Middle-earth Olympics: Team Registration & Sign-Ups

[grundyscribbling]

The Summer Olympics … a time when the world unites to cheer on their favorite teams in popular sports while pretending to understand the finer points of the more obscure events. Sports and games were likewise a part of the legendarium, whether the Galadriel's prowess as a swimmer, undertaken in Arda's salad days, or Maedhros's single-handed fencing skills and similar militaristic exercises from Middle-earth's darker eras.

This month, in honor of the 20201 Summer Olympics and sport in Middle-earth, we present our own Olympic games! This month will feature a series of prompts that can be done as an individual or a team.

Right now, registration is open for national teams. If you'd like to register a team, check out the Middle-earth Olympics guidelines and register your team for Middle-earth Olympics. If you'd like to join a team, you can find the team list here. If you want to participate individually, you don't need to do anything at all yet--just create something for one or more of the challenge prompts when they open on July 15!

Important Dates
July 11: Last day to create a team
July 12: Open sign-ups for teams begin
July 15: Challenge prompts posted
July 16: Last day to join a team
July 18: Opening Ceremony on Discord 14:00 UTC
August 10: Last day for challenge entries
August 15: Medal and Closing Ceremonies (time TBD)

See the Middle-earth Olympics challenge page for full details on how to get involved, either with a team as an individual participant.

Comments

[philstar22]

Super excited. I just started a new job, so I won't be able to write as much as I planned, but I do hope I can get at least a few things done. I'll be playing solo.

[grundyscribbling]

Wonderful, good luck! (With both the new job and the challenge!)
There's a wide range of prompts, so hopefully you'll find several that suit you.