AP PHOTOS: A teenage bullfighting enthusiast celebrates victories in Bosnia

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.

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)

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.

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)

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)

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 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)

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