Reykjavik,

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With a fascinating history
rooted in the great Sagas and
its unique location within a land of
diverse landscapes all lled to the
brim with beautiful nature, Reykjavk
manages to combine a terric blend of
hip and wholesome without the stress that
usually follows a cosmopolitan metropolis.
Reykjavk 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 & eld combines various athletic contests
based on running, jumping, and throwing. The
sports name refers to its venue: a stadium with an
oval running track enclosing a grass eld. 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 rst 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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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 Buttery.
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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 oclock 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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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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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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Orienteering is a family of sports that requires
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 nd 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 hall
Reykjavik Robot wall Greg Neate
Reykjavik boat teasche djikhuis
Map of Iceland itswindy
Icelandic symbols (all) ezioman
Reykjavik houses basil
Olympic Track and Field (left) Transit Nerds
Olympic Track pictogram (right) Morning BC
Olympic Chessboxing pictogram (top left) Phil Baines
Chessboxing (bottom left) CCP
Chessboxing (right) CCP
Swimming (left) Atos
Olympic Swimming pictogram (right) Johnathan Brennan
Olympic Caber Toss pictogram (left)) chinmong
Caber toss (center) Daniel Miller
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Caber toss (right) Chuck Anderson
Cycling (bottom) roger.w800
Olympic Cycling pictogram wiredhoarding
Olympic Pep & Pageantry pictogram Slobodan Miskovic
Pep & Pageantry (top) Slobodan Miskovic
Pep & Pageantry (bottom) Olivier Prieur
Speed Climbing (left) Renett Stowe
Olympic Speed Climbing pictogram Ben Terrett
Olympic Orienteering pictogram dejaleah
Orienteering (all) Federazione Italiana Sport Orientamento
Olympic Oware pictogram (left) Ant
Oware (right) Adam Cohn
Equestrian (top left) Keith Kelley
Equestrian (top right) Julie Ramsden
Olympic Equestrian pictogram (bottom) Kenny Tan