Madagascar’s traditional combat sport gains spotlight in Antananarivo

Moraingy fighters battle in the “Moraingy Iarivo” sports event, a traditional Madagascan martial art fighting competition that was practised as training for war and as an initiation rite marking the passage to adulthood, at a stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar April 6, 2025. REUTERS/Zo Andrianjafy/File Photo