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A picture taken on April 24, 2016 shows wrestlers entering the arena during the National Wrestling championship in Tougan. The annual national championship is a huge event. In late April in the northwestern town of Tougan the stands are jam-packed with around 3,000 fans, some coming from far away. A dozen 'griots' -- travelling poets and musicians who maintain a regional tradition of oral history -- tell stories of the best wrestlers of the past. / AFP PHOTO / NABILA HADAD