Poetry Olympics at Paper Poetry

Score A Win

Perpetually

Olympic Spirit in a New World United — author added a title in Canva to the image created in NightCafe

I

Wear a smile and walk a mile
Add a slow jog for a little while
Never give up releasing endorphins
Exercise daily, score a win

II

Keep the spirit that mimics
Even after the Olympics
The peace that propagates perpetually
All nations united steadily

Walking is a great exercise, even a leisure stroll on a lazy day!

Then there’s the race walking event at the Olympics. It’s weird to watch, and it is all about the hips. Of course, strong legs are a must, but the movement comes from the rotating hips, which almost seems like a dancing walk.

One foot must always be in contact with the ground in race walking, distinguishing the sport from running. The race walking event was first introduced for men at the 1908 London Olympics, and subsequently, the women’s race walking event was introduced. You can read more about it here.

With an average speed of 9.45 miles per hour, Brian Daniel Pintado of Ecuador won the men’s 20km race walking event in 1:18.55 at the Paris Olympics. The average adult’s walking speed is…