EXPERIENCE OLYMPIAD VI

A FOUR DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL

The Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad is an annual, charitable, sports festival featuring numerous events and activities for all ages & abilities in beautiful Lake Lure, North Carolina

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• THREE RACES IN THREE DAYS...  Can you handle it !    
  
  LAKE LURE SPRINT TRIATHLON - tough & beautiful

       
         10k DAM Run - to the beach at Lake Lure

         RACE to the ROCK ... by foot or bike up  

         Chimney Rock

•  OPENING NIGHT FESTIVALwith lighting of the torch, water ski show, fireworks, family run, food, ice cream and much more.

• JUNIOR OLYMPICS, loads of fun, competition and medals.

• DRAGON BOAT RACES, put together your own team

• DOUBLES TENNIS TOURNAMENT

• PICKLE BALL

• SHAG DANCE and COMPETITION

• GOLF TOURNAMENT at one of Lake Lure's two championship golf courses.

• MINIATURE GOLF TOURNAMENT for the whole family.

• LONG DISTANCE LAKE SWIMS, the 1 mile race was introduced in 2009.  New for 2010 are both a 1 mile and 2 mile swims

• LAKE SWIM RACES, KAYAK RACES, VOLLEYBALL, HORSESHOES, PONTOON BOAT CHALLENGE... and much, much more.
  

Click to watch the 2009 Video