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The '''World Push Up Championships''' is an annual [[push-up]] tournament held in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]. The championships include separate |
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The '''World Push Up Championships''' is an annual [[push-up]] tournament held in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]. The championships include separate competition for men and women. Male competitors are judged on the number of push-ups they can complete in a one-minute period. The time limit in the ladies competition is 45 seconds. |
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==Origin== |
==Origin== |
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The inaugural World Push Up Championships were held in the Establishment Bar, [[Courtenay Place, Wellington]] on |
The inaugural World Push Up Championships were held in the Establishment Bar, [[Courtenay Place, Wellington]] on March 28, 2009. Originally envisaged as a [[fund raiser]] for the Wellington/[[Hutt Valley]] [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] club, the event became an entity in its own right while still raising money for the Wellington/Hutt Valley GAA club. Early contestants Daithí "Dizzle" O'Connor and Callum "Tick Tock" Thomas helped raise an early profile for the competition by posting challenges on [[YouTube]]. The event was further publicised in the Wellington region through a morning television appearance, radio slots, national media,<ref>{{cite news | title = Calling all true Aussies | newspaper =Scoop: New Zealand’s Independent News Media: Culture | publisher = Scoop Media | date =3 March 2009 | url =http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0903/S00059.htm | accessdate = 20 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =Cryan | first =Columbia | title =The Irish have landed on St Patrick's Day – For the 'World Push Up Championships' | newspaper =infonews.co.nz: sport | location =Wellington | publisher = infonews.co.nz | date =17 March 2009 | url =http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?l=1&t=0&id=34566 | accessdate = 20 May 2013}}</ref> and regional event guides.<ref>{{cite news | title = World Push Up Championships | newspaper =infonews.co.nz: sport | location =Wellington | publisher = infonews.co.nz | date =28 March 2009 | url =http://www.infonews.co.nz/event.cfm?l=1&t=1&id=2059 | accessdate = 20 May 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nzlive.com/nzlivecom/2009-world-push-up-championships] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326073443/http://www.nzlive.com/nzlivecom/2009-world-push-up-championships|date=March 26, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =Shelton | first =Lindsay | title = Irish have landed – for push-up contest | newspaper =Wellington.Scoop | publisher = Wellington.scoop.co.nz | date = 17 March 2009 | url =http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=3115 | accessdate = 20 May 2013}}</ref> |
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==Judging== |
==Judging== |
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A push-up was declared to be valid if the contestant pressed their body down on a |
A [[push-up]] was declared to be valid if the contestant pressed their [[Bodybuilding|body]] down on a judge's fist and pushed up until their elbows locked. A two-man judging team counted the push-ups. The first was the judge with his fist on the mat; he/she counted the number of times the contestant pressed down on his/her fist, giving the contestant a "raw score.". The second judge counted the number of times a contestant rose without locking their arms, giving the contestant a "fault count.". The final score is raw score minus fault count. |
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The World Push Up Championships is an annual push-up tournament held in Wellington, New Zealand. The championships include separate competition for men and women. Male competitors are judged on the number of push-ups they can complete in a one-minute period. The time limit in the ladies competition is 45 seconds.
Origin
[edit]The inaugural World Push Up Championships were held in the Establishment Bar, Courtenay Place, Wellington on March 28, 2009. Originally envisaged as a fund raiser for the Wellington/Hutt Valley GAA club, the event became an entity in its own right while still raising money for the Wellington/Hutt Valley GAA club. Early contestants Daithí "Dizzle" O'Connor and Callum "Tick Tock" Thomas helped raise an early profile for the competition by posting challenges on YouTube. The event was further publicised in the Wellington region through a morning television appearance, radio slots, national media,[1][2] and regional event guides.[3][4][5]
Judging
[edit]A push-up was declared to be valid if the contestant pressed their body down on a judge's fist and pushed up until their elbows locked. A two-man judging team counted the push-ups. The first was the judge with his fist on the mat; he/she counted the number of times the contestant pressed down on his/her fist, giving the contestant a "raw score.". The second judge counted the number of times a contestant rose without locking their arms, giving the contestant a "fault count.". The final score is raw score minus fault count.
References
[edit]- ^ "Calling all true Aussies". Scoop: New Zealand’s Independent News Media: Culture. Scoop Media. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Cryan, Columbia (17 March 2009). "The Irish have landed on St Patrick's Day – For the 'World Push Up Championships'". infonews.co.nz: sport. Wellington: infonews.co.nz. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "World Push Up Championships". infonews.co.nz: sport. Wellington: infonews.co.nz. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ [1] Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shelton, Lindsay (17 March 2009). "Irish have landed – for push-up contest". Wellington.Scoop. Wellington.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 20 May 2013.