My money is on Senegal


Interview with Mouhamadou Lamine Sylla, Senegal
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My name is Mouhamadou Lamine Sylla, I´m 24 years old and I live in Dakar, Senegal. I go swimming or skateboarding when not occupied. My skateboarding journey began in 2014 thanks to a friend who lent me his skateboard, yeah, so that´s like 5 years ago. Since then it has become my passion.

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So these are some basics, when did you land your first ollie, if you remember?
Wow, lol! I actually don´t remember, but I know it took me some time to perfect.

How´s the skate scene where you live
I would say the scene here is normal just like any other skate scene in this region. We don´t have a skate park which would have helped us progress and take our tricks to the next level. But its cool, we hoping things change for the better soon. In the meantime we´ve made some DIYs where we go to have fun.

Do you like have a favorite spot or DIY. Haha
My favorite is this one spot which is close to my place. I always skate to that place you know. But I´ll say all the spots in Dakar are my favorite.

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From your clips, I know you love rails. Lol Who is your favorite skater?
You know I love rails so my favorite is definitely going to be a rail lover, lol. Nyjah Huston is my favorite skateboard you know. And wait, all the riders on Primitive too.

Now that there´s skateboarding coming up in the Olympics, which country is your money?
Haha, my money is on Senegal if we qualify, or South Africa because they have good skaters.

What´s a perfect day like for you?
My perfect day will is being with my family and in good health.

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