'It is everything': India's traditional mud wrestling thrives

AFP English 2025-05-30

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Traditional Indian mud wrestling, known as "kushti" or "dangal", has millennia-old roots but remains hugely popular. The sport, which blends traditional hand-to-hand combat with Persian martial arts, has acted as a training ground for several Indian athletes to win wrestling medals at the Olympic Games.

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