A participant loses his footing during a handball match. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen
People take part in an attempt to break the world record for the greatest number of 'mud angels'. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen
A participant has a shower after a handball match at the Mud Olympics. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen
While the Fifa World Cup in Brazil might be throwing up the odd instance of 'dirty' play, an event in Germany is taking that concept to a whole new level.
The Wattolümpiade, or ''Mud Olympics'', takes place in Brunsbüttel, a town in the north of Germany that lies on the mouth of the Elbe river, near the North Sea.
Participants compete in football, handball and volleyball matches, among other events, on the river's intertidal zone, its website says.
The Wattolümpiade took place on July 6 this year.
Founded in 2004 by painter and sculptor Jens Rusch, the Mud Olympics are a charity event raising funds for cancer relief.
