Thousands of thrill seekers participated in the first race of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in the city of Pamplona, ​​in northern Spain, while a large number of runners were beaten and fell in front of the bulls, and some of them were lightly injured, but none of them were seriously injured, which is a frequent feature of the scene. According to the site mercurynews.

A rider running away from a bull

The festival attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists, with nearly 1.7 million people visiting Pamplona for the festivities in 2022, and expectations are higher for this year as all coronavirus restrictions end.

In the race the bulls lunge along a path through the streets of Pamplona for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds before reaching the bullring..

provoke bulls

Celebrating the contestants

Bulls in the streets

Four riders injured at the festival last year were treated, and sixteen people have died in bull racing since 1910, most recently in 2009..Animal rights activists annually campaign against the festival, as it is cruel to animals.

Revolution attacks rider

The bulls attack the runners

A bull attacks a person

The participants in the race

One of the bulls is running behind the contestants

Bulls Festival