Imagine new Sports for 2020
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Olympic long distance coughing. Competitors will compete for how far they can cough the virus. The qualification will be to exceed 2m in at least 3 qualifying events. Events will be held in local parks throughout the world.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Olympic staircase tobogganning... mixed.
Specification:
2.6m floor to floor. Maximum 42 degree pitch
Straight single flight staircase.
2 categories:
- Carpet
- Wooden treads [25mm radius nosing.
3 entry levels:
- Tin tray
- Wooden tray
- Plastic tray
Competitors:
- under 15kg
- under 45kg
- over 45kg
Additional style marks:
+10 single handed
+15 backwards
+ 25 lying down, face first
Video entries allowed.
Competitors eliminated if injured.
No compensation claims allowed.
All entries made at their own risk.
Specification:
2.6m floor to floor. Maximum 42 degree pitch
Straight single flight staircase.
2 categories:
- Carpet
- Wooden treads [25mm radius nosing.
3 entry levels:
- Tin tray
- Wooden tray
- Plastic tray
Competitors:
- under 15kg
- under 45kg
- over 45kg
Additional style marks:
+10 single handed
+15 backwards
+ 25 lying down, face first
Video entries allowed.
Competitors eliminated if injured.
No compensation claims allowed.
All entries made at their own risk.
matticus
Guru
Anything that they know how to play in Belarus.
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Deleted member 23692
Guest
Modern Pentathlon
A mass start event where competitors negotiate a timed indoor assault course to collect the following five items.
I've witnessed the demonstration event at a supermarket near me recently, and it seems to work very well
A mass start event where competitors negotiate a timed indoor assault course to collect the following five items.
- Baked beans
- Pasta
- Hand Sanitiser
- Toilet Roll (extra points awarded for value packs of >12 rolls)
- Lager (time penalties uncured should they collect Corona)
I've witnessed the demonstration event at a supermarket near me recently, and it seems to work very well
matticus
Guru
matticus
Guru
That log rolling thing that Lumberjacks do.
Salad Dodger
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kent Coast
The New British Triathlon:
A brisk walk to the shops (with a transition point at the end where competitors have to queue for the next stage)
then
A round of supermarket sweep where competitors must spend at least £40 without buying more than two of any item. To add an element of strategy to this section of the game, the shop aisles will be marked out into two metre squares, and of course no two competitors may occupy the same square at any one time. CCTV will act as a VAR to adjudicate on any disputes.
finally
A walk home carrying the shopping, with officials dressed as police carrying out random checks to ensure that the items purchased were, in fact, necessities and not namby pamby luxuries like Easter eggs, almond milk or prosecco.
The winner will be the first competitor to get home, put all their shopping away (chucking it in an untidy heap is not permitted under the Mornington Crescent convention, but may be accepted under the All England Club variant rules when there is an r in the month) and then settle down in front of the telly with a nice cup of tea. Anyone making a nasty cup of tea will, even at this late stage, be disqualified.
Enjoy!
A brisk walk to the shops (with a transition point at the end where competitors have to queue for the next stage)
then
A round of supermarket sweep where competitors must spend at least £40 without buying more than two of any item. To add an element of strategy to this section of the game, the shop aisles will be marked out into two metre squares, and of course no two competitors may occupy the same square at any one time. CCTV will act as a VAR to adjudicate on any disputes.
finally
A walk home carrying the shopping, with officials dressed as police carrying out random checks to ensure that the items purchased were, in fact, necessities and not namby pamby luxuries like Easter eggs, almond milk or prosecco.
The winner will be the first competitor to get home, put all their shopping away (chucking it in an untidy heap is not permitted under the Mornington Crescent convention, but may be accepted under the All England Club variant rules when there is an r in the month) and then settle down in front of the telly with a nice cup of tea. Anyone making a nasty cup of tea will, even at this late stage, be disqualified.
Enjoy!
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
The Aylesbury Loop is admissible according to a certain Mrs Trellis..
Only one player, I assume.... 👍🏼
matticus
Guru
N is a big Wimbledon fan, so were discussing this; it does actually seem a feasible sport to do with no crowd, fairly safely. (No shaking hands! )
But it would be fun if they had to fetch the balls themselves in the Mens Singles Final!
(and it would be EVEN MORE fun with no line judges, players call everything - just a remote official to enter the scores on the TV company's computer for the spectator's benefit. Could Nadal resolve line-calls with his opponent without fisticuffs?!?)
