Six men were injured Friday during the eighth and final bull run of Spain's famed San Fermin festival, bringing to 35 the total number of daredevils wounded during this year's fiesta.

Five men between the ages of 29 and 61 were taken to hospital to treat bruises of varying degrees of severity, the regional government of Navarre said in a statement.

A sixth man was treated in the infirmary of the northern city of Pamplona's bullring for bruises he suffered during the run, the local branch of the Red Cross said in a tweet.

The bulls from the Miura ranch in the southwestern province of Seville completed the 848.6-metre (928-yard) course from a holding pen to the city bull ring in two minutes and 21 seconds.

Each morning from July 7-14, hundreds of daredevils, many wearing traditional white shirts with red scarves tied around their necks, tested their bravery by running ahead of a pack of bulls through the course set up in the narrow, winding streets of the medieval city.&nbsp;

The bulls face almost certain death in afternoon bullfights featuring Spain's top matadors.

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The San Fermin festival, which was made famous by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises, draws people from around the world.

Three men who took part in this year's bull runs were gored, including a 58-year-old from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao.

Six Americans and a British and French national were among the other foreigners injured this year.

Although the runs are over, the festival's closing ceremony will take place later at midnight (2200 GMT).

Sixteen people have been killed in the bull runs since records started in 1911. The last death was in 2009 when a bull gored a 27-year-old Spaniard in the neck, heart and lungs.

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Six men were injured Friday during the eighth and final bull run of Spain's famed San Fermin festival, bringing to 35 the total number of daredevils wounded during this year's fiesta.

Six men were injured Friday during the eighth and final bull run of Spain's famed San Fermin festival, bringing to 35 the total number of daredevils wounded during this year's fiesta. Five men between the ages of 29 and 61 were taken to hospital to treat bruises of varying degrees of severity, the regional government of Navarre said in a statement. A sixth man was treated in the infirmary of the northern city of Pamplona's bullring for bruises he suffered during the run, the local branch of the Red Cross said in a tweet. The bulls from the Miura ranch in the southwestern province of Seville completed the 848.6-metre (928-yard) course from a holding pen to the city bull ring in two minutes and 21 seconds. Each morning from July 7-14, hundreds of daredevils, many wearing traditional white shirts with red scarves tied around their necks, tested their bravery by running ahead of a pack of bulls through the course set up in the narrow, winding streets of the medieval city. The bulls face almost certain death in afternoon bullfights featuring Spain's top matadors. ALSO READ | WI vs IND: 'He is ready to play Tests in Australia and England' - Ishant heaps praise on Yashasvi Jaiswal The San Fermin festival, which was made famous by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises, draws people from around the world. Three men who took part in this year's bull runs were gored, including a 58-year-old from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao. Six Americans and a British and French national were among the other foreigners injured this year. Although the runs are over, the festival's closing ceremony will take place later at midnight (2200 GMT). Sixteen people have been killed in the bull runs since records started in 1911. The last death was in 2009 when a bull gored a 27-year-old Spaniard in the neck, heart and lungs. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Spain's San Fermin Festival bull runs wrap up with 35 injured

Every summer Sergio Colas joins hundreds of other runners for Pamplona&#39;s annual bull-run, but unlike them, he cannot hear the roaring crowds or the bulls thundering through the winding streets of the Spanish town&#39;s mediaeval centre. 
 
Deaf from birth, Colas has to rely on the movement of the mass of people around him to complete the almost kilometre-long dash without being gored or trampled by the specially-bred bulls, which can weigh up to 650 kilograms. 
 
Although some tell him he shouldn&#39;t run, the 35-year-old native of Pamplona says his deafness may even be an advantage as the din of the festival can distract runners from the danger bearing down upon them.&nbsp;Over the past century, 15 people have died in the San Fermin run and many are gored by the bulls&#39; horns each year. Several Spaniards have already been killed in bull-runs elsewhere in the country this summer. 
 
&quot;The most important thing in the bull-run is what you see, and I see more than others do,&quot; said Colas, who this year celebrates his 20th year of taking part in the event. 
 
