Thrill-seekers gored and crushed in Pamplona’s 2024 running of the bulls

Alex Mead

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Jul 8, 2024

The Pamplona Bull Run 2024 continues the tradition of one of Spain’s most exhilarating and historic events. Held from July 6 to 14 as part of the San Fermín Festival, the bull run attracts thousands of thrill-seekers from around the globe.

Every morning at 8 a.m., six bulls are set loose from their corral to charge through the narrow streets of the old town towards the bullring. Participants risk their safety by sprinting ahead of the bulls, aiming to stay close, creating an electrifying and perilous display that has enthralled spectators for decades.

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A 'Recortador' is gored by a bull in the bull ring during the Recortadores festival at the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2024.

A “recortador” (gymnastic bull jumper) is gored in the bullring during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2024. AP

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

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Participants are crushed during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

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A participant is hit by a bull. AFP via Getty Images

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

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An injured reveller receives medical aid during the running of the bulls. REUTERS

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A participant takes a picture. AFP via Getty Images

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. REUTERS

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. REUTERS

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Revellers brace themselves as a wild cow jumps over them, at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. REUTERS

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. ZUMAPRESS.com

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A participant is hit by a bull. REUTERS

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. REUTERS

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A “recortador” (gymnastic bull jumper) jumps over a bull in the Plaza de Toros bullring during a show after the first day of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 7, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. ZUMAPRESS.com

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

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Participants sprint during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

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