Nuba wrestling refers to traditional sports of the Nuba peoples in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan state, in southern Sudan. [1] Nuba wrestling is often accompanied by stick fighting tournaments. The goal of Nuba wrestling is to slam the opponent to the ground. Wrestling is relatively recreational, and serious injuries are rare.

2014年11月28日 · In the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, wrestling was traditionally practiced by naked competitors covered in ash or cow butter. Most young wrestlers now wear athletic shorts and T-shirts. As civil...

How Sudanese Wrestling Transformed from a Cultural Ritual in the Nuba Mountains to a Popular National Sport. At first glance, when you hear the cheers and chants of the crowd, you might think you’re at a football match. However, as you get closer to the arena surrounded by enthusiastic spectators, the scene becomes clear.

2022年6月23日 · Every week at the Haj Youssef stadium in the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, hundreds of people gather to watch Nuba wrestling, a tribal practice going back thousands of years. The Nuba are a...

2020年1月20日 · For thousands of years, Nuba Wrestling has been a fixture of life for the dozens of distinct tribes that constitute the Nuba. The individual customs vary among communities, some hold elaborate tournaments to mark the planting or harvest seasons; others wrestle as part of wedding celebrations.

2014年12月1日 · "Wrestling seems to be the identity of the Nuba," Yacoub Osman, a former wrestler and the chairman of the local Sudanese Refugee Council, told me when I visited him at his ramshackle headquarters in Yida.

Nubian wrestlers appear at least five times in Egyptian art. Our information about ancient Nubian wrestling is dependent on these glimpses in Egyptian iconography together with a late description found in Heliodorus’ Aithiopica. This section will analyze the ancient evidence and attempt to reconstruct an ancient Nubian wrestling tradition.

2015年9月1日 · Sent by the Japanese government to select and train prominent Sudanese Nuba wrestlers in Olympic rules, Suna, an Olympian, was trounced by the top local wrestler in what was meant to be a ...

2023年4月6日 · The Nuba of Sudan, Africa practiced a form of martial arts wrestling over 2,800 years before Christ. There are no other records in any corner of the world that can claim such a long and unbroken martial art tradition.

2023年7月30日 · Nuba wrestling is a form of folk wrestling that typically takes place in a circular or open-air arena called “Duka.” The wrestling matches are straightforward, with minimal equipment involved. The wrestlers wear loincloths, and their bodies are often coated with oil or sand to provide a firm grip and make it more challenging for opponents ...