Wrestling in Senegal is more than a sport — it’s a national treasure, a symbol of pride and passion. Now, the beach version ...

The sports and culture ministries must invest in preserving and highlighting Senegalese traditional society, including traditional wrestling. It was written by: Ousmane Ba, Université Cheikh Anta Diop ...

Wrestlers from fourteen member states of the sub-region are expected to be in a competitive mood when the 8th edition of the ECOWAS Traditional Wrestling Tournament holds in Dakar, Senegal from the ...

Dakar-Senegal — The Iba Mar Diop Stadium Dakar came agog on Thursday, 12th July 2012 with wrestlers from 13 of the 15 ECOWAS Member States hitting the sandy arena as the 5th ECOWAS African Wrestling ...

DAKAR — Wrestling is enormously popular in Senegal — and the decisions that award victory or crushing defeat to the grapplers are now overseen by the same technology that is dividing opinion in ...

More popular than soccer in many parts of Africa, traditional wrestling has grown into a major sport. Every year, wrestlers hoping to achieve fame and fortune converge on Dakar for an annual ...

Head to the beach at twilight in Dakar, Senegal and you’re sure to witness a ruckus. Up and down the strip giant men in shorts grapple in pairs; limbs taught, sinews strained. Sand kicks into the air ...

Every evening, thousands of runners, wrestlers, soccer players and fitness fanatics exercise on the beaches and streets of Senegal’s capital. With every breath, they inhale increasingly dangerous air.

“Sumo,” a new play by Lisa Sanaye Dring about the Japanese wrestling sport, naturally has a certain exoticism given the cultural specificity of its subject. But it’s also a classic behind-the-scenes ...

VALVERDE, Spain (Reuters) - Amid cheers from the crowd, 13-year-old Senegalese migrant Cheik Ndaa tricks his opponent into falling over and wins his first tournament in Lucha Canaria, a traditional ...