Canary wrestling, a noble sport, is one of the oldest practices among the traditions of our island and continues to be performed with honor and respect. Some iron values that have been preserved over time and continue to leave us with moments to remember.
This weekend, especially last Saturday, January 13, two young players in the Cabildo de Gran Canaria league faced each other on the beach. approximately Massou Sonko And Omer TiorTwo people who came to our islands and struggled to find refuge from a difficult reality in the Canary Islands.
In Terrero on the eighth day of the Gran Canaria League Francisco Hernández Águeda de CardonesThey were faced with CL Los Guanchas de Arucas vs CL Unión Gáldar. Both fighters took to the field in the decisive fight, which Los Guanches ended with a score of 11-10. After two very close fights, in the third tiebreaker, Sonko was able to knock out Thior.
Secondly, faced with defeat, starts crying on the floor. Considering this, Sonko puts victory aside and focuses on consoling his opponent. A humanitarian gesture that emphasizes the values and nobility that our Canary struggle has always boasted of.
Well summarized Adriano Rivero before visuals in narration fight with tv“a worthy situation”applause from dignitariesThe fight ended with the athletes embracing and the applause of both teams and the public, a case of integration worth mentioning in Canarian sport.
Many young people who came from Africa under dangerous conditions found a way to integrate into the archipelago in the Canarian struggle, because a struggle similar to ours is being implemented on the African continent.