Kimana, Kenya, Dec 15, 2024 (AFP) - Kenya's 'Maasai Olympics' offer women visibility through sports

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2024-12-15

A crowd erupts in cheers as a young Maasai woman pelts over the finish line, the latest participant in the "Maasai Olympics", a re-imagining of a traditional coming-of-age rite in the rolling Kenyan grasses. On Saturday, hundreds gathered in the Kimana reserve some 200 kilometres (120 miles) from the capital Nairobi to watch 160 athletes -- including 40 young women -- compete in the games. The young people were taking part in a re-interpretation......

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