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Coyote Olympics Day 3: Djibouti grabs the first spot after third day

The players went head to head in doubles badminton
Philipos Alebachew, Staff Writer
March 21, 2024
Serbia has been dethroned but there is still one more day for teams to get more points.
Philipos Alebachew
Jumping up to smash the incoming birdie, junior Andre Aquino polishes his technique in between matches.

Today was the third day of the Coyote Olympics. The following are the current rankings in order of points:

  1. Djibouti – 650
  2. Serbia – 597
  3. Pakistan – 596
  4. China – 538
  5. Ethiopia – 517
  6. Kenya – 512
  7. Philippines – 501
  8. Nigeria – 446
  9. South Korea – 419
  10. Japan – 409
  11. Zimbabwe – 261
  12. Hong Kong – 177
  13. Indonesia – 153
  14. Singapore – 126
  15. Greece – 92
  16. Taiwan – 91

The winners of each game added additional points to their overall totals from every day of the Olympics.

Tomorrow is the assembly where everyone will gather at the end of the day to witness the teams play various minigames in front of the whole school to earn some final points.

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