 Traditional wrestlers compete at Boreh in The Gambia. | |
| Focus | Wrestling |
|---|---|
| Olympic sport | No |
Lutte Traditionnelle (fr. for Traditional Wrestling) is a style of West African folk wrestling, known as Laamb in Senegal, Boreh in The Gambia, Evala[1] in Togo, and KoKowa / Kokawa in Hausa areas of Nigeria and Niger, or simply Lutte Traditionnelle, in Niger and Burkina Faso. International competition takes place during the Jeux de la Francophonie and the newly organised Championship of African Lutte Traditionnelle.
- ^ "Initiation wrestling in Togo". 10 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-10 – via The African.