Games of the XI Olympiad—roleplaying thread

[Fluvique]

The boys achieved a huge victory

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Football isn't logical. Otherwise, how you can explain that a team which was unable to complete a roster until the last days won the first leg in the Olympic qualifiers? A team with a interim coach, who was selected because he was the only with a valid contract with the Royal Football Association. Thank God the football isn't logical. You can say many objections to the team's game, the problems to build moves and in passing, some doubts in defence. But the U-23 White Foxes have a big heart, wounded due to the criticisms and skepticism. Everyone talks about them with condescension: they are the poor victims of the institutional disorder in the RFA. But they are led by Ricardo Carusso, cataloged as a rascal, an example of the Fluviquean craftiness.

Carusso is full of charm and knows how to talk, specially to the press, and how to motivate his players. He can be a "smoke seller", but no one can criticise his results, because with this result the Olympic hope is still alive for Fluvique. However, the team must close the leg and qualify for the next round, securing the ticket at home.

Despite the usual fierce athmosphere, the Fluviquean teams have dissapointed the supporters at home many times. This will be the first test for the boys at home, with the support of the entire stadium, but also with the pressure of a victory. But to enthuse the crowd and return home with a high mood, as visitors, Fluvique wans't brilliant, but defeated Free Swiss States with a clear 2-0 with goals of Ted Apparicio and Nick Auze from the penalty spot.

In a first time when the White Foxes had a bad time and the home team almost scored, came the shout of Ted Apparicio, at 39' minutes, giving some tranquility to the team.In the second half, more solid in defence, Fluvique controled the match's rhytm and enlarged the victory witha a goal of Auze, from the penalty spot, at 67', to settle the final 2-0

In this conext, the coach focuses on the upcoming match in Greencastle: 'We will play a very important game, nothing is won yet, we did the first step. Now a battle will come, we have to be ready, be know our strenghts and weakness, we are not fools. First we have to win at gome, and then we will have time to think in the future"

To reinforce the idea, Carusso said: "If would be stupid to think about the second round before the second leg: we can not spend energy on that" The coach aims to clear ghosts about the future if Fluvique don't achieve the necessary results: "I just won my first match. I don't want to think about a catastrophe. Still, I know that If we don't qualify to the Oylimpics, I will have to seek for a new job in a more quiet place for a Fluviquean coach, like Siria or Mordor"

Inevitably, everything is liable to a successful outcome. The team can continue to accumulate merits and be sympathetic for the supporters, leaving rivals on the road and avoiding other difficulties, but if the end doesn't show the tricolors as winners, all that has been done so far would fall on deaf ears. The deep crisis in the Fluviquean football is true and the rarefied atmosphere in the RFA make a hard scenario for work, but to start the recovery, Fluvique can't allow a new upset and to clear the dark clowds, a concrete achievement is necessary.

That idea of ignore what is said in the hallways, to escape the environment and compenetrarse in the goals, each in its time, became a modus operandi of the coach, which calls for the support of the entire football society after the missteps in the World Cup and the Cup of Harmony. Fluvique begins to dive fully int oan area where the emergencies will prevail. The second leg at home will be the first step. Of course, after that match the team will still have to face another two to qualify for the Olympics. But that is a future story.

Greencastle: the chosen one

The King Faust Stadium has been chosen to be the venue of the second leg in the Olympic qualifiers. The idea of move the national side matches in other provinces rather than Betham is a clear reality. Due to the ban of South Lane stadium after the World Cup qualifiers, the RFA was forced to chose another stadium to play official matches. After some hesitations, the home of Greencaslte FC was selected to be the venue of the U-23 White Foxes.

The main idea is to avoid the major cities and allow more people to see the team, but the main reason is to keep the hooligans far from the stadium and allow more families to attend, without the danger of suffer lesions or be part of the riots. The stadium has a good overal reputation and is one of the few grounds in the first division without deaths and only two games were suspended there since 2010.

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Other results:

Water Polo - Women's Match Day 1

Fluvique (FLU) 6–11 Kriegiersien (KGS)

Rugby Sevens, men's MD2

Fluvique (FLU) 21–33 Kernansquillec (KRN)

FOOTBALL—Women’s

Fluvique 2–3 Kelssek

[Banija]

The All-Banija Sports Magazine
The only nationwide publication that is all sports, all the time!

Banijan Olympic Qualifiers: Football & Men's Soccer start out qualifiers with victories; women's soccer falls 1-0 a tough 1st leg loss


John Katumba(#8) opens up the scoring against Kriegiersien

BUSUKUMA- Banijan individual athletes and many of the team sports began their Olympic Qualifying today. While Banija's track runners did us proud, many advancing through to at least the semifinals of qualification, the three sports we'll focus on today is men's soccer, women's soccer, and gridiron football. Those are the three main team sports that most Banijans are focused on in this country, and with this nation being one that is both football and soccer crazed, those are the team sports that definitely have the most pressure on them.

The Kingdom of Banija started off excellently in men's soccer, winning the first leg 3-0 away from home. It is a two-step qualification process in soccer, where 1/4 of the teams will qualify for the actual Olympic Games. Teams are drawn for a two-legged tie, and then the winners of those two-legged ties are drawn for one more two-legged ties. If you can make it through both, aka make it through the gauntlet, then you will be able to qualify for the XI Summer Olympic Games. That is why it is so important to get off to a good start in this first leg, because it's not like a group stage where you have time to dig yourself out of a hole. You want to bury your opponent early, and then do extremely well to keep your opponent buried.

They basically have one foot in the door of the Final Qualification round, as they won 3-0 away to Kriegiersien to start off the tournament. John Katumba started off the fun with a 16th minute goal to give his team a 1-0 lead. Then, Kiggwe Mavuto, who is in the process of leaving the Banijan Soccer League and transferring to Abajan side Menusa FC, added a second goal for the team in the 42nd minute, to give Banija a comfortable 2-0 lead going into halftime. Saah Desta added a 3rd goal, in the 77th minute in a stadium that, at this point, was half-empty, that basically sealed the deal. Banija seemed like the better team the entire time, and it seems as if, barring a complete collapse on their home field in Busukuma, they will likely be playing the Free Republics, who won the 1st leg of their qualifier 3-1 away from home.

Next, we'll move to the women's national team. They had to travel to Ferkas for a very tough matchup. Of course, the winner of this two-legged tie will also play the Free Republics for a spot in the Olympic Games, which has some sort of irony. Ferkas won a very tough game 1-0 against this squad, which means that they have some work to do. By no means are the Banijan women out of it, this will be a very tightly contested second leg. However, especially since they did not score an away goal, Ferkas will have an advantage in trying to put away the Banijans, as our women need to score goals to advance to the next round of qualifying.

Lastly, of course, we'll talk about the gridiron football team. Even though it is "only" a demonstration sport in these Olympic Games, this is quite possibly the sport that Banijans are most excited about. Banijans love football, and their expectations can only be going through the roof for a tournament like this. With Loyola's last NSCF title coming on the heels of a semifinal run in the 29th World Bowl, hosted within the region in Frenline Delpha, many Banijans have to be extremely excited for these.

Banija won their first qualifier by a score of 13-6. Myles Debaba had a 7 yard passing touchdown to the NSCF 14 Offensive Player of the Year Christos Cosse in the 1st quarter, and he also had a 17 yard touchdown pass to Robel Kassa in the 3rd quarter, though they missed the extra point after the second touchdown. The defense was on point, as they picked up where they left off from the World Bowl, and didn't allow Papatu to get into the end zone, only allowing 2 field goals. Head Coach Ezekiel Daniachew was extremely pleased with his team's performance, especially on defense, and hopes to replicate that in the upcoming group stage qualifiers.

All in all, these Olympic qualifiers treated Banijans well. Anulika Dembe, running the women's 100 meter, will look to punch her ticket to Aeropag as one of the 6 semifinalists to qualify. Chaga Bello, running the women's 400 meter, has already punched her ticket to Aeropag by being one of the 8 finalists in Olympic Qualifiers. She has ran extremely well so far, as she finished second in her semifinal and 4th overall in Quebec. On the men's side, both Hodari and Celanboke qualified for the semifinals in Quebec in regards to the 100 meter dash, which means both have ample opportunity to qualify for Aeropag directly. Tonye Azikiwe, running the men's 400 meter, also barely qualified for the semifinals, as he was the very last athlete to do so. However, he's in, and once you're there, anything can happen.

Banijans can be happy after this first of Olympic Qualifiers. Of course, volleyball qualifiers are set to begin for both the men and the women, and on the men's side of track, we'll look if some of Banija's fastest men can keep their times down in Quebec and punch their tickets to Aeropag.

