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Name: Senegal's first female pro surfer draws others in her wake
Uploaded: 2020-08-17T06:47:17Z
Duration: PT3M42.56S
Description: A lack of role models drove Khadjou Sambe to learn to surf and become Senegal's first female professional surfer. The Olympic hopeful is now inspiring a generation of young girls to defy cultural norms and hone their skills in the Atlantic waves off the capital Dakar.

Senegal's first female pro surfer draws others in her wake

Published 17 August 2020, 5:29 am

A lack of role models drove Khadjou Sambe to learn to surf and become Senegal's first female professional surfer. The Olympic hopeful is now inspiring a generation of young girls to defy cultural norms and hone their skills in the Atlantic waves off the capital Dakar.

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