Rowing while dredging waste: Hungarian race in green mode
15 August 2020 |
3:54 pm
The 150 competitors meeting on the shores of Hungary's second largest river carry somewhat unusual equipment for a boat race -- protective gloves, rubber boots and large plastic bags, to collect as much trash as possible.
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