Fighting Exclusivity : The President of the first Olympic wrestling academy for young Senegalese, worried about his sport!

Doudou Diagne Diecko, the President of the first Olympic wrestling academy for young Senegalese speaks of “serious threats to the Senegalese wrestling” if the fight had to be withdrawn from the Olympics.

The decision to remove the Olympic wrestling disciplines listed in good standing of the Olympics from 2020 is not received with great joy by the Senegalese often passionate by the struggle.

Just like many of them who “denounced serious and unacceptable action, the President of the first Olympic wrestling academy for the small category, and former President of the fight fans of Senegal for seven years, “it is inconceivable to think of the Olympic Games without wrestling in the sense that the essence of the game has always been based in the fight”.

Indeed for Doudou Diagne Diecko “wrestling is a symbol of the Olympics in that historically, especially since ancient Greece, the Olympic wrestlers by their strength, dedication and commitment were able to impose this value courageously sought during Olympics. From the first edition to this day. “

But more importantly, he believes, “it is a way of showing that money is in the process of killing the spirit seated on the” higher, faster, stronger. “

Commenting on what this may cause for the African continent that has a “certain future in the sport,” he said that “such initiatives in Senegal were about to be taken with the opening of centers for Olympic wrestling for young boys and girls, with the advent of the fight with strikes that captures everyone’s attention here, had this basic part of the fight for the Olympic itself as the best in this discipline.”

For Doudou Diagne Diecko who is in partnership with teams based in the control of the center and the suburbs of Dakar “This decision breaks a dynamic sport that was engaged and which was just reaching 2020 with the participation of the first graduating class of the school young wrestlers with an average age between 13 and 15 years. “

However, the former president of the Senegal wrestling fans, also head of the Academy says “that he will not give up his initiative in the sense that with regards to the shield up around the world, and considerations for a face down due to this serious decision, the Olympic wrestling is likely to remain under the Olympic Games forever.

Thus he will prepare a broad media campaign through the Senegalese press very fond of the struggle to make them understand the dangers facing the first sport in Senegal in terms of popularity, atmosphere and gains, struggle with strikes if the Olympic wrestling no longer exists “.

To remind that the school of the Olympic wrestling Medina / Plots of Dakar was led by the current Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Sports of Senegal, Souleymane Boune Daouda Diop also Director of the Olympic Academy in Dakar.

 

Oumar Diarra, Africa Top Sports

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