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Colombian women farmers embrace football

Updated: 2025-09-16 10:17
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Players of Rubas (in blue) and Jenesano (in green) fight for the ball in a football tournament during the "Botas, Ruana y Sombrero" cultural and sport festival in Jenesano, Boyaca, Colombia, on Aug 18. LUIS ACOSTA/AFP

Skirts swirl and hats fly on a soccer field in Jenesano in central Colombia, as the "Smelly Ones" face off against the "Fillies" in a football extravaganza celebrating women farmers.

Every year in August, women in this region of small-scale dairy and vegetable producers come down from the pastures and plots in their traditional garb of layered skirts, rubber boots, ponchos and hats to show off their footwork.

The Botas, Ruana y Sombrero ("Boot, Poncho and Hat") tournament was initially founded as an outlet for Jenesano's men 12 years ago.

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