20 March 2010
Nuba Wrestling In Nairobi
Nuba wrestlers win Koinonia’s inaugural African wrestling tournament in Nairobi.
On Saturday 20 March, Koinonia’s sports association, SYDI, organized an African wrestling tournament in Nairobi, modelling on the 3,000 year-old tradition of the sport in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan.
The contest involved three teams. The Kivuli Bull Wresters represented Nairobi, there was a team from Kakamega (Western Kenya) and the toast of the day – a team from the Nuba Mountains.
Unlike the stunt-laden wrestling matches common on television, the simple aim of each African traditional wrestler is to slam his opponent down on his back. The Nuba team won the tournament with nine points out of ten, followed by Kivuli with five points and Kakamega with two points.
Please click on the video link below to catch a glimpse of what went down at the tournament.
The contest involved three teams. The Kivuli Bull Wresters represented Nairobi, there was a team from Kakamega (Western Kenya) and the toast of the day – a team from the Nuba Mountains.
Unlike the stunt-laden wrestling matches common on television, the simple aim of each African traditional wrestler is to slam his opponent down on his back. The Nuba team won the tournament with nine points out of ten, followed by Kivuli with five points and Kakamega with two points.
Please click on the video link below to catch a glimpse of what went down at the tournament.