[Astyrian Olympics Delegation]

Meet The Athletes of Romberg, Part 1: The Equestrians

Niklas Freiherr von Vyshovsky, 35, M, Captain
Of Glisandian descent, Niklas is a member of the noted Vyshovsky family, who took the Rombergian side instead of the Glisandian side in the internal rift during the First Great Astyrian War and have been celebrated for their actions since. Growing up in a conservative and traditionally minded family, Niklas was expected to follow a military career as he was not high in the line to inherit, and thus after completing mandatory conscription he signed on as a volunteer. Continuing on as an officer, he was dispatched to the Royal Riding School however on account of his keen interest in equestrianism since childhood, and consequently was never assigned an active command despite earning promotion to Major. He is the current vice-captain of the riding team of the Royal Riding School, which is known for its artistic riding styles combining traditional old world traditions with the technicality and skill required of equestrianism as a sport.

Milena Freiin von Tserdynov, 28, F, Vice-Captain
Born to the famously rich Tserdynov family, as the sole heir of her branch she was entitled to inherit large tracts of open pasture in the far Southwest of Romberg. Perhaps this was why after serving in the military, she elected to pursue a degree in agriculture and business management. She thus took an active part in helping to manage her families' property, which in particular included a prized stud farm where many of the Royal Riding School's distinctive horses are bred. Growing up among horses, it is thus with little wonder that she would naturally consider equestrianism as the main sport of preference, and she was admitted as one of the few non-military students of the Royal Riding School allowed each year, eventually serving in the show team for several years. She is known for her elegance in horsemanship, and a level of understanding of the horse not seen in anyone but those who have been around horses all their lives.

Ingvar Hagenauer, 25, M
A graduate of the Royal Riding School, he was top of the class in 2014, and has been involved in the show team since. He is notable in that his experience with horse riding did not start at a young age, but was introduced to horses as part of animal therapy for his depression - which he is vocal about. He hopes to raise awareness on the subject, and after retirement is said to be looking forward to working at a non-governmental organisation or a farm dedicated to animal therapy.

Olga Mueller-Hirsch, 24, F
Born in the city, she always loved the countryside and the rolling plains near her summer home. Perhaps this was why she had loved horses since young, and despite being from the city was riding whenever she had time. After military service, she still remained in the city, graduating with a degree in law in the prestigious Imperial University, all the while continuing her equestrian training. Returning to government service as a law clerk and a military reservist, she is considered one of the brightest stars of this years' graduating class in the Royal Riding School.

Anya Laeckl, 20, F
One of the youngest Olympians from Romberg this year, she is also special among equestrians in that she is not associated with the Royal Riding School in any way - she actually turned down an offer from them. This can be seen in her riding style in that it is much more orthodox and Olympian in nature rather than having the Rombergian twist typical of other equestrians. Showing talent from a young age, she is seen as a future hope for the Rombergian riding team, although it is still hoped that one day she may consider joining the Royal Riding School. Nonetheless she is known for her incredible technical skill and willingness to challenge the impossible.

Josef Hardenburger, 29, M
The youngest person to qualify for an instructor position in the Royal Riding School, Josef is the epitome of the Rombergian style of equestrianism, although critics have pointed out that sometimes this display of individuality may have an adverse effect when it comes to the Olympics. Nonetheless, if his cards are played right, the full extent of his skill and interpretation could be revealed, and his reputation as one of the best equestrians of his generation could be proven once and for all.

Konstantin Mikhailov, 39, M
The oldest member of the Rombergian Olympic Delegation, he is the former captain of the Rombergian Equestrian Team and this is expected to be his final olympics, after which he would probably retire to be a trainer or coach. Under his tenure, the Rombergian equestrian team received large reforms and changes, including a bold shift in riding style to incorporate more distinctively Rombergian elements while at the same time maintaining Olympic legality. Yet on the other hand he is considered conservative in style, with much less display of Rombergian styles compared to younger riders. Having voluntarily stepped down from the position of captain, he is thus looking forward to bringing the nation to glory, while not requiring to bear the pressure of leading the team.

Konrad Stefansson, 26, M
Of the same graduating class as Ingvar Hagenauer, he was not born to any privileged circumstances, being the child of farm workers. It did however again enable him to have contact and experience with horses from a young age, which further allowed him to become a skilled rider. His decision to join the military after conscription was not only due to personal choice but also due to a need to provide for the family, and it was there when his talents were spotted and a scholarship to study in the Royal Riding School was granted. Through sheer hard work and perseverance, he managed to place third in the graduating class, and continues work as part of the Show Team to this day.

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Serreten Olympic Training Facility
Falmouth, Eastern Coast, Serretes
Late Spring Preceding

Anders of Brandean finished braiding the dew rag into his long blond hair. He was trying to become a trendsetter. If he left his mark on Serretes in more ways than just his athletic prowess, he would be happy.
Anders had grown up in the small, western, fishing village of Brandean. It was his last competition, this Olympics, and while he was happy to have competed and been the center of attention for a bit, he longed to return to his little fishing village. From the time he was seventeen until now he had lived in the small, Olympic training facility at Falmouth. The place was more uncomfortable than any tiny hamlet, such as Brandean. Yeah, Brandean had no electricity most of the year, but the life was at least comfortable even if it was entirely centered on meagerly subsisting for most of the year. The raucous feasts at the very least made up for the pain of hunger.

At the training facility, hunger was usually a given if you didn’t want to eat whatever terrible food the government provided and you had no family in the area. Anders had no one. Coaches usually encouraged the younger athletes to practice starvation on occasion in order to build mental endurance. Anders had hated the one time he was forced to abstain from food for four days. The longest he had ever not eaten for was two days before that, and that was for religious reasons.

Ending his train of recollection, he pulled a javelin from the earth, the turf pulling up around the narrow point. He stretched his back with it for a second before returning to the runway. His coach was drunk, as usual, so he worked himself. Everything felt effortless for him. The spear flew from his fingertips, leaping into the grey sky. Anders screamed for good measure as he stopped heavily, all of his weight bearing onto his foremost leg and watched the javelin arc through the air. He smiled. The projectile had flown well past the 310 foot mark, a mark he had been after for a while. His own Serreten national record stood at 331 feet, and if Anders in his aged state could throw anything close to that in the Olympics, then he could go home satisfied with himself. Again he fetched the javelin from the boggy turf, and again he threw. For him, conditioning was mostly over. All that was left to do was for him to prepare mentally and physically.

Serreten Olympic Training Facility
Falmouth, Eastern Coast, Serretes
Summer Preceding

Odda of Broadford lounged on the rocky beach. It was hardly luxurious. He had grown up in central Serretes, and this was his first exposure to the ocean and therefore beaches. He had seen pictures of pretty sand beaches. The beaches of Falmouth were nothing of the sort. The only other people in the area was the Serreten men’s crew team, eight of the largest men Odda had ever seen along with a tiny man and their coach. They pulled the boat against the flow of the tide, Odda figured it was resistance training. All of the oarsmen were shirtless and their broad backs glistened with sweat.

Odda climbed back up the rocky path. He knew he had practice soon, provided his coach showed up, and he needed all the practice he could get. Then again he didn’t really want to practice. His Serreten under 18 national record served to attract any girl he could possibly want and at nineteen, little else mattered to him. Going into the Olympics, he really had no expectations. His progress had progressed backwards since his record breaking season last year, but Odda didn’t care. He’d rather spend his time drinking and using his notoriety to find his way in life. He knew he didn’t want a life in the Broadford quarries like all of his male relatives and track was the easiest way to avoid that. But still it required working, something Odda hated. Before, he had gotten by on pure genetic gift. Except he knew going into the Olympics, everyone else there would be as gifted if not more gifted than he ever was and all of them would have worked hard to maximize whatever gift they had been given.

He switched into jumping spikes, sweating slightly from the warm-up. On the track adjacent, he saw his teammate, the decathlete Ragnar of Lundholm being ripped into by his own father. Something about not being fast enough. Ragnar was the fastest human he had ever seen, so he didn’t know what the old man was going on about. Ragnar nodded, and prepared to run again. Odda found himself feeling sorry for Ragnar, mostly because he knew Ragnar did little else aside from train. Ragnar practiced six to eight hours a day compared to Odda’s two. The only reason he wasn’t the Serreten long jumper was due to the fact that he wanted to focus solely on decathlon. Odda was grateful for that much. Ragnar’s life seemed terrible and when he had questioned Ragnar about it,
Ragnar simply said he wanted to be remembered as the greatest Serreten track athlete to ever live. That was why he toiled as much as he did. Odda had no such aspirations and didn’t pretend to either.

