Alfonso Perez de Velasco, Kushti, wrestlers of the Arena (Documentary/Photojournalism)

Kushti is an ancient form of wrestling and probably precedes the more recognized Greco-Roman style of wrestling. In India, their members live together in Akhadas, a place of practice with facilities for lodging and training. They abide to a moral code, and alcohol and smoking are forbidden. Some Kushti fighters have gone to compete at the Olympic Games with great suscess.

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