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FOUR-TIME winner and reigning King of the Rock Oneil Odle has moved on to the semifinals of the National Stickfighting competition, bringing him closer to his fifth title. Odle won the title in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2024.

The preliminaries were held on February 14 at the Moruga Multi-Purpose Youth and Sports Facility, Moruga where hundreds gathered to observe the tradition.

It began with a ceremony to open the gayelle (stickfighting ring) and invite ancestral spirits.