In quarantine, because of the coronavirus pandemic, users of social networks come up with various challenges, challenging friends and acquaintances. Athletes in isolation are no less bored than others, so they are happy to take part in numerous online trials.
The first "sports" challenges that arose during the coronavirus epidemic served not only as entertainment, but also carried an important message. So, the alleged initiator of the #StayAtHomeChallenge, San Jose Earthquakes striker Tommy Thompson urged not to leave home without need, and also not to forget about training. The person who received the challenge had to mint the ball as many times as possible.
The idea was quickly picked up by many representatives of the football world. However, the tricks with the ball were not enough for him, and soon he was replaced by toilet paper, which was in great demand during quarantine in stores around the world. Filling a roll turned out to be more difficult, but much more interesting, so the challenge has become widespread throughout the world. In Russia, he was supported by Ilzat Akhmetov, Samuel Gigot, Sebastian Driussi, Jordan Larsson, Vyacheslav Malafeev and others.
The second important message that the athletes wanted to convey to their fans was the importance of observing personal hygiene rules. As part of the #SafeHandsChallenge, originally launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), tennis player Maria Sharapova, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, Formula 1 pilot Romain Grosjean, actor and former bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger and even President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino talked about an effective hand washing technique.
“Let's throw the virus out. Distribute this message, not the virus, ”Infantino advised.
Gianni Infantino joins @DrTedros in @ WHO # SafeHands Challenge. Practical actions protect & promote the health of all people. We must act now. Be prepared & ready to kick out # COVID19. Gianni challenges @ alexmorgan13 @ alexscott @ didierdrogba @ Kaka @ NiallOfficial & YOU to join in. pic.twitter.com/6zSnaVVXDD
- FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) March 14, 2020Many athletes on social networks demonstrate their workouts at home. Some of them are encouraged to follow their example and perform various exercises to help keep fit. Perhaps, so far, only the Home Cup of Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo can compare in popularity with #StayAtHomeChallenge. Its participants were asked to do the press exercise the maximum number of times in 45 seconds.
The Portuguese himself in the allotted time performed twisting 142 times. The task, recognized by fitness experts as not only interesting, but also useful, was gladly picked up by representatives of many sports. A worthy result was shown by gymnast David Belyavsky and long jumper Daria Klishina. Ronaldo noted the attempt of the latter by publishing a frame from her video on his page.
Despite the difficult task, the result of the football player fell a day later. First, his colleague in the Portuguese national team, Ruben Dias, performed 150 repetitions, and a day later the South African runner Caster Semenya took the place of the absolute record holder. In 45 seconds, she managed to do the exercise 176 times.
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Publication by Caster Semenya (@ castersemenya800m) Apr 5, 2020 at 1:02 PDT
Speaking about the high-profile achievements of quarantine time, one cannot but note the success of the Armenian bodybuilder Manvel Mamoyan. The athlete challenged not so much his colleagues as himself, planning to break the Guinness record for push-ups on one arm and one leg, which was 36 times. And he kept his word: in a minute he managed to complete 41 repetitions.
It wasn’t worth expecting anything else from an athlete who more than once fell into the Guinness Book of Records.
“I started to set records when I was 15 years old. The first time I did this, doing twisting on a press. I remember then it turned out 2551 times, but then I overcame myself and did 3511 times. Then he began to set other records: push-ups on one hand, on two, on fists, on two fingers and many more different combinations, ”the Championship quotes Mamoyan.
Gymnast Belyavsky can make a worthy competition to the bodybuilder. At the very least, do not take up his original homework. The athlete did push-ups in the traditional way, and then “jumped”, tearing both arms and legs off the floor.
The palm not only in terms of entertainment, but also in the complexity of tricks can rightfully be given to gymnasts. The Italian Carlo Machini suggested to colleagues #StripteaseHandStand. As part of this challenge, you need to stand up and in this position take off your T-shirt. Interestingly, a similar test is gaining popularity among Hollywood actors. It was launched by Spider-Man in the latest Tom Holland movies. True, in his case, it is necessary not to expose oneself, but to dress and is allowed to hold the rack, leaning against the wall.
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One of the last tennis players Roger Federer got his challenge. Moreover, the Swiss took care not only of sports, but also of the aesthetic component of the task. Its participants are invited to perform the traditional tennis exercise for concentration and reaction - to come close to the wall and to get the ball from it. However, the attempt counted only among those who did not forget to wear a hat.
Both current and former tennis players joined the flash mob: Novak Djokovic, Boris Becker, Eugene Kafelnikov, Coco Gauff, Bethany Mattek-Sands, as well as representatives of other sports - skiers Lindsay Vonn and Michaela Shiffrin, football player Tony Kroos and others. Federer admired the number of responses, as well as the original approaches of the participants.
“Thanks to everyone who participated. Some of the videos were awesome: bumps, outfits, places, hats, dogs, kids, mirrors, refrigerators, walls, and doctors. I really liked it! Keep spreading! ”Wrote the Swiss.
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Posted by Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) Apr 8, 2020 at 11:56 PDT
But the three-time winner of the Grand Slam tournaments, Andy Murray called for his soul mates to be involved in training. Together with his wife Kim, he launched the # 100VolleyChallenge. As the name implies, participants in an impromptu match must complete 100 hits from the summer.
“There was no argument or fight during the shooting of this video, although the last blow seemed to be aimed at my head,” Murray joked.
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So far, only Djokovic and his wife Elena followed the Scottish example. It is worth noting that in both cases, the spouses were not inferior to the tennis players themselves, demonstrating excellent racket skills.
Apart from the challenges aimed at maintaining physical fitness, there are numerous flash mobs with reincarnation.
#FlippedaSwitch was widely spread, the participants of which need to exchange clothes with an isolation partner by clicking. His comic is that male athletes have to try on the outfits of their girls or wives. So, the defender of Zenit Emanuel Mamman was in a short top and a leopard skirt, striker Porto Ze Luis in a tight jacket, and gymnast Nikita Nagorny in an evening dress.
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Publication by Emanuel Mammana (@ emanuel_mammana24) Mar 21, 2020 at 1:15 PDT
The #HaircutAtHome initiator title is attributed to the famous hairdresser Ahmed Alsanavi, who worked at Chelsea. He was one of the first to offer quarantine to completely get rid of the hair on his head, describing in detail the process using the example of Real Madrid midfielder Eden Azar. The opportunity to try on a new hairstyle was already taken by PSG forward Neymar, Manchester United striker Anthony Martial, Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin, as well as Russian team players Eldor Shomurodov and Dmitry Kombarov.
Perhaps, one of the most unexpected and unusual challenges was Spartak defender Roman Shishkin. A simple haircut was not enough, and he decided to shave the red-white emblem on the back of his head.
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