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Past International Olympics participators pose for a victory picture.
Tradition of International Olympics
The Pointer
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With sports like soccer, tennis, foosball, pool, table tennis, bowling, badminton and volleyball, dodgeball just fits right in.
Friday through Sunday, Nov. 21-23, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s International Club is holding their International Olympics.
I-Club has chosen to hold the International Olympics again this year because of “its success, its tradition and continue its prosperity,” said Won-Jun Cha, the president of I-Club.
The exact number of years this tradition has been alive on campus is unknown, but there are pictures of I-Club’s Olympics dating back to 1977.
This year, they are expecting a good turnout due to the active involvement of the organization.
The other reason why they’re anticipating a large turnout, Cha said, is that “over the summer, more than 50 international students from 16 different countries entered either the English as second language program or UW-SP.”
There isn’t an exact number of how many people are participating this year, but sign-ups are still going on through Nov. 19.
With the help of I-Club’s members and friends, Cha feels this is going to be a successful year for the Olympics.
With the knowledge that more than just I-Club members help to put this event together, Cha said, “people who want to join this event don’t necessarily have to be members, but if they do it, it will be very nice chance to get to know friendly members of International Club from various countries.”
As president of one of the largest student groups at UW-SP and organizing this event, Cha said that there is nothing to worry about, just organizing more exciting events.
