Competitors ride a home-made vehicle on a downhill track during the Red Bull Soapbox Race in Sao Paulo, Brazil. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Sumo wrestlers take part in a "honozumo," a ceremonial sumo exhibition, on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU

An aerial view shows a snow covered forest edge after a snowfall outside Moscow. AFP / Yuri KADOBNOV

A gaucho falls from a bucking colt during the traditional rodeo week in Montevideo. AFP / Pablo PORCIUNCULA BRUNE

Beekeeper Yip Ki-hok, 62, blows bees off a honeycomb after removing their honey-filled nest on a hillside in Hong Kong. AFP / Anthony WALLACE

Jan Agha, 49, an Afghan hunter, tries to catch his crane at a field in Bagram, Parwan province, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail