Masai Olympic

On 22/12/2012, at Amboseli -Tsavo national park, the Masai Moran had a wonderful day by competing against each other in different sports.The game were named " Masai Olympic".The exercise is meant to bring awareness to Masai Moran from the normal way of killing Lions and other wild animals. Among people who attend the day long event were formal 800m world champion Paul Ereng, the current Olympic and world record holder David Rudisha and former Africa champion in 100m and 200m Ruth Waithera.



Spear throwing

Among events that were on card were: Rungu competition. The competitors were supposed to stand within a certain cycle with very minimal movement. Then there was a tire with a red mark at the center, the Morans were supposed to hot that red mark with a "rungu"(Club),the tire was about 15m away.


The second was spear throwing competation where the Moran who threw the spear furthest was the winner.Also athletic was available at there was 5000m for men where the winner was awarded a scholarship to complete his university studies and also he will compete at New York Marathon in 2013.



Winner of 5000m



Mr David Rudisha promised to help young up-coming athletes from Masai community where it was realised that most Masai Moran have the height and strength to run the 800m.



David Rudisha awarding winners



Ruth Waithera, the only Kenyan female athlete to have competed for Kenya in the 100m at the Olympics picked two young girls to train them at her two camps in Nairobi and Nyahururu.



It seems the time in now, spear throwing and 800m will be for keep to keep.