article_snippet.sent: Grappling on the sand and roared on by a vociferous sell-out crowd, these two powerhouses of Senegalese wrestling trade mighty blows with one another.
article_snippet.sent: This form of wrestling - which involves strikes - is only practised in Senegal and has boomed in popularity as Senegal football team has struggled since Senegal remarkable run at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
article_snippet.sent: Wrestling with strikes allows punches to the face or head and can end with a knockout blow.
article_snippet.sent: A wrestler dumps A wrestler with a full-blooded tackle on to the sand - spelling the end of the fight .
article_snippet.sent: A wrestler prepares to land a strong right hand to the head of A wrestler struggling opponent in the Demba Diop Stadium, Dakar .
article_snippet.sent: Full blooded: Wrestlers block off Wrestlers opponents' punches in a closely fought bout in yesterday's gripping spectacle in Dakar .
article_snippet.sent: A wrestler pours a bottle of 'potion' over A wrestler - these include ingredients such as hair from lions and hyenas, gazelle milk and the roots of sacred and secret trees and are deemed to provide good fortune .
article_snippet.sent: Dressed in a green loin cloth, a wrestler defeats his opponent by pushing his to the sand .
article_snippet.sent: Star wrestlers become lords of entire districts, privileged with providing for Star wrestlers friends and rewarded with unflinching loyalty.
article_snippet.sent: Star wrestlers hordes of fans become the equivalent of neighborhood gangs and brawls between rivals are common in and out of the stadium.
article_snippet.sent: Jeering: A wrestler with sandy knees celebrates A wrestler with sandy knees victory in the Demba Diop arena by mocking A wrestler with sandy knees opponent with a big grin .