Matches begin with a referee signalling the topless men. [Photo|Wishfm Nairobi]Homa Bay County's Rusinga island is seeking another reason to be known as a major tourist attraction centre in Nyanza region.This is through traditional entertainment such as wrestling.Since Saturday December 23, the annual Rusinga Cultural Festival has seen muscle men compete for bragging rights and fame for their villages.Matches begin with a referee signalling the topless men, many who are veteran fishermen, to begin the game.The purely entertainment fight as wrestlers earn points by repeatedly pinning down their opponents.On the other hand, women pull ropes with their opponents to entertain participants in the annual Rusinga Cultural Festival.The island is based along Lake Victoria.

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