It's a common sight across Senegal, where wrestling is a national sport and wrestlers are celebrated like rock stars. The local variation of wrestling, called laamb in Wolof, one of the national ...

Reug Reug, a superstar of traditional Senegalese wrestling whose biceps bulge under his green vest, was overflowing with confidence ahead of his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut on Saturday. Reug Reug ...

Senegal came top at the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) wrestling competition after a 4-1 defeat of the hosts, Nigeria, in the team’s final as the 13 th ECOWAS African Wrestling ...

VALVERDE, Spain, Nov 29 (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 ...

In Senegal, wrestling is a national sport. MLOMP, Senegal — It’s almost dusk, and the West African heat is finally faltering. In Mlomp, a village in southern Senegal, dozens of teenagers in colorful ...

"You're going to last one minute," the 27-year-old told his opponent, deadpan, at a pre-fight press conference this week. The traditional wrestler, whose real name is Oumar Kane, is one of a number in ...

Coach Isabelle Sambou, 43 , two-time Olympian and nine-time African wrestling champion, center, explains moves to young women during a wrestling training, in Mlomp, southern Senegal, July 10, 2024.

MLOMP, Senegal (AP) — It’s almost dusk, and the West African heat is finally faltering. In Mlomp, a village in southern Senegal, dozens of teenagers in colorful jerseys are throwing each other to the ...