Elephant wins tug-of-war with 17 men

A group of uniformed men and an elephant engage in a game of tug-of-war at a festival in south Vietnam.

This game, held during the elephant festival in Daklak Province, comprises three rounds. The first round see 10 men tug against an elephant; the second features 12 men - and if both go in favour of the elephant, there will be 15 to 17 men attempting the third round.

Our video shows the results of the second and third rounds, when first 12 then 17 men lost to the power of the elephant.