Odda paused at his mark, collected himself, and took a single long stride, more of a bound really. Then another, slightly shorter. He worked his way up the runway, shortening his strides and running faster all the while. His last step, he planted on his left foot and reached skyward with his whole body. While he was still in the air he shifted his legs in front of him and then landed, curled up in a little ball, huddled over his knees. He smiled to himself, knowing that at least his old form was partially returned. The tape measure wouldn’t lie to him even if his coach would.

RP Credit for this post goes to Romberg and Serretes. Additional Note: Odda of Broadford was also elected as the Astyrian flagbearer for the Opening Ceremonies.

[Dunnes]

MIROLA TODAY

FIRST QUALIFIERS FOR AEROPAG
Track Athletes Steal Show in Neverend

Track and Field
The first Dunian athletes qualified for the Olympic games on the track last night in Neverend, Liventia. Will Drinkwater, bronze medalist from the VIII Olympiad, and Jacob Cohen, both qualifying in the 800m. Jacob Cohen qualified for Aeropag by virtue of qualifying for the final, whereas Drinkwater will go to the XI Olympiad by being one of the fastest five semifinalists. They will be joined in Aeropag by Armon Clay, the surprise of the meet for Dunian fans, who ran a national record of 48.57, besting his old mark by over a second. He didn't qualify for the final, but rather qualified for the Olympics as one of the fastest semifinalists. “I just knew I had it in me man. I just knew it. Time to get going to get those medalsssss.” said an exuberant Clay. “I made it mom I MADE IT.” Clay is one of the most excited Olympians Dunnes has ever had.

Robert Franklin didn't share Clay’s enthusiasm. He had a bad race in the 5000m, perhaps due to the fact he won his heat in the 1500m earlier that morning. “I think I was just a bit exhausted after the 1500m earlier. Just wasn't able to connect with the body.” Will Teets, the Goulding University student, did qualify, finishing fourth in his heat with a time of 13:43.56. He will have to place in the top eight in the final to qualify for Aeropag.

On the women’s side Jess Mori unfortunately was the first non-qualifier in the 400m semifinals. She will have to wait and see if she can get into the Olympics as the sole Dunnes athlete. Cate Ryant shared her dissapointment, as she finished last in the women’s 100m hurdles.

Tomorrows competition in Neverend will feature the men’s and women’s 1500m semis in the morning, and the women’s 800m semifinals in the evening. Dunian fans will also be looking forward to the men’s 3000m steeplechase final and the women's 5000m final where each final will have two Dunnes athletes. Matt Espinoza and Frances Reid will have to finish in the top eight in the steeplechase final, whereas Jacquelyn Smith, and Grace Catena will have to be in the top nine to have the chance to run in Aeropag.

Beach Volleyball

Lynch Celebrates an Ace Serve

VIEWING INFO
Athletics Morning Session: DSN1 09:00-14:00
Athletics Evening Session: DSN1 18:00-22:00
Water Polo Men (Dunnes v. TBD): DSN2 16:00-17:30
Water Polo Women (Dunnes v. TBD): DSN2 17:30-19:00 delayed
Football Men (Dunnes v. North Eurasian Unified Team) TV4 14:00-16:30
Beach Volleyball (Lizdenis/Lynch v. TBD) TV4 09:00-10:30
Beach Volleyball (All other matches): dsn.net All Day
Water Polo (All other matches): dsn.net All Day

Nik Lizdenis and Jack Lynch were able to rebound after losing the first game, 18-21, winning the next two games clearly. “That’s the true mark of the champion, being able to come back after getting down early on.” said Lynch. Unfortunately they are the only team from Dunnes still in contention, as the women’s pairings and the other pair of Minshull/Donahue, are all but eliminated.

Football
The Dunnes men’s football team was unable to get the win, losing 2-1 due to the late goal by Zbigniew Zajaczkowski, of the North Eurasian Unified Team. Dunnes went up early with a header by Crump of the corner from Bosun in the 19th. They will play at the Grand National in Mirola tomorrow.

[Sargossa]

SSM | Sargossan State Media
International Edition - Sport


Let The Sprints Begin


Blanco Borrayo reports from Neverend;


As evening descended on Liventia and the Stade Grande Olympique emptied after the second day of this six day athletics competition, one with far more resting upon it than your average meet, it was a little hard to gage the mood. The fans had seemed to enjoy the show, the presence of the sprinters does tend to lift the atmosphere, but the Sargossan sporting hierarchy were remaining strangely pensive when chatting to the nation’s press. Press calls that were called a little short as Athletics Director Juan Verzeri summoned key members of his technical and coaching teams to a meeting at the delegation’s hotel. Which belies the fact that the afternoon actually went rather well for Sargossa’s finest.

It was the Men’s 100m that opened the afternoon’s festivities, an event that always puts a bit of pressure on the Sargossan sprinters as they compete in the shadow of Matías Almeida’s world record time of 9.67. That record was never in danger today, with just two competitors registering sub-ten second times. Happily one of them was Roque De Santa who looked in scintillating form. Roque is the new star of the Azure League, while teammates Leandro Gelpi and Matías Monje were members of the delegation that went to Zube. But while the two experienced campaigners were left behind by their young compatriot they still comfortably qualified for the semi-final. In the 5,000m Rogerio Valle went one better and reached the final of his event.

There was even better news to come as Geraldo Avino and Cipriano Artiga both qualified for the final of the 800m event here in Neverend and booked their places at the Olympics proper to boot. As too did 400m hurdlers Jorge Amor and Emilio Caballero, the latter as the fastest qualifier and within a whisker of breaking the national record currently held by Juan Verzeri himself. But Danté Pedrosa, who arrived in Neverend as the nation’s top performer in this event, could only manage twelfth and will miss out on the final. Happily for him though the top fourteen qualify for the Games so he too will be joining the Field stars in Aeropag.

Pedrosa wasn’t the only hurdler having bother as Leira Lobos, Danila Laverde and Gala Bellon all failed to finish in the top two of their respective 100m semi-finals. Although Lobos, the Sargossan number one, has qualified for the final in a fastest loser slot. But, again like Pedrosa, all three had times good enough to get them on the plane to Aeropag. Joining them will be Reina De Alba, Imelda Santistivan and Dominga Savala who will all now contest the final of the 400m. There was a clean sweep too in the opening heats of the Women’s 100m, with Marissa Tabarés advancing to the semis as the quickest of all the qualifiers. Elena Paz was involved in a tight heat in which the top three left the rest in the dust, the replay showing that it was Paz that just edged the win, and the veteran of the squad Maimara Cuellár took third in her heat to complete the sweep.

The only other news of note at the end of day two was a hefty defeat for the Women’s Hockey side, 5 – 0 against the Royal Kingdom of Québec and a similar showing for the Men’s Volleyball team in their match with Edhros. Fortunately the Women were on hand to show them how it should be done, getting a second win of their campaign in a thrilling encounter with Rushmori rivals Kernansquillec.

And so there we are, we’re a third of the way through and the final Athletics delegation is starting to take shape. Currently we can only speculate as to what Verzeri and his staff are chewing over back at the hotel, but the struggles in Hurdle events that could have been picked as genuine medal hopes is probably high on the agenda. But for us we look ahead to day three, with eleven more semi-finals and four honest-to-goodness finals, including the always dramatic 4 x 100m, on the cards as the road to Aeropag continues.

[Ndaku]

International Football || Association Football || Tennis || Track and Field || Volleyball || Swimming || Olympics || Handball

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Friday 29 July 2110

Women's Ndakene water polo team to face Vekaiyu

ELDURA - Despite the controversy and the overall atmosphere in the surrounding stadium, the women's water polo team of Ndaku demonstrated determination to initiate a good start in the qualifier tournament.

