Pole sports
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Pole sports, or poling, merges dance and acrobatics using a vertical metal pole. Athletes climb up, spin from, hang off, flip onto, jump off, and invert on poles. Poling requires agility, strength, ba
Woman performs the pole dance
Mallakhamba
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Mallakhamba, or Mallakhamb or Mallarkambam is a traditional sport, originating from the Indian subcontinent, in which a group of gymnasts perform aerial yoga and gymnastic postures using wrestling gri
Pole sports
…IPSF poles), thicker clothing protects the body. Historically, poles have been used in various sports, dances, and recreational activities, including mallakhamba, the Filipino dance Singkil, maypole dancing, and circuses. For example, mallakhamba traces its origins to the 12th-century malla-yuddha, a type of…
A mallakhamba team performs on the pole, 2015
Performing mallakhamb