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Sport in Burkina Faso is widespread and includes football, basketball, baseball, cycling, rugby union, handball, tennis, athletics, boxing, and martial arts.[1][2]

  1. ^ Marchais, p.102
  2. ^ Oxfam

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Sport in Burkina Faso

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Sport in Burkina Faso is widespread and includes football, basketball, baseball, cycling, rugby union, handball, tennis, athletics, boxing, and martial...

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Burkina Faso national football team

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The Burkina Faso national football team (French: Équipe de football du Burkina Faso) represents Burkina Faso in men's international football and is controlled...

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Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,878 sq mi), bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the...

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Religion in Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso is a religiously diverse society, with Islam being the dominant religion. According to the latest 2019 census, 63.8% of the population adheres...

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Music of Burkina Faso

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The music of Burkina Faso includes the folk music of 60 different ethnic groups. The Mossi people, centrally located around the capital, Ouagadougou, account...

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Football in Burkina Faso

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Football is the most popular sport in Burkina Faso. And the national association can look back on recent developments with a great deal of pride. Reaching...

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History of Burkina Faso

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The history of Burkina Faso includes the history of various kingdoms within the country, such as the Mossi kingdoms, as well as the later French colonisation...

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Burkina Faso at the Olympics

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Burkina Faso has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1988. Under its previous name of Upper Volta (VOL), the country also competed in...

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Culture of Burkina Faso

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The culture of Burkina Faso in West Africa is also called the Burkinabé culture. Two key elements of culture in Burkina Faso (a country once known as...

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Burkinabe cuisine

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Burkinabé cuisine, the cuisine of Burkina Faso, is similar to the cuisines in many parts of West Africa, and is based on staple foods of sorghum, millet...

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Mass media in Burkina Faso

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The mass media in Burkina Faso consists of print media and state-supported radio, news, and television stations, along with several private broadcasters...

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Ouagadougou

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WAH-gə-DOO-goo, Mossi: [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ], French: [waɡaduɡu]) is the capital of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre...

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Lutte Traditionnelle

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areas of Nigeria and Niger, or simply Lutte Traditionnelle, in Niger and Burkina Faso. International competition takes place during the Jeux de la Francophonie...

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List of football clubs in Burkina Faso

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clubs in Burkina Faso. For a complete list see Category:Football clubs in Burkina Faso AS Maya ASEC Koudougou ASFA Yennenga ASF Bobo Bobo Sport Bouloumpoukou...

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List of stadiums in Burkina Faso

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This is a list of sports stadiums in Burkina Faso, ranked in descending order of capacity. Stadiums in Burkina Faso with a capacity of 5,000 or more are...

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Burkina Faso at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Burkina Faso is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Although the nation made its official debut...

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Rugby union in Burkina Faso

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Rugby union in Burkina Faso is a minor but growing sport. The governing body is affiliated to the Confederation of African Rugby, they became full members...

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Hugues Fabrice Zango

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2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in the triple jump event, the first ever Olympic medal for Burkina Faso. He has also competed in World Championships...

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Agacher Strip War

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was a war fought by Burkina Faso and Mali over a 160-kilometre-long (100 mi) strip of land along the border in northern Burkina Faso from 25 to 30 December...

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Burkina Faso at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Burkina Faso competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed...

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Cheick Sanou

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as Iron Biby, is a strongman from Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. As the current world record holder in both the maximum Log Lift and Axle Press, Sanou is...

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Tour du Faso

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The Tour du Faso is a 10-day road bicycle racing stage race held in Burkina Faso in the late fall. The race is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation...

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Dango Ouattara

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Bournemouth and the Burkina Faso national team. A youth product of the Burkinabè club Majestic, Ouattara joined the reserves of Lorient in 2020. He signed...

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