Goalkeeper Anana Japlo during Thursday night's match

Thursday night they took on The Orion Islands and were in for quite a match indeed! The first quarter was very intense and exacting as both teams were determined to be the first to score. An Orion attacker then seized possession of the ball and managed to score with one minute remaining in the first quarter. In the second quarter much of Ndaku's progression and movement was guided by Ndakene attacker Elena Halard and center Deena Mahallati. With assists from Mahallati and attacker Désirée Galfione, Halard was able to put in 3 goals for Ndaku, leaving 3-1 on the scoreboard. Fighting the boos from the crowd and for victory, team Ndaku was determined to set a good pace, thus Elena Halard and Deena Mahallati did not hold back moving Ndaku forward to take the lead. Assists from Halard herself allowed Galfione to put in 3 additional goals for Ndaku, setting the scoreboard 6-1. The Orions pushed to amass more for their team, and their attackers were able to push through Ndaku's defense to put in another goal, making the scoreboard 6-2 by third quarter. The fourth quarter was Ndaku's chance to either lengthen the lead, and Orion's chance to put on a show. The Ndakene defense proved their resistance, as Ndakene defender Régine Forqueray and Nnenne Ahinoam were able to clear the ball 5 times from Ndakene territory. Goalkeeper Anana Japlo performed exquisitely repelling a total of 9 shots from the Orions.

With the cleared plays, Deena Mahallati lead the ball up for Ndaku, setting up chances for attackers Elena Halard and Désirée Galfione to put additional goals. The duo ended up putting in 3 more goals, making the final score 9-2, a grand victory and a great start to this tournament.

After the team celebrated their first international victory, they soon realized that they were to face the home team, Vekaiyu. The women's water polo team of Ndaku coach, Mireille Saran, gave her thoughts during a NdakuSports press conference: "I've heard of the controversy of Mr. Roufosse's plan and I must say it was quite unnecessary, really. The Vaikaiyuns are not Beastkin-like, nor do they behave like Beastkins. They're actually humane for being nonhumans; much more civilized and inclusive than Beastkins would ever be.

"This upcoming match is going to be a very different atmosphere for our girls, and we're expecting pretty much the whole stadium to be on their home team's side. Competition is going to be extremely fierce, and the Vekaiyun team is quite skilled with their hands. Thing is, so are we. What I love about the sport is anything that happens in the field - er - the pool, stays in the pool. Things are completely different outside the pool. It's gonna be a very anticipated match so far in the tournament, as far as I can see, I can safely say the winner will receive much respect from the fans. I wish them the best of luck!"

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[Kernansquillec]

A brief history of Kernansquillec's brief Olympic history - Part Two

Carrying on from here.

By the end the day, Kernansquillec were up in twelfth place. A promising start for an inexperienced delegation. The next would come from Yolette Bélair in the Keiren. who was feeling a tad disappointed after her final since she had actually won the semifinal race, only to be outdone by the pair from Kelssek. Owen Horton was next up for the Green and Whites in the shooting. Joint fourth going into the final round he manged to climb all the way up into joint-second place by the end of it and entered the dreaded shootoff with Gustavo Soubhia, who had the full and vocal backing of the partisan home crowd, as well as Iso Mekalir of Vekaiyu. Mekalir dropped out after just two rounds making sure of where the medals were going. But the colour would only be decided after a nerve-breaking six rounds. Horton looked like he had lost his chance of silver in the previous round, only hitting a one. But Soubhia cracked as well, missing the shot that would have sealed his silver medal. Next time around and his nerve cracked again in the face of pressure to hand the silver to the Kernansquillecan.

Medals had been slowly ticking over, but the vital golds were lacking for the Kers. Step forward Bibiana Calabresi who sealed a well-needed gold with her display on the floor of the Universidade Federal Cafundelense. Her floor display in the gymnastics won over the judges and gave Kernansquillec the first and so far only gymnastic's gold medal. Mandel Bélanger kept the golds coming in with his display in the men's C-1 1000m final of the canoeing. Langley Langlais came all-so-close to making it hat-trick of golds. In the men's cycling sprint at the Velódromo Calçadão he had fallen 2-1 against eventual gold medalist Jari Ukkonen, losing the final deciding leg by an agonising 16 thousandths of a second. In the bronze medal playoff that he won, he actually set a time of 9.871s, faster than both the two finalists. The margins are that fine at the Olympic Games and Langlais had to learn it the hard way. Maisie Lamb and Fabia Solorio Arévalo would also contribute with a bronze medal in the women's rowing Lightweight Double Sculls.

Amelia Waters went one better in the women's shooting, winning silver in the trap final. Silver would also await the Kernansquillecan team in the Women's 4x100m Medley Final. Rutkowska, Couture, Marchesi and Guibord missed out on gold by just a matter of tenths of a second. And unfortuantly the start of trend had been set that would mark the Kernansquillecan delegations performance. Despite getting into a number of finals and winning a considerable number of medals, all-so-often they would fall at the final hurdle, winning "just" a silver despite being within arm's reach of a gold. To improve and become an Olympic superpower the delegation at the Aeropag Games, the delegation will have to manage to somehow get that extra tenth of a second out of their performances when it counts, in the final.

OOC: Out of town over the weekend, apologies if I don't get an RP in

[Kelssek]

Two weeks earlier

"I'll say take Nate Frolík. He was on the experience programme at Lasft."

"I remember him, the guy who went out and got laid, and was missing when all that nonsense with the burnt van went down. It's a no for me."

"Come on Greg, you're gonna hold something over the guy's head from five years ago? Nate's got a much better shot, and he's put in an impressive selection camp. You said it yourself. And his numbers in the league..."

Greg grunted. "On a Burnaby team which is going to blow apart pretty much everyone outside the top 4. Easy to rack up assists when you're passing to Chilliad," he said, referring to the team's veteran star who had retired from international play but was still a feature of the KWPL top goal-scoring race.

"Or, you have to be pretty good to start a game for Burnaby. Lad's earned it, Greg."

"I say so too," said Ronan, who as head coach got the final call. "Nate is in."

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The time difference wasn't the reason Nathan Frolík was wide awake. He could still barely believe he was about to play water polo for Kelssek. His pulse was racing as he imagined the announcer calling his name as they announced the teams, right after Luke Warrener and right before Alex Dubov. Getting into the first team for the T-Birds was pretty cool the first time, but by then he'd been working hard at it for over a year. This was a whole new level.

He got out of bed and went into the bathroom, where he'd hung up the gear to dry after the team's practice earlier that day. He put on the still-damp swimsuit, dark blue with a red maple leaf outlined in white wrapping around the sides. He tucked the drawstrings in and slipped into the blue bathrobe with his last name and the Water Polo Kelssek logo embroidered on the left.

He stared in the mirror for several minutes before taking the gear off and going back to bed again. This time he fell asleep pretty quickly.

EDITED: Well, from misreading the schedule I seem to have used the wrong tense.

[Llanrhyddid]

A Foreigner's Guide to Llanrhyddid
Canllaww Estroyyn d Llhanryddid

Part 1 | Part 2

Hello from Llanrhyddid! We are very excited to take part in our first sporting competition! In order to explain the nuances of Llanrhyddid, its history, its culture, and its sports, we at the SNL (Sefydliadd Newyddion Llanrhyddid) will be releasing a multi-part series to foreign media organizations describing the Ddeyrnass Cudd, or Hidden Queendom. A city-state hidden in the Mynyddoedd Iwerdd, the Llhanx are a proud, but welcoming people. We hope that you enjoy getting to know our beautiful nation.

A linguistic note. This series will be published in English, a language taught to all Llhanx school children and generally known throughout the multiverse. However, there may be some words in Llanx, the national language of the Llhanx people (a variant of Brythionic). These words will be translated to the best of our abilities. We apologize for any spelling and grammatical errors that result and beg patience as English is not our first language.

So, let us begin!

Economy

The economy of Llanrhyddid is simply a story of resources. With virtually no foreign trade up until very recent years, Llanrhyddid was built to be totally self-sufficient. This meant that industries prospered with what we have, and that many industries present in other countries are missing. It sometimes feels as if Llanrhyddid is just bits and pieces of a modern economy, and it is almost remarkable that the nation has grown to this point with limited materials.

The major industries of Llanrhyddid are as follows: agriculture, construction, defense, financial services, manufacturing and media. Government-run industries include communications, energy, and health care. We will attempt to provide a brief overview of each section and its major players.

Llanrhyddid is primarily an agricultural nation. For years, Llanrhyddid lived and died by a successful harvest. Following Queen Maeve's reforms, the nation has transitioned away from subsistence agriculture, aided by the construction of massive irrigation canals that farmers have used to increase output. Major crops and livestock produced include grains such as wheat and barley, fruits such as apples and pears, and livestock such as cows and pigs. Farming is a very fragmented industry, with Llanrhyddid lacking the kinds of mega-farms that are seen in many countries.

The construction sector of Llanrhyddid is based primarily around lumber construction. With the limited metal resources in the Cwcudd and surrounding mountains, iron is simply not available to produce steel. In the past 50 years, cement has become more and popular as a construction material, with brick architecture becoming increasingly popular. Stone such as granite is also used in building. The construction industry is also fragmented with many local players competing in each district.

