2021 PhotosA photographic archive of the 2021 Office Olympiad is available through Google Photos. Thank you to all who assisted in documenting this treasured event series.
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us live (in person and virtually) for the closing ceremonies of the 2021 Office Olympics! The event was livestreamed via YouTube (through the Student Multimedia Studio's channel) and is available now for viewing.
The recorded event is available to view on YouTube.
Premiering at the 2021 Opening Ceremonies was the featured film of the Olympic torch journey. It is viewable in its entirety here now on our website!
2021 marked the 7th Summer Office Olympics event sponsored by University Libraries.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 7th Summer Office Olympiad was held at a smaller scale and primarily in person. However, there were hybrid options depending on the logistics of each competition. View the Olympic Schedule of Events page for details.
Venues were located throughout the University Library and its nearby territories on the Kent campus.
Eligible athletes included:
Events from the 2021 Olympics. All competitions (except for Monday, August 2) took place from noon until 1 p.m. EST
Monday, August 2
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Tuesday, August 3ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE FROM NOON AND 1 P.M. EST EVENT: Toss Your Cookies (A.K.A. "Toss Your Mochi") お腹がペコペコ, Day 1
We’re sure that many Olympians have been very nervous and lost their cookies before an Olympic event, so the name of the event is "Toss Your Cookies"! Contestants will throw up their cookies to win points and perhaps become the Olympian to win the gold! (Plenty of mops and clean-up supplies will be available for those who may lose their cookies!) EVENT: Diving at Pearl Island マーメイド 飛沫
Divers will stand on a step ladder above the Mikimoto Pearl Island cove and drop paperclips, trying to hit the target below which is segmented into different areas/point values. Each diver will drop 6 paper clips and their total score will be recorded by the judges. In the event of a tie, divers may be called back for a dive off. Top three scores will medal. Paperclip Diving results:
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Wednesday, August 4ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE FROM NOON AND 1 P.M. EST EVENT: Toss Your Cookies (A.K.A. "Toss Your Mochi") お腹がペコペコ, Day 2
Toss Your Cookies Results:
EVENT: Yumenoshima Park Archery けがをしないでください
Using only hands and rubber bands, brave athletes will target and topple CD cases from a marked distance. |
Thursday, August 5ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE FROM NOON AND 1 P.M. EST EVENT: Periodical Pagoda Ping Pong 激烈な競争, Day 1
This is table tennis rules with one exception: the "regulation paddle" is a bound periodical! This is a 3-day tournament event. EVENT: Origami Airplane Throw 紙で指を切った
Precision folding skills and a good aim are key as athletes compete for the longest flight of their paper airplanes. Airplane Throw results:
EVENT: Kyoto Bowling on the "K" 強く投げる
The goal of the game will be to knock down all the pins by rolling a special ball across the long arm of the "K" in the pavement of Risman Plaza. Bowling on the K results:
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Friday, August 6ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE FROM NOON AND 1 P.M. EST EVENT: Periodical Pagoda Ping Pong 激烈な競争, Day 2
The tournament continues. New competitors can enter the bracket on Day 2 as well! EVENT: Pēpāwaddo Basukettobōru 不正行為はありません(translation: "Paperwad Basketball")
This classic Office Olympics event returns ... who will take the gold this year? Paperwad Basketball Results:
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Monday, August 9NOTE: EVENT TIMES VARY PLAYOFF EVENT: Yumenoshima Park Archery けがをしないでください
Top contenders face off to break ties and determine who medals and who goes home empty-handed. Tension will be high ... you won't want to miss it! Rubberband Archery Results:
EVENT: The Mt. Fuji-Ramen Chopstick Challenge 食い倒れ
Use chopsticks to stack Ramen cups. Speed and dexterity will be key to winning this new competition! Chopstick Challenge Results:
EVENT: Periodical Pagoda Ping Pong 激烈な競争, Day 3
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Tuesday, August 10ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE FROM NOON AND 1 P.M. EST EVENT: Shibuya Pattopatto 「私は狙うのが苦手(translation: "Shibuya Crossing Putt-Putt")
Athletes will demonstrate their hand-eye coordination as they compete for gold! Putt-Putt Results:
PLAYOFF EVENT: Periodical Pagoda Ping Pong 激烈な競争
The tournament wraps up with returning athletes competing for the bronze. The net will be taut and intensity high. Come witness the event! Ping Pong Results:
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Wednesday, August 11Closing Ceremony and Awarding of Olympic Medals
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Available now are free downloads of the 2021 Games design as well as the graphic of the official Office Olympics Organization. These designs can be printed at home onto iron-on transfer paper.
Printable t-shirt designsFREE! Right click on graphic to save to your computer and print on tshirt transfer paper! (Note: the design must be printed backwards in order to be applied to a shirt, unless otherwise specified by the material packaging. If your printer doesn't have a transfer paper setting which automatically flips the design you may need to do that yourself.) |
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Large t-shirt designThe official 2021 Office Olympics logo (approx 7" wide graphic)
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Small t-shirt designThe official 2021 Office Olympics logo (pocket size - about 3.5" wide)
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Office Olympics logo designThe classic logo of the UL Office Olympics organization can be yours as well! (Perhaps for the back of your OO21 shirt?)
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FREE!
Show your support for the 2021 Office Olympics and spruce up your Teams background with one of these custom designs! Follow the link beside each graphic to download a Microsoft Teams-friendly background. (To use, as you prepare to enter a meeting, pause on the popup window with settings and choose Background Effects. Then click the button to add a new image.)
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Show your support for the 2021 Office Olympics and spruce up your computer's desktop wallpaper with one of these custom designs! Follow the link beside each graphic to download a background. (Note, depending on your screen resolution, some of the graphic may be cropped out of view.)
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