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Ivory Coast's rollerblading obsession

From the pitch, to the beach, to the street...

Most places you head, there's evidence of football - the global game, but in some parts of the world there's another sport following swiftly on its heels...

Rollerblading.

In the Ivory Coast, and other African countries, street rollerblading is more popular than street football.

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Tamasin Ford reports from Grand Bassam, on the outskirts of Aberjan.

Photo: Rollerblading at the Popo carnival in Bonoua, Ivory Coast (Getty Images)

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