Reykjavik, iceland

With a fascinating history rooted in the great Sagas and its unique location within a land of diverse landscapes — all filled to the brim with beautiful nature, Reykjavík manages to combine a terrific blend of hip and wholesome without the stress that usually follows a cosmopolitan metropolis.

Reykjavík may be one of the smallest capital cities

in Europe, but it still packs a powerful

cultural punch.

Inspiration

Icelandic magical staves are symbols credited with magical effect preserved in various grimoires (magic textbooks) dating from the 17th century and later. According to the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft, the effects credited to most of the staves were very relevant to the average Icelanders of the time.

Scandinavia has a tradition of folk painting: they have a raw environment, and a rough winter. The bold palette has trickled down from folk pieces: cobalt blue, golden yellow, and red. These are all biproducts of history that made their way into everyday life.

Track & field combines various athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing. The sport’s name refers to its venue: a stadium with an oval running track enclosing a grass field. The run-ning events, which include sprints, long-distance events, and hurdling, are won by the athlete with the fastest time.

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Chess boxing is a hybrid sport that combines chess with boxing in alternating rounds. The sport was seen for the first time at a boxing club in South London, after being conceived by siblings James and Stewart Robinson, both keen amateur boxers and club chessplayers.

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g The goal of competitive swimming is to beat the competitors in any given event. Swimming in competition should create the least water resistance in order to obtain maximum speed. Four major styles have been established: Free style, Breast stroke, Back stroke, and Butterfly.

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The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a “caber”. The primary objective is to toss the caber so that it turns end over end, falling away from the tosser. Ideally it should fall directly away from the tosser in the “12 o’clock” position.

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Road bicycle racing involves team and individual competition, and races are contested in various ways. They range from the one-day road race, and time trial to multi-stage events. Track cycling encompasses races that take place on banked tracks or velodromes.

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ry Color guard is a form of entertainment similar

to dance theater. Color guard can be found in most American universities, high schools, and independent drum corps. Color guard uses props, along with movement, to express dynamic passages in music accompanying the show.

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g Speed climbing is climbing in which speed is the ultimate goal. Speed Climbing is done on rocks, walls and poles. In pure speed climbing, time is everything but it is also common to record speed ascents while observing a particular climbing style or ethic.

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navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and unfamiliar terrain, and moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, which they use to find control points.

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Oware is an abstract strategy game among the bigger Mancala family of board games played all over the world with slight variations across different societies with regard to distribution area, number of players and strategy of play.

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The current Olympic equestrian disciplines are Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping. Equestrian disciplines and the equestrian component of Modern Pentathlon are the only Olympic events that involve animals. The horse is considered as much an athlete as the rider.

Reykjavik © brooke e hallReykjavik Robot wall © Greg NeateReykjavik boat © teasche djikhuisMap of Iceland © itswindyIcelandic symbols (all) © eziomanReykjavik houses © basilOlympic Track and Field (left) © Transit NerdsOlympic Track pictogram (right) © Morning BCOlympic Chessboxing pictogram (top left) © Phil BainesChessboxing (bottom left) © CCPChessboxing (right) © CCPSwimming (left) © AtosOlympic Swimming pictogram (right) © Johnathan BrennanOlympic Caber Toss pictogram (left)) © chinmongCaber toss (center) © Daniel Millerp

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Cycling (bottom) © roger.w800Olympic Cycling pictogram © wiredhoardingOlympic Pep & Pageantry pictogram © Slobodan MiskovicPep & Pageantry (top) © Slobodan MiskovicPep & Pageantry (bottom) © Olivier PrieurSpeed Climbing (left) © Renett StoweOlympic Speed Climbing pictogram © Ben TerrettOlympic Orienteering pictogram © dejaleahOrienteering (all) © Federazione Italiana Sport OrientamentoOlympic Oware pictogram (left) © AntOware (right) © Adam CohnEquestrian (top left) © Keith KelleyEquestrian (top right) © Julie RamsdenOlympic Equestrian pictogram (bottom) © Kenny Tan