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Nossal Lockdown Olympics

As we said in the last newsletter, Tokyo 2020 may have had to cancel, but nothing could dampen the spirit of the Nossal Lockdown Olympics!

Our Olympics, like the real thing, ran over two weeks, and included a number of sports. Each day, there was a specific challenge covering the sports.

Staff and students could participate in as many events as they liked. Each challenge they participated in earned points, with collective House Points awarded at the end of the competition. Gold, silver and bronze medals were also announced to individual champions.

On each school day from Monday 17 to Friday 28 August, daily event on the School Sport channel was posted. All the House Captains worked hard to promote these events to each House. Entry and evidence requirements were outlined each day including weekend activities.

This event gave an opportunity to all members of the Nossal community to take on these fun challenges to get moving and break up their schedule each day. The activity not only challenged the physical fitness, but also creativity, perseverance and sense of adventure.

Citius - Altius - Fortius

Faster - Higher - Stronger

Lockdown Olympics Week 1 Highlights

Lockdown Olympics Week 2 Highlights

A big thank you to all the staff who got involved to motivate the school community and those who supported from afar. I hope that it provided an opportunity for people to be active in new ways, to break the routine of remote learning for a few minutes and to create some fun by watching the amazing creativity of submissions.

Special thanks to Scott Harnath for his help throughout the planning and picking up the load when I was unwell.

Don't let the end of the Olympics stop your activity everyone - feel free to redo a challenge, or just send me a message if you need some ideas for more entertaining physical activity to do if the traditional ones aren't for you. Tokyo 2021 is less than a year away so time to get training!

And now, the results you've all been waiting for: