursday in Pamplona. J.P. Urdiroz (EFE) One of the bulls upon arrival at the Pamplona bullring. Alvaro Barrientos (AP) The bulls from the Victoriano del Río ranch as they pass through the Cuesta de Santo Domingo. Eloy Alonso (EFE)
