Native Youth Olympics, Naknek

This is the 2-foot high-kick event. The person starts a few feet back from where the seal skin ball is hanging. Then he runs and jumps off with both feet. Next, he quickly brings his feet in close to his body. When he gets to the maximum height, he has to extend one foot, or both, and touch the ball. He then has to land on both feet. This picture shows the reaching of 91 inches in height!

The athlete in the photo broke his previous record by four inches! The lady on the floor is a referee, who is making sure the ball gets hit, gets recorded, and that heights are correctly monitored, among other things.

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©Photo by Annika Karlsson - with a Fujifilm 2600 Zoom

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