Hold a New Tournament


Reason: sponsored by an organization
Events: throwing (javelins, etc) and martial arts
Style: double-elimination
Length: about a week

Awards: first and second place
Top Prizes: small sums of money

Crowd: very large
Betting: official - fair odds
Other Entertainment: staged exhibitions, hired bards and acrobats and jugglers


Competitors of interest:
The jaded warrior who has good odds to win.
The odd foreigner who is frighteningly fast.
The foreign savage who practices an usual style.
The precocious commoner who may not be in it to win.