The defense sector of Llanrhyddid produces armaments for the Llhanx military. At first provided with government subsidies, the industry has now grown to be self-sufficient. The defense industry gets first dibs on metals and other materials necessary for weaponry and receives other special protections under law. The four major defense producers are Cleddyf, Ddayn, Troeddfylwyr, and Blaiddllhwyd.

The financial services industry of Llanrhyddid is heavily regulated, meaning that Llanrhyddid has not faced the kinds of financial crises that other nations have undergone. So-called "investment banks" are basically non-existent, and for good reason, as the Llhanx Stock Exchange is still very new, having opened only 14 years ago. Savings banks are the most popular form of institution, generally headquartered locally and serving only one or two districts. Insurance companies are more national with major players being Cryesi, Fwngd, and Bywhydd. Financial institutions are regulated by the Llhanx Reserve Bank, the central bank and lender of last resort for Llanrhyddid. The Llhanx Reserve Bank is led by Governor Sheena Mathghamhna.

Manufacturing is very fragmented in Llanrhyddid, with businesses operating more than one or two factories very rare. One major sub-industry of manufacturing is the solar module manufacturing industry. Businesses in this sector produce solar panels for the Ddrws Solar Farm. Other major products manufactured in Llanrhyddid include textiles and clothing, and sporting goods. Sporting goods is a noteworthy sector because it is much more centralized than other sectors. Major players in that industry include Phycell, Ddroed, Cyflhym, Celloedd, Cyfeiriad and Nentydd.

The Media industry is dominated by a triumvirate of private organizations, supported by party newspapers and local media coompanies. Cylchghrawn Dydd is the dominant media organization with about 38% of market share. Cylchghrawn Dydd publishes print and internet media (Television does not exist in Llanrhyddid due to material constraints). Newyddion Nosweyithiol is the second largest media organization with about 16% of market share. Dyaeddiol is the third largest media organization with about 14% of market share. These companies are supported by Sefydliadd Newyddion Llanrhyddid, the state-run news organization that broadcasts online to the nation 24/7.

Communications, health care, and energy are run by state-owned enterprises. Communications is run by Llhanx Utility, which provides telephone services for the nation. Health care is run by LlhanxCare, the national health insurance provider which also runs all hospitals in the country. Energy is run by Elecnx, which operates the Ddrws Solar Farm, Dam Brenwynn, and other smaller power plants to provide electricity to the country. These companies are regulated heavily by the government to ensure that they do not take on excessive debt and they regularly turn a profit.

I hope that you have received a useful picture of the Llhanx economy. The Llhanx economy is truly dynamic, if contained and isolated. It is important to understand the large corporations in Llanrhyddid because they often sponsor olympic athletes alongside the Ministry of National Affairs.

In our next piece, we will explore the Llhanx infrastructure and education.

Until then, Carydd to all!

Ailis Frighil
Cyfarwyddwr, Sefydliadd Newyddion Llanrhyddid

[North Eurasian Unified Sporting Team]

Olympic prewiew as qualifications are underway


Iqualuit, Royal Kingdom of Québec - (NEIP) Qualifications for the olympics are underway, there's already some disappointments and a big surprise. Let's talk about each sports one by one:

Water Polo men and women

Representing North Eurasia is Southern Democratic States' team for both men and women. Men are in group A2 (Aeropag) while women are in group A1. They will play their first game today.

Basketball men and women

Southern Democratic States is once again representing North Eurasia. Men are in group A3 and women in group K1 (Kingston). Men will start today. Women already played 3 games and won 92-85, won 95-75 and lost 77-66. Women basketball team qualified for the olympics!

Football men

Prusy Krolewskie is represeting North Eurasia and played it's first game at home at Stadion Narodowy w Ozorkowie in Ozorkow, Prusy Krolewskie in front of a sellout crowd of 43 269 football fans. North Eurasia won 2-1 against Dunnes in front of an ecstasic crowd, Dunnes scored early at the 19th minute with a header by Chris Crump. Bartlomiej Szczepankiewicz equalized the score at the 32nd minute and Zbigniew Zajaczkowski scored the winning goal at the 90 +1 minute. Today the team will play on the road in Mirola, Dunnes.

Football women

North Eurasia, represented by Prusy Krolewskie, played on the road in Swibia and lost the first game 2-1. Amelia Zalwowska scored the only goal for North Eurasia. The team will play today at home at Stadion Narodowy w Ozorkowie in Ozorkow, Prusy Krolewskie

Handball men and women

Men and women, represented by Prusy Krolewskie, are in groups L1 and L3 respectively (San Llera). The men lost 29–26 and 24–23. The women lost 25–24 and tied 24–24.

Rugby Sevens men

Representing North Eurasia is Prusy Krolewskie's national rugby union team which has been transformed into a sevens team.The team has been drawn in group A3.The team will play it's first game on july 30.

Rugby Sevens women

Great Caledonia and North Hybernia's women national rugby sevens team is representing North Eurasia and they has been drawn in group O3 (Orean, Liventia). North Eurasia lost its first game 26–14 against Taeshan. Gwenllian Hawkins and Sinead Kavanagh scored the North Eurasian tries. North Eurasia won the 2nd game 26–14 against West Phoenicia. Kyla McBride (2), Gwenllian Hawkins and Fiona Mac Leoid scored tries for North Eurasia (transformation on McBride's 2nd try was missed).

Beach Volleyball men and women

Qualifications are in Aeropag and California City. Jorge Fuentes and Ivan Cedeño from Southern Democratic States lost 21v and 21–19. Yelitza Loopstok and Lissandra Geerman from Southern Virgin Islands lost their first game 21–14 and 21–15. Qualifications in California City (K.J. Randolph and Tyson House) will start today.

Indoor Volleyball men and women

Men represented by Prusy Krolewskie are in group A2 and women represented by Southern Democratic States are in group A1. They both will play their first game today.

American Football men

Representing North Eurasia is Southern Democratic States. North Eurasia is in group 3, which we think is the group of death against East Saintland, Electrum, Britonisea and Kaboomlandia. The entire region has high hopes on the american football team, which won the Bowl of Iron XVII, but unfortunely they lost 21–12 against Britonisea. Coconut Riddick scored a 3 yards rushing touchdown in the 2nd quarter but the 2 pts transformation attempt failed. In the 4th quarter when Britonisea were up 21–6, Jarius Floyd scored a touchdown on a 38 yards pass by Clifford Jenkins but North Eurasia missed again the 2 pts attempt.

Baseball men

North Eurasia is once again represented by the Southern Democratic States and the team lost its first game 10–5 against Judea. Tyler Floyd disappointed with allowing 7 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings but he striked out 6 batters. Travis Layne hitted a 3 runs home run in the 8th inning butitwas too late, North Eurasia lost. Today, Alejandro Gonzalez will be the starting pitcher.

Softball women

There is no qualifications, so the North Eurasian team is automatically qualified for the olympics!

Athletics

A lot happened in athletics in 3 days. Prusy Krolewskie and the whole North Eurasian region had high hopes on Kasandra Sokolowska and Fryderyka Mikolajczyk but unfortunately they didn't qualified. In men 100m DeShawn Robinson and Anthony Floyd both didn't qualify but the semi finals could be redone cuz some athletes from the same country were in the same heat. Krzysztof Urbanczyk failed to qualify in 10 000 m but is still alive in 5 000 m along with Cameron Flanagan. Keefe O’Ceallachain in men 3000m steeple chase advances to the final. Some other athletes advanced to their respectives semi finals or finals, including Alicja Bartkowiak in 400m Hurdles. Elixabete Agirretxe, from Euskal Herria, in 3000m steeple chase is qualified for the olympics and she even won her semi final and the final! Today there will be more finals and semi finals in athletics.

Qualified teams and athletes

Southern Democratic States' women basketball team and Elixabete Agirretxe from Euskal Herria (3000 m steeple chase) are qualified for the olympics!

[Swibia]

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Swibian Olympic Bulletin
As brought to you by the Swibian Olympic Committee

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Qualifying Day 1/2/3 Highlights

Athletics — Men's 5000m Semi Finals
1 Dallin Plumb (SWI) 13:37.54 Q

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Football — Women's (Round 1; first leg)
Swibia 2–1 North Eurasian Unified Sporting Team

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Basketball — Women's
Swibia (SWI) 91–71 Astyrian Unified Team (AST)
1 Swibia (SWI) 3 3 0 250 222 +28 6 Q

Welcome to the third Swibian Olympics Bulletin for the 11th Summer Olympics.

