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Jul 2020
21m 24s

Surfer au Sénégal (Surfing in Senegal)

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In Khadjou Sambe’s home country of Senegal, surfing is considered a male-only sport. But that hasn’t stopped Khadjou from pursuing her surfing dreams, becoming the first girl in Dakar to rule the waves.

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