With ochre paint smeared on his cheeks, a javelin in their hands and an intense gaze, Maasai warriors look ready to hunt lions lurking in the shadow of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro.
But young Kenyan warriors are no longer pursuing lions to show off their hunting prowess and bravery, they are competing for cash prizes in javelin throwing at the Maasai Olympics instead.
The Maasai Olympics 2018 were held today in Kimana village near the border with Tanzania, adjacent to the Amboseli National Park in Kenya, at the Sidai Oleng Wildlife Sanctuary, at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro.
Hundreds of young Maasai men representing four manyattas (villages) competed in six games to win medals, cash prizes or a breeding bull.
The Maasai Olympics, first held in 2012, was organised by Maasai leaders and the wildlife conservation group Big Life Foundation to stop the killing of lions and other wild animals.
The event aims to change the mindset of young Maasai men whose traditional lion-hunting has been an important coming-of-age ritual.
Kenyan world record 800 meter holder, David Rudisha, attended the event and posed for selfies with competitors.
Kenyan Maasai Morans at the sporting event dubbed the Maasai Olympics at Kimana, near Kenya's bordertown with Tanzania
The Olympics are an initiative of international conservation groups led by Born Free, which have been held every two years since 2012 to offer Maasai warriors an alternative to killing lions as part of their traditional rite of passage
The event was the brainchild of the wildlife charity Big Life Foundation and eight Maasai elders who wanted to stop lion hunting by our warriors once and for all
Government-run Kenya Wildlife Services says there are about 2,000 lions in the East African country, and the biggest threat to them and other carnivores is conflict with humans
A Kenyan Maasai Moran competes as he throws a javelin, an alternative to traditional spear-throwing. The Maasai Olympics 2018 were held in Kimana village near the border with Tanzania, adjacent to the Amboseli National Park in Kenya, today at the Sidai Oleng Wildlife Sanctuary, at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro
A young Maasai man (centre) competes in the rungu (or Maasai war-club) throwing competition at the Maasai Olympics 2018, held in Kimana village near the border with Tanzania, adjacent to the Amboseli National Park in Kenya
Hundreds of young Maasai men representing four manyattas (villages) competed in six games to win medals, cash prizes or a breeding bull
A Kenyan Maasai Moran competes as he throw a javelin, an alternative to traditional spear-throwing during a sporting event dubbed the Maasai Olympics at Kimana
Young Maasai Moran athletes take a selfie picture with Kenya's 800m gold medalist David Rudisha (second right). The Maasai Olympics, first held in 2012, was organised by Maasai leaders and the wildlife conservation group 'Big Life Foundation' to stop the killings of lions and other wild animals
Maasai men sing and dance to celebrate an athlete from their village, who won the 1,500m race. The event aims to change the mindset of young Maasai men whose traditional lion hunting has been an important coming-of-age ritual
A Maasai Moran athlete has his hair smeared with red ocher paint during preparation at the Sidai Oleng Wildlife Sanctuary, at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro, near the Kenya-Tanzania border in Kimana, Kajiado, Kenya
A young Maasai man (centre) competes in the rungu (or Maasai war-club) throwing competition. For Kenyan middle distance runner David Rudisha, who holds the world record for 800 metres, the Maasai Olympics are helping to ensure lions remain part of the country's future
Tipape Lekatoo, a Maasai Moran from Mbirikani Manyatta, competes in a traditional high-jump event. Lekatoo was competing for his Mbirikani Manyatta group in the fourth edition of the Maasai Olympics, where youthful Morans, or warriors, from four Manyattas (settlements) - Rombo, Mbirikani, Kuku and Elselengei - gather to compete
Wildlife rangers (left), come to the assistance of a young Maasai girl, who fell during a race at the Maasai Olympics 2018 today
Feeling the strain: A young Maasai man (centre) competes in the rungu (or Maasai war-club) throwing competition. Rudisha, who attend the event, added: 'We are trying to educate and emphasise that it's not the right way to go because we treasure these wild animals, it's part of our heritage, it's part of our culture'
A young Maasai man competes in the Javelin Throw competition. Moses Ntimama, another warrior and participant in the Olympics, said: 'If you compare me to the past warriors, they used to go and kill lions and that does not help you in anyway'
A young Maasai man looks on during the Maasai Olympics 2018. With ochre smeared on his cheeks, a javelin their hands and an intense gaze, Maasai warriors look ready to hunt lions lurking in the shadow of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro
Tipape Lekatoo, a 6ft 3in Maasai Moran warrior from Mbirikani Manyatta, competing in a traditional high-jump event at this year's event
Young Maasai Moran athletes sing before they compete at the Maasai Olympics 2018, held in Kimana village near the border with Tanzania, adjacent to the Amboseli National Park in Kenya
A Maasai man looks on during the Maasai Olympics 2018 in which warriors compete for medals and prizes in the event which aims for a sports competition of Maasai skills such as running, jumping, and throwing, to replace lion-hunting as the traditional warrior activity
A young Maasai man competes in the rungu (or Maasai war-club) throwing competition. Ntimama added: 'Instead of killing a lion we compete among ourselves ... the money you receive you take it home to meet your needs'
Young Maasai women pose for a photo during competitions at the Maasai Olympics 2018, which see athletes compete in six games to win medals, cash prizes or a breeding bull
Kenyan Maasai Morans compete today at this year's Olympics. Lions hunted by Maasai men and poisoned by herders fed up with predators eating their cows and goats, saw the population dwindle to less than ten in the Aboseli-Tsavo ecosystem by 2003
A Maasai Moran athlete smears his face with red ocher paint during preparations for the 2018 Maasai Olympics as colourful paint, singing and dancing accompany the competition
Young Maasai moran athletes look on during competition, which are an initiative of international conservation groups held every two years since 2012 to offer Maasai warriors an alternative to killing lions
Moran Joseph Tipape Lekatoo (pictured competing), 22, said: 'We have changed the outdated lion hunting culture, as there was a time before the Maasai Olympics when we were killing animals, but now we are protecting them as we coexist in harmony'
A group of Kenyan Maasai Morans today. The event was the brainchild of conservationist Tom Hill, who was determined to get the Maasai to stop hunting lions
Before the games Kenyan Maasai Morans continued to hunt lions as young men were determined to become warriors and win the hearts of Maasai girls and so kept hunting to get their affections
A Masaai woman (centre) sings together with young Maasai moran athletes before they compete at the vent which has been held biannually since 2012
It was not until 2008 that a group of Maasai elders turned up at the Texas ranch of Tom Hill, from Big Life Foundation, and told him they wanted 'to stop lion hunting as part of the culture' of Maasai warriors, and his dream of the games could be realised
Medals on the table during competition today. The athletes win medals and cash instead of killing lions as a right of passage
The was the brainchild of the wildlife charity Big Life Foundation and eight Maasai elders who wanted to stop lion hunting by our warriors once and for all
Maasai women walk within the Mbirikani Manyatta at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro, near the Kenya-Tanzania border in Kimana
The games are an initiative of international conservation groups led by Born Free, which have been held every two years since 2012 to offer Maasai warriors an alternative to killing lions as part of their traditional rite of passage
Young Maasai men with anklets stand together as they watch competition today. Across Africa, the lion population has shrunk from 100,000 a few decades ago to about 25 to 30,000 today, conservation groups say
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