It was an intense day of throwing, jumping, sprinting, serving, swimming. No, we're not talking about Beijing. Saturday afternoon (two) nations from around the world competed in the first-ever...
Married 'Lympics.
Married 'Lympics.
"It's been a hard, exhausting day, but in the end it finally paid off, " said Gold 'Lympian Kelly Jo of the Liefer Republic. The Liefer Republic was one of two nations competing in the day-long event, the other being the Isle of Hile.The couples competed in a myriad of events, including tennis, archery (darts), three-legged racing, long-jump, shot-put (with bocce balls), bocce ball, discuss/Frisbee throw, water volleyball, swimming, and Scrabble.
The participants even came bearing flags for their countries. While the Isle of Hile flag was much more historic, flaunting their family crests, the Liefer Republic flag was much larger.
The results of the events were:
Tennis - Liefer Republic (LR), Gold; Isle of Hile (IH), Silver
Archery - IH, Gold; LR, Silver
Three-Legged Race - LR (Dominated!), Gold; IH, Silver
Three-Legged Race - LR (Dominated!), Gold; IH, Silver
Long-Jump (Mens) - IH and LR, Gold
Long-Jump (Womens) - LR, Gold; IH, Silver
Shot-Put (Mens) - IH, Gold; LR, Silver
Shot-Put (Womens) - LR, Gold; IH, Silver
Bocce Ball - IH, Gold; LR, Silver
Discus (Mens) - IH, Gold; LR, Silver
Discus (Womens) - LR, Gold IH, Silver
Discus (Womens) - LR, Gold IH, Silver
Water Volleyball - LR, Gold; IH, Silver
Swimming - LR, Gold
Scrabble - IH, Gold
When the Saturday sun had set, and the last Scrabble letter was played, the Liefer Republic walked away with a whopping 8 Gold Medals, and the Isle of
Hile with a respectable 6, giving the Liefer Republic the All-Around Gold. The nights events were capped with a closing ceremony, where the nations stepped up on their platform (made of couch cushions) as their National Anthem was being played/sung.Even after the fierce competition was over, relations between the nations remain on friendly terms.
Some have questioned whether the Married 'Lympics has stolen its idea from other world competitions, such as the one currently underway in Beijing, China.
Some have questioned whether the Married 'Lympics has stolen its idea from other world competitions, such as the one currently underway in Beijing, China.
"There is no connection whatsoever," claimed John of the Isle of Hile. "Just 
because we had flags, sporting 
events, gold medals, an awards ceremony with platforms, torch lighting, and national anthems doesn't mean we stole Beijing's idea. We're going to do our thing, and let them [Beijing] do theirs."
because we had flags, sporting 
events, gold medals, an awards ceremony with platforms, torch lighting, and national anthems doesn't mean we stole Beijing's idea. We're going to do our thing, and let them [Beijing] do theirs."Talk about next year's event was made, but no date or venue has been set.
The nations join in a friendly swim before the swimming competitions begin.
The Liefer Republic after snagging the Gold.
The Isle of Hile plays with their Silver Medals (clappers).
The Liefer Republic gracefully takes the platform.
The Liefer Republic drinking from their cup of victory.
4 comments:
I am not sure what to say other than what happened to your hair?! I had no clue you cut your hair that short. Um so yeah, congrats on the win?
I suggest that next time, the Married 'Lympics add events such as trampolining, chess playing, and ballroom dancing. Then you can add in a few more competitors to make it more interesting.
Congrats on winning the gold!
You are just too creative...what a fun idea.
Love the huge flag in the background :o)
It's clear that Beijing planned their "games" to correspond to ours in order to piggy-back off all the excitement that the Married 'Lympics is generating.
So Michael Phelps won 8 golds. That's nice and all, but how many days did it take him? The Liefer Republic took home 8 golds in a single afternoon! I expect Nike to be dialing the Liefer residence any minute now...
any minute now...
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