2024 Edinburgh Wizarding Olympics! | Quidditch, Chess, Archery, More!

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In this episode, we discuss a possible wizarding Olympic events. Enjoy!
Topics/Summary:
· 2:20 Quidditch. This is a staple sport in the wizarding world, and any magical competition of this scale would be remiss without it. There are team sports in the muggle Olympics, so wizards should follow suit. The Quidditch World Cup is a separate organization that could supply some of the best players to make up several talented sides.

· 9:48 Wizard chess. Chess is recognized as a sport, but not included in the Olympics. However, in the wizarding world, chess is far mor physical and dangerous which could drum up more interest and make it a worthwhile sport to include.

· 15:38 Individual Quidditch trials. Beyond winning the game, there are individual skills that make up a good team. An event that would test only seekers or only beaters would give us a better idea of the talent of each individual player. The winning team likely has good chemistry in addition to good players. Viktor Krum was a better seeker than the Irish seeker, but they still lost.

· 19:33 Dueling. This is the perfect sport to test someone’s skill with a wand and how quickly they could think on their feet. A challenge would be to set the rules, because spells like the killing curse shouldn’t be allowed. If they set the rules and have an approved list of spells that gain a certain amount of points, it could become something great.

· 23:24 Archery. Muggles also compete in this realm, but it can be used for a wizard Olympics as well. A perfectly reasonable assumption for magical lore would be that muggles gained archery from centaurs, who could also stand as the judges for a magical archery competition.

· 26:35 Synchronized spells. There is synchronized swimming, and spells could be the magical equivalent. How amazing would it be for ten or twelve wizards and witches to get together and cast spells into the sky, creating some absolutely stunning spectacles? It would be pretty awesome.
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Capitole

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Quidditch (00:02:20)

3. Wizard Chess (00:09:48)

4. Individual Quidditch trials (00:15:38)

5. Dueling (00:19:33)

6. Archery (00:23:24)

7. Synchronized Spells (00:26:35)