Ready to rumble at Plaza Mexico

A young matador training at the Plaza Mexico stadium, in preparation for the return of bullfighting to the world's largest ring.

IN the centre of a desolate and cold Plaza Mexico stadium, a young matador raises a red cape and leaps to the right as he gets charged – not by a bull, but by a bull’s head on a cart.

A bellowing colleague is pushing the wheeled contraption to breathe a bit of realism into training in anticipation of bullfighting’s return to Mexico City.