In a dusty alleyway surrounded by brick buildings, Japanese wrestler Shogo Uozumi lay face-first in the Senegalese sand after having been thrown in the air by an oversized opponent. Senegalese wrestling, or 'Laamb', evolved from a post-harvest pastime to the country's national sport. Anchored in ancestral war rituals, it blends physical combat and acrobatics, with victory marked by an opponent's back meeting the ground.

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