The Olympics of Magical Powers and Stuff
Olympic Sports of Magical Powers:
Pole Vault
Boxing
Cycling
Rules: Pole Vault:Once the vaulter leaves the ground, he/she may not move the lower hand above the upper hand on the pole, nor may he/she move the upper hand higher on the pole.
Boxing: There is a one-minute rest interval between each round.
Contests are won by knockout or on points.
A point is awarded for a scoring hit with marked part of the glove on the opponent's head (side or front) or body (above the belt). A panel of five judges decides which hits are scoring hit’s Judges each have two buttons before them, one for each boxer, and they press the appropriate button when they believe a boxer delivers a scoring hit. An electronic scoring system registers a point whenever three or more judges press the button for one boxer within a second of each other. No point is awarded for a hit unless three of the five judges agree. When two boxers trade blows in a flurry of infighting, where no full-force punches can land, the judges wait until the end of the exchange and award a point to the boxer who got the better of it. At the end of the bout, when each judge's points have been totaled, the boxer awarded the most points by a majority of the judges is declared the winner. If two boxers end up with the same number of points, the judges decide a winner by assessing such factors as which of the two took the lead and showed better style.
Cycling: Cycling - Road is a breathtaking sport which attracts many spectators. Let's look into the rules and regulations set for this Olympic discipline:
Bikes used during the race, can be made up of aluminum, steel, carbon fiber or titanium. These bikes are usually 8–10kg in weight. The riders are not allowed to make changes to the traditional bicycle design in order to enhance its aerodynamics during the road races, except for the aerodynamic handlebars that are allowed in the time trial.
The national teams are positioned on the start line based with their world rankings, at the commencement of the road race.
Canada’s Top Pole Vault Pick: Kelsie Hendry
Age: 33
She started playing during the 2006 Commonwealth Games. At the2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing, Hendry competed for thewomen's pole vault, where she had cleared her best possible height of 4.30 metres in the qualifying rounds, finishing only in eighteenth place.[6]
At the2010 Commonwealth Games, Hendry captured her first top-level success by winning the bronze medal in thewomen's pole vault, after she cleared the height of 4.25 metres in the final round.[2]
Hendry later emerged as a heavy favorite to qualify for her second Olympic games inLondon. She had already cleared an Olympic A-standard height of 4.50 metres, but finished with no result at the Canadian Track and Field Championships inCalgary, Alberta, after failing to reach a height of 4.20 metres in three attempts. Hendry received a bachelor's degree in education at theUniversity of SaskatchewaninSaskatoon. She also trains for the Riverside Athletics Club, under her personal and head coach Rick Petrucha.
Canada’s Gold Boxing Athlete: Lennox Claudius Lewis
Born: September 2, 1965
Age: 51
As anamateurherepresented Canada at the 1988 Olympics, winning a gold medal in thesuper-heavyweightdivision after defeating future world championRiddick Bowein the final. As a professional Lewis became undisputed champion by defeatingEvander Holyfield, successfully unifying hisWBCtitle with Holyfield'sWBAandIBFtitles. Prior to the rematch he was awarded theIBOtitle. Lewis is regarded by many as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, and also as the greatest British fighter of all time.
Canada’s Silver Cycling Athlete: Steven Todd Bauer
Born: June 12, 1959
Age: 57
He is a former professionalroad bicycle racerfrom Canada and is an Olympic medalist and winner of several professional races. He is the winner of the first Olympic medal in road cycling for Canada.Bauer joined the Canadian national cycling team in 1977, competing in team pursuit. He would remain on the national team for seven years, winning the national road race championship in 1981, 1982, and 1983, competing in theCommonwealth Games and thePan American Games.He capped his amateur career with asilver medalin themen's cycling road raceat the1984 Summer Olympicsin Los Angeles.This was the first medal in road cycling for Canada at the Olympics. Bauer turned professional following the Olympics, and in his second professional race, won the bronze medal at theworld cycling championshiproad race inBarcelona.
The Inspiration Letter of Magic
Bless you Lord for giving me the strength and will power to compete in the Olympic Games. Give me inspiration and hope in my race for Canada. Thank you for always being by my side and leading me on the correct path. I hope I will make my family and friends proud, as well as all of Canada cheering for me. I Guess I should be going, I hope I can do it! And even if I fail, I’ll have fun trying and give it my all!