Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe CHITWAN, Nepal, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Organizers of a Nepalese elephant festival said the ninth annual event will involve 24 racing pachyderms and eight elephants playing soccer. Organizers of the Chitwan Elephant Festival said the three-day event will include a race between 24 elephants, a soccer game featuring eight of the animals and five elephants participating in a beauty contest, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported Monday. Advertisement Read More Stranded elephants rejoin circus Elephants stranded in cold given vodka Elephants digest beans for pricey coffee Newborn elephant at zoo doing well