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In southern Pakistan, wrestlers grapple for glory in fading centuries-old ‘malakhra’ sport

  • A traditional form of wrestling, malakhra is said to date back 5,000 years to the Indus Valley Civilization
  • Wrestlers say the traditional sport of Sindh suffers neglect and fear injuries on unspecialized grounds
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Pakistani fighters battle it out in ancient, long-neglected form of wrestling 

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