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Arm-wrestling: Mali wins two world titles in India

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Mahamadou Sanogo and Mohamed Coulibaly won two world arm-wrestling titles for Mali, in the under-110kg and under-90kg categories respectively, on 31 October in India. The Malian delegation won five medals in total, including one silver and two bronze, according to the competition results reported by Bénin Web TV.

Mali won two world arm-wrestling titles on Saturday 31 October in India. Mahamadou Sanogo triumphed in the under-110kg category and Mohamed Coulibaly, captain of the national team, in the under-90kg category, Bénin Web TV reports.

The Malian team won five medals at its second appearance at the world championships: two gold, one silver and two bronze. Aoua Kouma won silver in the right-arm competition and bronze in the left-arm event, while Saïbou Bagayoko won bronze in the left-arm event.

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