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Senegalese wrestler Malal Ndiaye had kind words for the president of France — and a little dig at his own.

He was one of the many athletes who exchanged words with Francois Hollande at the athletes' village on Monday.

Ndiaye, who is competing in the 120 kilograms weight class, pushed his way through bodyguards to shake his hand. "I'm really glad that he is here, it will give me strength," Ndiaye said, before adding: "More than the president of my own country."

The west African nation was once a French colony.

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