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Maasai olympics: Warriors swap lion hunting for athletics

Elders and Big Life organisation came up with the idea to tame the culture of killing, one of the key threats to the animal in Amboseli

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by The Star

Big-read10 December 2022 - 10:05
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Javelin or Mkuki throwing is one of the game the warriors take part in. Image: COURTESY/ BIG LIFE FOUNDATION

Maasai warriors who traditionally killed lions for prestige and to protect their livestock on Saturday competed in the fifth biennial Maasai Olympics.

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