Get down and dirty: Israel’s first ever ‘Mud Day’ race

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Updated On Mar 25, 2017 04:45 pm IST

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A Participant takes part in the Mud Day race, a 13 kilometer obstacle course in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Oded Balilty/AP)

Updated on Mar 25, 2017 04:45 pm IST

A Participant takes part in the Mud Day race, a 13 kilometer obstacle course in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Oded Balilty/AP)

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Around 5,000 people took part in the event, organisers said, held in the main park of Israel’s commercial capital Tel Aviv. (REUTERS)

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Around 5,000 people took part in the event, organisers said, held in the main park of Israel’s commercial capital Tel Aviv. (REUTERS)

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Visitors from France, America, Poland, Ukraine and other countries joined thousands of Israelis in pushing their way through a course of up to 13 kilometres (eight miles). (Oded Balilty/AP)

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Visitors from France, America, Poland, Ukraine and other countries joined thousands of Israelis in pushing their way through a course of up to 13 kilometres (eight miles). (Oded Balilty/AP)

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Contestants had to battle up to 22 obstacles, including swinging between ropes, climbing mud hills and crawling through icy water. (Oded Balilty/AP)

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Contestants had to battle up to 22 obstacles, including swinging between ropes, climbing mud hills and crawling through icy water. (Oded Balilty/AP)

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At the end, men and women caked in mud collapsed in the late morning sun. (Oded Balilty/AP)

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At the end, men and women caked in mud collapsed in the late morning sun. (Oded Balilty/AP)

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Among the attendees were the mayor of Tel Aviv, Ron Huldai, and French ambassador Helene Le Gal, though a picture posted on Twitter showed them both distinctly mud-free. (Oded Balilty/AP)

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Among the attendees were the mayor of Tel Aviv, Ron Huldai, and French ambassador Helene Le Gal, though a picture posted on Twitter showed them both distinctly mud-free. (Oded Balilty/AP)

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Founded in Paris in 2013, the Mud Day phenomenon has now spread to Spain, Belgium and Switzerland as well as Israel. (Oded Balilty/AP)

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Founded in Paris in 2013, the Mud Day phenomenon has now spread to Spain, Belgium and Switzerland as well as Israel. (Oded Balilty/AP)

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Contestants can race alone or as part of a team. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)

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Contestants can race alone or as part of a team. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)

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The organisers of the event say it is ‘like no other. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)

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The organisers of the event say it is ‘like no other. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)

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No fine chocolate on the menu but a deliciously thick mud and immense pride at crossing the finish line, a statement said (Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Updated on Mar 25, 2017 04:45 pm IST

No fine chocolate on the menu but a deliciously thick mud and immense pride at crossing the finish line, a statement said (Baz Ratner/Reuters)

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A participant smiles for the camera during the first Mud Day obstacle course race in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Updated on Mar 25, 2017 04:45 pm IST

A participant smiles for the camera during the first Mud Day obstacle course race in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)

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