This is our coverage of the rest of day 1, day 2, and the start of day 3 of the qualifying stages for the Olympics. Our journey begins in the Royal Kingdom of Quebec, with Matchday 2 of the Women’s Basketball. The team were up against Estogium, who had won their last match, but the ladies were on fighting form and narrowly won the match 82-78. Congratulation to their opponents on such a well fought match. The result puts them top of the table with 4 points, so Swibia is now leading Group K3.

Now we head over to Liventia, for Day 2A of the qualifiers, and we start with the athletics. In the Men’s 1500m, unfortunately neither Logan Hanley or Nikhil Pam have qualified for the semi finals. But, in the Men’s 110m Hurdles, Mohammed Dimick just narrowly missed out on 3rd place in Heat 3, with a time of 13:45. He did, however, come 15th overall, and so will progress to the semi finals as one of the next six fastest. It was a narrow contest in the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase, with Luke Crawford qualifying 4th in Heat 1, with a time of 8:19:03. Unfortunately, Simon Bryant came 8th in the same heat, and 16th overall, missing out on qualifying by just one place, or, more precisely, 0:00:14. Finally, in the Men’s 4x400m Relay, Carl Volk/Jalen Dickeson/Jamil Douberly/Lawrence Blacklidge have come 4th in Heat 2, and 7th overall, so with a time of 3:01:26, qualify for the semi finals.

Over to the women’s contests. In the Women’s 800m, we have had a huge success – both Swibian have qualified! Christiana Robert has come 4th in Heat 2, and Summer Whitington has come 3rd in Heat 6. However, Robert has come 20th overall, and so will also be going through to the semi finals! We wish our best to both of them. Unfortunately, none of the three Swibian competitors have qualified for the Women’s 1500m. In the Women’s 400m Hurdles, both competitors have qualified again, with Allison Cuny qualifying 3rd in Heat 1, and Tyra Kilburn just scraping it as 24th overall. Finally, in the Women’s 4x100m Relay, the team of four unfortunately did not finish their race in Heat 1, and so miss out on qualification.

Back to the Women’s Beach Volleyball, still in Quebec. We return to Group L8 to find the girls, Ireland Cockrill/Trista Sweetser, playing Hannah House/Tori Fairchild (HAN). The duo won the first set, 21-16, but lost the second, 15-21. With all to play for in the third and final set, the two of them pulled through and swept to victory 15-10 in the final set. This result puts the duo second in the group, with 3 points, and just behind Ariela Camino/Lia Camino (SRG) from Sargossa, who won in straight sets against Ethane. They will certainly be challenging competitors when the time comes.

We now head to Commerce Heights for the next round of the qualifying, and we start with the Men’s Football. The Swibian team, not renowned for its prowess, secured a safe 1-1 draw with the Vilitan Union in their first match. This is the first leg in Round 1, and so in their second match the team will play Vilitan Union away. Whichever team has the highest score, will advance to Round 2. In the Women’s Football, and even brighter result, with the team beating the North Eurasian Unified Sporting Team at home. This was a close, and rather exciting match, and it gives the team good prospects for the second leg. If they can get a draw or better, they will be heading through to Round 2.

Back to Liventia, for Day 2B of the qualifiers. Both Swibian athletes succeeded in getting a time of 10.19 in their respective heats, but neither came in the top 3. Unfortunately, and very narrowly, both Fabian Howse and Rudy Ping have missed out on qualifying as one of the ‘next six fastest’, as they were ranked lower in their heats than Daza Jabulani (TGN), who did qualify with the same time, ranked 24th in the group. Howse and Ping were ranked 25th and 26th respectively. Better look next time though lads, there are good things on the horizon. In the Men’s 800m semi final, Theodore Denby came 8th in his group, and so has not qualified for the final.

Astounding news out of Liventia, though. In the Men’s 5000m semi final, noted Swibian long distance runner Dallin Plumb has succeeded on winning his group with a time of 13:37:54, almost exactly a minute off the Olympic record. Plumb was also ranked 1st in the overall table, which means it is very likely he will do very well in the final and make it through to represent Swibia in the games. In the Men’s 400m Hurdles semi finals, Lawrence Blacklidge came 22nd overall, and does not qualify further. In the Women’s 100m heats, unfortunately neither athlete has qualified. In the Women’s 100m Hurdles semi finals, Allison Cuny has come 6th in her group, and 14th overall, and so unfortunately does not qualify further, having missed out by two places.

Finally, we head back to the Royal Kingdom of Quebec for Day 3 of their qualifiers. In the Women’s Basketball, the team has triumphed over Astyrian Unified Team (AST) 91-71. That puts the team top of the table for Group K3, with a total of six points. In the other match, Estogium has beaten the Free Swiss States, and so both Swibia and the Free Swiss States have qualified for the knockout rounds. That’s that for today folks, but check in next time for more updates on how Swibia is performing at the 11th Summer Olympics.

[The Serbian Empire]

Beograd Journal Letter To Editor
Accusations of PEDs by Uzekian Officials Erroneous
Why would I claim that our athletes are clean? Because look at the results we're putting up in the qualifiers. Not a single heat win, the best we've seen is a 4th overall in the Women's 4X400m Relay. Your athletes sorely lack the facilities and funding that Serbian athletes have. Your claims of Uzekians having superior genetics is a bunch of poppycock spewed by propaganda ministers with no actual knowledge of how sports medicine works. Your methods are antiquated. Our scientists have better things to do than develop new PEDs such as developing a car battery that Uzekian propaganda minsters won't electrocute themselves trying to replace in their cars. We've spent more money on developing this Olympiad team to appease High Empress Marisa that our facilities are top notch as are the coaches used to develop our athletes. You might as fire the scientists claiming Uzekians are genetically superior to all given what you've seen thus far in the Olympiad.

As for medal expectations this year, I'd expect to see somewhere between 8 to 15 gold and 30 to 45 medals overall. The big thing is that we must get medals and to not count chickens before they hatch. Otherwise, you'll be forced to straighten the River Drina and nobody has succeeded at straightening that crooked river. Most medals should be from cycling, swimming, and various martial arts. Some of our shooters have fared well in international competition between the Olympiads but those events are unheralded. The female gymnasts look promising as well.

Serbian Minister of Sports,
Vlade Drinac

The Serbian Sporting News
Women's Handball Wins Big Against Bulgar Rouge 29-23

In our eyes, Bulgar Rouge sounds like a neighboring country in an alternate universe based on Bulgaria and thus we have pride in defeating Bulgarians. So any victory over them is welcome. Even if much of our writing was directly invented by Bulgarians in the first place.

The Sisters of the Sand, Bosses of the Beach

Life in the world of Serbian Empire Beach Volleyball is dominated by people from Montenegro and sections of Croatia. The Blas-Gordanovic sisters, Mireille and Liliane are an exception to this rule as the children of a Serbian Diplomat born abroad in Monaco. However, given the rules of citizenship there that only forces Serbian citizenship on them. As a result, their names are unusual when compared to most Serbian athletes and have a flair for the Francophone nature of Monegasque society. As a stark contrast, Serena Djodel and Alodia Hrvatic originate from Dubrovnik, a classic volleyball hotspot for developing a strong game on sand on Banje Beach.

Advancing to Aeropag
Women's 400m
Marija Jovanovic, 5th, 50.41 seconds
Sanela Pavovic (sic), 7th, 50.5 seconds

Men's 400m Hurdles
Gordan Klefbom-Markovic, 2nd, 48.02 seconds
Kirill Filatov, ranked 11th but time is (t-10th), 48.51 seconds

Men's 800m
Peja Miloradovic, 2nd, 1:44.79
Ranko Nenadic, 9th, 1:45.66

Men's Hockey (1-1-1) despite losing to Mattijana 6-1

Corrections from yesterday's broadcast and published articles
Yesterday's Women's Hurdles was a qualifier for the Semi-Finals and the Novak sisters failed to advance to the Olympiad. Dajana Ilic still advances to the finals and qualified for the Olympiad at Aeropag with a 12.65 in the semi-finals.

[Eonstar]

Eonstar News Wire

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Eonstar Crushes the Serbian Empire

The Eonstar team was off to a great start in the first half of its qualifying match playing away against the Serbian Empire, with midfield captain Blake Perilet setting up Eli Dart to score a goal in the 30th minute. In the 57th minute, Blake solidified Eonstar's lead by blasting a free-kick straight into the back of the net. He earned another assist shortly afterwards in the 64th minute, with Deus Hammer putting away the 3rd goal of the match. Substitute Evan Builder scored the final goal of the night, capitalizing on an error at the back with a breakaway run, beating the Serbian keeper one-on-one to score a goal. The Eonstar team was dominant throughout, as the Serbians generated few chances and the solid Eonstar team was anchored by man of the match Blake Perilet, who organized the defense and created many of the chances up front.

