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Photos of Dakar’s surfers sharing their love of the waves with a new generation

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By SYLVAIN CHERKAOUI

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In Dakar, Senegal, professional surfers Ibra Samb and Cherif Fall offer free lessons to local children, sharing skills they first learned on scraps of plywood. As the city hosts the Youth Olympic Games, surfers hope for greater visibility and support for their growing sport, which faces hurdles including limited equipment, costly travel and ocean pollution.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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