The San Fermin bull-run began as a religious festival in the Middle Ages and gained global fame following writer Ernest Hemingway&#39;s 1926 novel &quot;The Sun Also Rises&quot;. 
 
With close to a million Spaniards and foreign revellers now cramming into the northern Spanish town of Pamplona every year for the nine-day event, Colas says he can no longer distinguish the vibrations caused by the bulls and those by the crowd. 
 
&quot;I used to be able to feel the vibration of the stampede and that of the bells of the steers,&quot; he told Reuters in an interview, referring to the tame, guiding bullocks which run alongside the bulls. 
 
But now the sound of the hooves pounding on stone-laid streets is no longer a sure guide. 
 
Each year Colas begins in the same spot where, unable to hear the blast of the run&#39;s starter rocket, he climbs a street shop&#39;s security doors to see the bulls as they come charging towards him. 
 
&quot;I like it when the run goes very quickly because more gaps open up in the crowd and I can handle the speed of the bulls and have a cleaner sprint,&quot; he said. 
 
Colas, who works at a local factory run by carmaker Volkswagen , performs one small ritual before the race. He takes a medallion which hangs around his neck and kisses the image of Saint Fermin, namesake of the festival. 
 
When he ran for the first time at the age of 15, his mother, Begona, only found out when she happened to see a photo of him in a local newspaper.&nbsp;Initially wary, she gradually came around to the idea as running with the bulls was a family tradition. His father, Txema, has been taking part for 40 years. 
 
And for the moment at least, Colas has no plans to hang up his running shoes.&nbsp;&quot;When I&#39;m in front of the bulls, I have so much adrenaline,&quot; he said. &quot;This is why I keep running&nbsp;because I love it.&quot; 
 
(Reuters)

Deaf from birth, Colas has to rely on the movement of people around him to complete the almost kilometre-long dash without being gored

Every summer Sergio Colas joins hundreds of other runners for Pamplona's annual bull-run, but unlike them, he cannot hear the roaring crowds or the bulls thundering through the winding streets of the Spanish town's mediaeval centre. Deaf from birth, Colas has to rely on the movement of the mass of people around him to complete the almost kilometre-long dash without being gored or trampled by the specially-bred bulls, which can weigh up to 650 kilograms. Although some tell him he shouldn't run, the 35-year-old native of Pamplona says his deafness may even be an advantage as the din of the festival can distract runners from the danger bearing down upon them. Over the past century, 15 people have died in the San Fermin run and many are gored by the bulls' horns each year. Several Spaniards have already been killed in bull-runs elsewhere in the country this summer. "The most important thing in the bull-run is what you see, and I see more than others do," said Colas, who this year celebrates his 20th year of taking part in the event. The San Fermin bull-run began as a religious festival in the Middle Ages and gained global fame following writer Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises". With close to a million Spaniards and foreign revellers now cramming into the northern Spanish town of Pamplona every year for the nine-day event, Colas says he can no longer distinguish the vibrations caused by the bulls and those by the crowd. "I used to be able to feel the vibration of the stampede and that of the bells of the steers," he told Reuters in an interview, referring to the tame, guiding bullocks which run alongside the bulls. But now the sound of the hooves pounding on stone-laid streets is no longer a sure guide. Each year Colas begins in the same spot where, unable to hear the blast of the run's starter rocket, he climbs a street shop's security doors to see the bulls as they come charging towards him. "I like it when the run goes very quickly because more gaps open up in the crowd and I can handle the speed of the bulls and have a cleaner sprint," he said. Colas, who works at a local factory run by carmaker Volkswagen , performs one small ritual before the race. He takes a medallion which hangs around his neck and kisses the image of Saint Fermin, namesake of the festival. When he ran for the first time at the age of 15, his mother, Begona, only found out when she happened to see a photo of him in a local newspaper. Initially wary, she gradually came around to the idea as running with the bulls was a family tradition. His father, Txema, has been taking part for 40 years. And for the moment at least, Colas has no plans to hang up his running shoes. "When I'm in front of the bulls, I have so much adrenaline," he said. "This is why I keep running because I love it." (Reuters)

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Spain's San Fermin Festival bull runs wrap up with 35 injured

One man's silent run with Pamplona's thundering bulls