Dunia Sibomana, an eighth-grader from Long Beach won the 102-pound title at the Nassau County high school wrestling championships on Feb. 13, 2022, several years after being attacked by chimpanzees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  He started wrestling after meeting the Rodriguez family, who later went on to adopt him. Newsday's Gregg Sarra has the story. Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara, Gregg Sarra/Thomas A. Ferrara, Gregg Sarra

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