Fans at the match were anything but gracious winners, as they rubbed in the victory against the Serbian home crowd, with jeering insults and ridicule. It is hoped that the local crowd will be more sporting and respectful when the Serbian Empire arrives for the return match.

With the 4-0 victory all but assuring Eonstar of moving on to the next round, the main lineup of players will likely be given a break in the return game to rest for the final qualifying match, although coach Draak Artid denied this and gave a generic statement about taking each game seriously. The Eonstar team will be playing the winner of the match between Britonisea and Pederal na Republika ng Pilipinas, with the former prevailing 3-2 at home in their first game.

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General Success in Volleyball Qualifications

Coming off the back of the close men's indoor volleyball victory against Electrum, the beach volleyball pairs achieved success, with Hazel Respect and Eva Dark, as well as Carter Runner and Lucifer Farmer sailing to wins in their respective matches at Olympic Park. Cole Eon and Blaze Reklanit had a little more difficulty in Liventia against Tom Maxwell and Chris Hart of Electrum but still prevailed.

The final game of the night that Eonstar athletes faced was the second men's indoor volleyball match against Mapletish in Liventia. This was a sea-saw affair, with Eonstar winning the first set, losing the second, winning the third, losing the fourth, and finally narrowly losing the final set against Mapletish. Eonstar now faces a must-win match against San Llera to qualify for the Olympics.

[San Llera]

Cut!

[Todd McCloud]

Cut-offs for match day 2!

[Commerce Heights]

The second day of qualifying results from the Olympic Test Events and Olympic Football Qualifiers are now available (part 1 · part 2).

[The Royal Kingdom of Quebec]

Day 4A Cutoff for Quebecois events hath come.

[Liventia]

And cutoff for Day 3A, Liventian qualifiers.

And results are now available.

[Todd McCloud]

Success for Vekaiyun Athletes Yearning to End Their Droughts
Reporting for V3 News Services, Rin Slakori

ELDURA - Today Vekaiyuns everywhere witnessed greatness from our athletes as they continue the arduous endeavor of qualifying for Olympic competition. This "second qualifying", as Vekaiyun athletes have coined it, have seen many athletes advance while others are left with the unfortunate reality of languishing in obscurity. With that in mind, we turn our attention to those select athletes who did quite well today, namely the team of Ivessi Nislavi and Selvala Yukoloshu, whose win over a formidable Paputu team have all but assured them of qualifying for Aeropag. It really is remarkable that the duo have remained Vekaiyu's top competitors in the sport. All things considered, the team took bronze in the Seventh Summer Games, but have yet to repeat with a medal, providing one of the longest droughts in active medal competition, which will surely be a story line should they advance. On the other hand, the team of Salvatoro Ilaroshi Mateu Pilamorivistre were welcomed back to Olympic contention last year and found themselves slightly out of practice. A three-set win over Britonisea assured them of a berth for the tournament, and potentially adding to their repertoire of medals, which currently include a gold and a silver.

"The nice thing about playing in Paripana is that we're already here," Pilamorivistre quipped after their winning match, which got a little too close for comfort after being down 10-11 in the third set, but the duo did well enough to put the combined efforts of Paul Rumph and John Summerhayes away. A potential medal showdown will occur in the finale when the two will take on Adolph Samuelson and Major Margo from Free Republics.

Across the way and down several cardinal directions, Vekaiyun athletes fared well in Quebec as well. A medal has always eluded Ivalsa Ulevistre of Provinsk, and her story has always been one of heartbreak. Since her dismal 56th placement in Outineau, she improved her time and managed to advance to the semifinals in both Cafundeau and Krytenia, but missed the finals by literally one one-hundredth of a second each time, running identical 12.66 times. Many wondered if she had hit her prime then, especially considering she had only mustered a 19th place finish since, but today she received a well-deserved breath of fresh air, qualifying in second with a time of 12.69, three hundredths of a second off from her personal best in Olympic competition.

"I know the writing is on the wall, which is what the Codexian speakers say," she replied in Codexian, attempting to blend in with the Quebec faithful despite V3 News Services having countless translators to both translate and scribe what those in other languages speak of the Vekaiyun athletes (we have ears everywhere, seriously. Just look at how well this translation is written. I the author do not have the strongest grasp on Codexian language and yet here we are, another Codexian edition hot off the press in a matter of hours. Also this is the translator leaving a small mark. I need a raise. Please. I will accept payment in food). "But I'm not done yet. I know us Vekaiyuns tend to not last long when it comes to competition. Our lives are shorter, after all. But I'm not done yet. I pray to the Almighty for him to give me the strength I need. If it is his will that I advance, so be it, I will comply. If not, then I am clearly needed in some other capacity. What I'm trying to say is that I'm not a commodity. None of us are. We just need a little luck to go our way and we will find success somehow."

Despite all of this, there may not be a more deserving athlete of a medal in athletics than Lisko Rotorskeru. It was the Sixth Summer Games where Rotorskeru advanced to the finals of the Men's 5000m event in Lasft. Since then, the athlete has routinely placed in the top 20's in heats, with a morale-crushing 59th in Emberton.

Rotorskeru, who hails from Adevi, has made it rather clear he does not settle for these scores. Indeed it is uncanny for Vekaiyuns to do very well in long distance running, but Rotorskeru remains undimmed by these negative beliefs. "Truthfully, I'm not fazed by what people seem to think our bodies are capable of," he said in an interview prior to today's run. Perhaps that affirmation was all the athlete needed, as he finished with a solid time of 13:41.17, good enough for fourth overall in his group and allowing him passage to Paripana as the eleventh-best runner in the field. It is a marked improvement compared to what he is used to.

"I'm just here to show [Vekaiyuns] that I am capable of competing on this level," he said after the results were tabulated. "All Vekaiyun athletes should strive for a medal. It's how the women's team won silver in the Fifth Summer Games. It's how Jesika Alivios won gold in canoeing despite it not being televised live. That's why were here - to show ourselves and the world that Vekaiyuns are capable of competing on an international level."

[Ndaku]

TIG|The Interplanetary Guardian
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Friday 29 July 2110

Minister of Defense Nicolas Roufosse Sends Apologies

LISASI CITY - After a controversy that almost disqualified the Ndakene water polo delegation to play in the qualifiers matches in Eldura, Vekaiyu on Wednesday, Minister of Defense Nicholas Roufosse took the liberty to send an apologetic message to those in Ndakene office and the Vekaiyun government.

Minister of Defense Nicholas Roufosse Friday

Here is a bit of the speech Mr. Roufosse gave today at the NDISA Headquarters in Lisasi City "After reviewing much of the criticism and feedback I received after my plan announced on Wednesday, I came to a realization that we are still technically going through the Great Reconstruction Era. We are not only recollecting our nearly lost livelihood and our national identity, but were are also on an ongoing movement to make our homeworld a better place. Not only our homeworld, but the universe, once we are capable of exploring it on greater scales. It came to me while supporting our comrades competing for a spot in the Olympics with their specialty that my reaction was rather unnecessary and very risky, as it could have lead to a disqualification of our water polo team playing in Eldura.

"It also came to my understanding after reviewing our Prime Minister's speech that there are benevolent beings, far more benevolent than humans themselves, in this universe that we all share. I wanted to take the time to sincerely apologize to those who I caused inconvenience towards, Olympic fans, the Ndakene people, the Ultimaversian people, and the Vekaiyun people.

"Although there are benevolent beings that thrive as well as we humans do in this age of time, I believe that it will take a while for humans to cope well and diplomatically. This mindset change could take even more than 5 decades, given the cruel times mankind went through during the 2030-2082 era. I wish the very best to all international athletes participating in these Games, but most importantly, I wish all of the best for our comrades competing to bring home the medals!"

As Mr. Roufosse mentioned, time to change man's attitude towards first encountering nonhumans will take quite a long wait. Beastkins are the main source of the mentality of humans today; many of those from different corners of the multiverse. The Guardian will be following this situation as it develops, and will keep you updated with what's going on in Olympic qualifiers. Congratulations to the 17 track and field qualifiers as well as Antoine Rapnouil and Raimon Amann for qualifying men's beach volleyball!

