ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaWinnipeg’s South Indian community finds unlikely camaraderie through wrestling4 hours agoDuration 3:534 hours agoNewsDuration 3:53When you think of wrestling, you may picture people with huge muscles and colourful costumes launching themselves off the top rope. But the ancient sport has many roots in Punjabi culture. CBC’s Jim Agapito hit the mat at Wrestle With Skills, a Winnipeg club.Related Stories This 17-year-old northern Ontario wrestler looks forward to performing for her home community High-performance cricket pitch outside Winnipeg ‘a dream come true’ for Manitoba players Cricket is growing in popularity in Waterloo region, especially among women Winnipeg business owners cater to community at city’s first halal food festival The British Columbian who became a sumo wrestler and WWE starMore from NewsVideo4:51Netanyahu reportedly wants complete Gaza takeoverThe National 6 minutes agoVideo1:07#TheMoment a grizzly bear charged at the Seattle Kraken’s mascotThe National 27 minutes agoVideo2:05Instagram users blame Meta’s AI moderators for wrongful suspensionsThe National 31 minutes agoVideo2:27Texas House Democrats leave state to delay redistricting voteThe National 31 minutes agoVideo2:34Carney suggests U.S. tariffs could drop to help Canadian industryThe National 32 minutes agoTrending NowVideo1:25#TheMoment a great white shark surprised Halifax researchersThe National August 4Video2:19Rogers TV is apologizing after comments by volunteer host Don-E Coady on Regatta Day broadcastAugust 1Video0:24Buildings wash away after tsunami hits Russian town The National July 30Video1:24Montreal drug case in jeopardy over relationship between Crown prosecutor, defence lawyerAugust 2Video0:48Heavy snow blankets parts of AustraliaAugust 4now
Winnipeg’s South Indian community finds unlikely camaraderie through wrestling
