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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Monika Pronczuk

In one region of Senegal, girls can become wrestlers — and win. But only until marriage

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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 ground to the rhythm of Afrobeats against a backdrop of palm trees.

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