AP PHOTOS: A teenage bullfighting enthusiast celebrates victories in Bosnia
AP PHOTOS: A teenage bullfighting enthusiast celebrates victories in Bosnia
Mirnesa Junuzovic, center, leads her team and a bull Cobra toward the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Mirnesa Junuzovic, pets her bull Cobra prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
An aerial view of bulls fighting during the bullfights competition in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Mirnesa Junuzovic, left, prepares her bull Cobra prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
People watch the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A bull is led toward the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Bulls fight during the bullfight competitions in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Two girls look at a bull prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A man prepares his bull prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A man leads his bull towards the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Competitors and judges try to contain a bull during the bullfight competitions in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A judge checks the horns of a bull to ensure they have not been sharpened, prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A girl prepares her bull prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A man watches the bullfights from an abandoned house in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
People watch the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
People lead their bull Messi towards the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
An aerial view of bulls fighting during the bullfight competitions in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Mirnesa Junuzovic, pets her bull Cobra prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Mirnesa Junuzovic, center, leads her team and a bull Cobra toward the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Mirnesa Junuzovic, center, leads her team and a bull Cobra toward the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Mirnesa Junuzovic, pets her bull Cobra prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Mirnesa Junuzovic, pets her bull Cobra prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
An aerial view of bulls fighting during the bullfights competition in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
An aerial view of bulls fighting during the bullfights competition in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Mirnesa Junuzovic, left, prepares her bull Cobra prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Mirnesa Junuzovic, left, prepares her bull Cobra prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
People watch the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
People watch the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A bull is led toward the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A bull is led toward the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Bulls fight during the bullfight competitions in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Bulls fight during the bullfight competitions in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Two girls look at a bull prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Two girls look at a bull prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A man prepares his bull prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A man prepares his bull prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A man leads his bull towards the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A man leads his bull towards the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Competitors and judges try to contain a bull during the bullfight competitions in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Competitors and judges try to contain a bull during the bullfight competitions in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A judge checks the horns of a bull to ensure they have not been sharpened, prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A judge checks the horns of a bull to ensure they have not been sharpened, prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A girl prepares her bull prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A girl prepares her bull prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A man watches the bullfights from an abandoned house in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
A man watches the bullfights from an abandoned house in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
People watch the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
People watch the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
People lead their bull Messi towards the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
People lead their bull Messi towards the arena prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
An aerial view of bulls fighting during the bullfight competitions in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
An aerial view of bulls fighting during the bullfight competitions in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Mirnesa Junuzovic, pets her bull Cobra prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Mirnesa Junuzovic, pets her bull Cobra prior to the start of the bullfights in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
KAKANJ, Bosnia (AP) — At the age of 15, Mirnesa Junuzovic from the small city of Kakanj in Bosnia, is believed to be her country’s youngest trainer of fighting bulls.
Junuzovic is among a small cadre of women who in recent years have entered the field traditionally reserved for men to train the beasts for widely popular, bloodless bull-on-bull fights that have been organized in the country for more than two centuries.
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