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Maasai Olympics

, December 14, 2014

A Maasai moran athlete uses a razor blade to groom during preparations for the Maasai Olympics 2014 at the Sidai Oleng wildlife sanctuary at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro near the Kenya-Tanzania border in Kajiado on December 13. Scores of young Maasais representing four manyattas - a barrack for warriors aged about 16-25 - competed against each other on Saturday for prestige, bragging rights and a prized breeding bull for their manyatta. The Maasai Olympics is a biennial event focused on ending Maasais' enduring cultural tradition of killing lions. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya
 




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