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A body building competition in a Peru prison
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-09-25 09:34


The President of Peru's Body Building Federation, Florencio Portocarrero (C), holds the arms of second place Jorge Garcia (L) and first place Omar Acevedo after the competition at the Sarita Colonia prison in Lima, Peru's port city of Callao, September 24, 2004. More than 100 prisoners took part from different countries including Ecuador, France, the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic and Brazil. The competition is part of a plan to help prisoners reduce stress and aggression levels while in jail. [Reuters]

Peruvian Jimmy Zegarra works out before the body building competition at the Sarita Colonia prison in Lima, Peru's port city of Callao, September 24, 2004. More than 100 prisoners took part from different countries including Ecuador, France, the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic and Brazil. The competition is part of a plan to help prisoners reduce stress and aggression levels while in jail. [Reuters]



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