Mud wrestling and tent pegging: Africa’s unusual sports

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  Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

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  at the heart of global storytelling with BBC journalists from all around the world.

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  I'm your host, Farinak Amidi.

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  When we think about sports associated with the African continent,

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  we might think of running and athletics, or maybe football teams like the Nigerian Super Eagles.

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  But as well as these well-known offerings, the continent has many more rather unique sports.

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  So today,

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  three of my colleagues who have recently been covering some of these less known sports are with me to tell me more.

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  Down the line in Nairobi, there is Kelvin Kitmani.

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  Echlin Vidan is joining us all the way from Johannesburg Bureau.

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  And Marcia Vega is here in the studio with me.

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  Welcome to you all.

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  Hello.

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  Hello.

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  Hi. How are you?

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  Hello.

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  Hello.

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  So I'm very excited about our sporty chats.

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  But I'm going to ask all of you, actually.

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