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Events in August Since some events may be postponed or cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, please check the Club website for the most up-to-date information.
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Summer Spreads
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Whether you’re planning an Olympic watch party or a lazy weekend with the family, the Club’s selection of four summer catering packages is sure to satisfy every appetite and preference. Through September 26 Details online
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Camp Discovery Club kids get their fill of crafts, games, dance, sports and the summer sun at the Club’s kids-only day camp. One-week sessions through August 27 Preschool Camp (ages 3–5): ¥49,500; Big Kids Camp (ages 5–8 & 9–10): ¥55,000 Members only Sign up online
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Social Squash Partner Looking to up your squash game or improve your stamina on the court? Sign up for 20-minute practice sessions for beginners and intermediate-level players with Club pro Rico Cheung. 4:30–6:30pm Squash Court III Free Ages 16 & above Members only Sign up online
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Summer Reading Challenge Last call to rack up pages in the Library’s annual, summer read-athon. Voracious bookworms and novel novices alike have until August 18 to polish off their current reads.
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Olympic Fever At the 1896 Olympics, 241 men competed in 43 events across just nine sports. Absent were modern mainstays like track and field’s team relays, indoor and beach volleyball and global favorites like basketball and soccer. How times have changed. During this summer’s Tokyo Olympiad, more than 11,000 athletes will give their all across 33 pursuits, with two sports
OLYMPIC FEATS
• Sport Climbing During a 2021 competition, Indonesian Olympian Veddriq Leonardo climbed 15 meters in 5.2 seconds to set the current world record.
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• Skateboarding At 13 years and 11 days old, British skater Sky Brown became the youngest Olympian in the history of the Summer Games with her appearance in Tokyo.
Spruce up your summer wardrobe with 50 percent off Club-branded T-shirts, polos, sunglasses and bags from The Cellar’s extensive collection.
• Karate Turkish karateka qualified for seven of a possible eight disciplines in the 2020 Games—trailing only Japan.
The Library Details online
Summer Sale
The Cellar Details online
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(baseball and softball) returning to the roster and four making their inaugural appearance. With so much action to catch in sports new and old, there’s no better place to experience every medal moment than at the Club. Screens from Traders’ Bar to Vista will broadcast all the sporting drama until the curtain falls on August 8. OZ
• Surfing In 2017, Brazilian pro Rodrigo Koxa rode a 24.4-meter wave, the largest ever, off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal. • Baseball Over the five Summer Games that have included baseball, Cuba advanced to the final in each and won gold in three. • Softball Across three Olympics (2000 to 2008), the United States won 22 straight games until beaten by Japan in the 2008 final. Details online
