"Events included synchronized floating, lack-of-floor routines to very long jumps with no-hand ball."Space OlympicsOlympic spirit is so contagious that astronauts onboard the International Space Station were inspired by it to host their own microgravity games, a touching example of international camaraderie.Today's Olympics will be held in Tokyo. However, we hosted the first space Olympics last week. This was stated by Thomas Pesquet, European Space Agency astronaut, in a caption to a Facebook photo album. These images were taken earlier in the month by Pesquet and uploaded to Flickr.We created a friendly competition between Soyuz and Dragon teams to foster crew cohesion.AdvertisementAdvertisementRoutine for Lack of FloorNASA astronauts were forced to create their own competitions after long distance running, swimming and skateboarding proved impossible. NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei did an excellent job as the grand organist. The events included synchronized floating, lack-of-floor, long jumps, and no-handball, Pesquet wrote.The crew also decorated the orbital station with flags from every country in the world to mark the occasion.Pesquet wrote, Let the Earthly Games begin.READ MORE: Space astronauts celebrate their own Summer Olympics (satellites too) [Space.com]AdvertisementAdvertisementRead more about the ISS: Russia's Space Station Module Launch was Full of Drama