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[Dunnes]

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Cohen From Flipper to Kicker

By: James Bernstein
Mt. Stevens Lake – A late morning wind picked up, sending a cool breeze through the forest along Mt. Steven’s Lake North Shore and blowing a sky full of clouds over what had been the makings of a postcard day.
Jacob Cohen didn’t seem to notice the chill as he sat on a stump near a trailhead.
In less than two years he has gone from being a broke college dropout, sleeping on a high school friend’s couch and working the morning shift at a Alta fast food joint, winning the Dunnes Olympic Trials in it’s deepest event; from making minimum wage to having one of the world’s richest shoe company as his sponsor.
So as he sat Cohen reflected on the complicated and unlikely journey that had carried him from the mountains of Alta to this spot in the Stevenson, from a burger flipper to a great kicker.
Cohen, 23, laughed, then looked up as the sun punched a hole of daylight through the clouds. He shook his head.
“It’s a surreal feeling,” he said. “No one knew me back then. I didn’t know what I was capable of. And to accomplish what I’ve done now, it’s so much in just under two years. It’s a lot to grasp.”
• • •
The runners in the 800 were called to their marks at the Ares Grand Prix in Dodgetown, a national track circuit meet, last June.
In Lane 7 stood the majestic Will Drinkwater , bronze medalist of the VIII Olympic 800 final with a stunning national record of 1 minute, 42.39 seconds. Sharing Lane 6 were Ryan Beall, an olympian , and Davis Butler, the national university champion.
Sharing Lane 4 with two-time national champion Bennett Gagnon was Cohen, then unknown to all but the most dedicated of track geeks.
“Nobody knew who I was,” Cohen recalled laughing. “I was just this random guy who somehow got into the Ares Grand Prix.” Yet when the field broke off the first turn, there was Cohen, right behind Drinkwater. He stayed on his idol’s heels through the bell and then down the final backstretch as they opened a gap on the field. Drinkwater gained some breathing room heading into the final curve, but Cohen refused to fold, chasing him all the way to the finish line.
“He almost took down Will Drinkwater,” said Bill Jamison, Cohen’s coach with the Mt. Stevens Track Club.
Drinkwater’s winning time was 1:43.58. Cohen was second at 1:43.84, a time that attracted the track world’s attention if not Drinkwater’s. After the race Cohen asked to take a photo with Drinkwater. Drinkwater blew him off initially before reluctantly agreeing after Leech persisted.
“So I took a picture,” Jamison said. “Jake said, ‘I don’t want it anymore. From now on I’m going to kick his (rear end).’”
Drinkwater and the rest of the sport can no longer ignore Cohen.
He is a finalist in the Olympic Qualifier 800m in Neverend now. Cohen’s appearance at the Olympic Qualifier in Neverend is the first major final since June, when he won the Olympic Trials title.
“Absolutely,” said Gagnon, second in the Olympic Trials 1,500. “He should get it any year now. If he’s in shape he’ll do it.”
Said, “I can’t tell you what he’ll do this year, but when it’s all said and done he will be the Dunian record-holder.”
In just nine months training under Jamison he lowered his personal best from 1:48.89 to 1:43.34 in a National Prix meet in Mirola last August, the fourth fastest time in the world.
“Jake is the first guy I’ve heard of who lowered his PR five seconds in the 800 in a single season and I’ve been around this game for a long time,” said veteran coach Joe Hanson, a mentor to Jamison and who has guided 21 athletes to the Olympic Games.
Then there’s Cohen’s skill set that sets him apart from his Dunian rivals but is similar to Olympic champions: raised at 6,000 feet in Alta but also possessing 46-second 400 speed.
“Such a talent,” said Camilia Hines, Jamison’s wife and the Olympic Trials 1500 bronze medalist. Forty-six (seconds for the 400) in high school. He’s an altitude baby. I think that’s lethal.”
“Talented,” Gagnon said of Cohen. “I know he trains very hard. I know Coach Hanson and Mt. Stevens Track Club and they train very hard. But I dropped my PR from 1:48 to 1:45 in one year and I know how hard I trained. For him to go from 1:48 to 1:43? He’s just a freak of nature.”
Yet Cohen’s rise from flipping burgers to Olympic medal contention is not the story of an overnight sensation. Instead it has been an often lonely journey that at times appeared to be headed nowhere even as Cohen remained convinced of his talent. It is also the story of the generosity of a young couple, who having overcome their own trials, reached out to an athlete they had never met and in doing so changed the course of his life.
Jamison and Hines invited Cohen to train with their Mt. Stevens Track Club in October two years ago. Before long Jamison was not only guiding Cohen, but he and Hines had become his biggest advocates. Although Cohen posted a pair of 1:45 clockings just months after relocating to Mt. Stevens, Jamison struggled to convince meet organizers to put him in what would be his breakthrough race in Dodgetown race with Drinkwater.
“I must have burned every bridge in the world,” Jamison said. “Everyone must have thought I was crazy. I said ‘I can’t promise you he’ll beat Will Drinkwater but I promise you he’ll be right on him.’ And that’s what ended up happening. No one wanted to believe us. But I guess it’s hard to believe, a story like that.”
There have been plenty of believers since Dodgetown.
“I had Ares, Boost calling, Shox Sports was already interested,” Jamison said. “Everybody. Everybody wanted to sign Jake.
“He got lots of attention. It was a great story. ‘Now we want to know more about Jake. Who’s Jake Cohen?’”
• • •
The nation will find out tomorrow tonight as Cohen will most likely have to turn two laps of the track as fast as he ever has if he wants to be on a podium in Liventia. Already having qualified for the Aeropag games by making the final, he’s now racing to prove something, to all those meet organizers, and sponsors, a year ago, wondering who he was, now clamoring for his time. But most of all he will be racing for himself, proving that a burger flipper from Alta, can become the face of a sport that has given him a renewal on life.

[CoraSpia]

Horror scenes prove it is time to change Havenic soccer

Over a hundred and fifty people are feared dead this morning following clashes involving exchanges of gunfire at the Arova sports complex in Caldonaris following the Haven's shock defeat to Ferkas in a qualifying event for Olympic soccer. Though the game itself was poor in quality, the worlds-greatest football game would have been overshadowed by the events which occurred following the referees whistle being blown.

The atmosphere was tense from the start. Knowing the hooliganism of certain sections of Vakolicci fans, vallient efforts were made to get opposition fans away from the stadium as quickly as possible; however, security services soon found themselves fighting a losing battle as Havenic striker, and pitch-side 'crowd enforcer' Demit Cronan signalled for selected placed individuals within the crowd to began chants and fights which were especially designed to set the riot inmotion. The targets quickly became fans from Ferkas, however due to the actions of the security team very few if any casualties were experienced on that side. Both teams, we know, are safe; and we are told that a massive compensation package is likely to be on its way to Ferkas, courtesy of Havenssport.

With no foreign fans to target, the anger of the mob of hooligans turned on other hooligans wearing different club teams shirts, and it is here where most of the bloodshed occurred. Live gunfire continued until around 11 PM, by which time bodies were very much in evidence and the security services had arrived in numbers to quell the riot.

It is unclear what this means for Havenic football in the future, after one of the most high-profile acts of rioting in recent history. Most players, managers and commentators have been quick to condemn the action, with individuals like Cronan and United and Metropolitan team mate, Vakolicci goalkeeper Mickie Roper being deserted by former admirers.
Cronan is, however, defencive and unapologetic.
"If this sort of action is not something that opposition teams wish to handle," he stated, "Their is a method of avoiding it. It is obvious what that method is." Almost everybody else was quick to point out that encouraging foreign teams to roll over for the Haven would not create a fun footballing atmosphere.

((OOC: This is a WIP. If this sort of thing is not OK for these Olympics, tg me and I'll retcon it.))

[West Phoencia]

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Olympic Qualifying - Matchday Three Recap

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The 24 hour Olympic Sports Channel.

Hosts:

Devlin Carter
Princess Stephanie Sunbury, West Phoenician Figure Skater
Mitchell, Former Captain of the West Phoenician Basketball Team
Richard Home, Gold Medalist, Paralympics swimmer
Genevieve Horton, Sport Columnist

Rosie Donaldson-- Special Guest Commentator

"What a whirlwind of excitement we have had here today, with many sports and athletes competing to Qualify. We also have Rosie Donaldson as a Special Guest Commentator. Rosie is not only a couch potato when it comes to the Olympic Games she has toured the nation of West Phoenicia on her Comedy Circuits. "





Basketball, Women's MD3

West Phoenicia beat out Ferkas 82–53.

With the win, West Phoenicia has qualified for the Women's Basketball.

"It's a dream come true. We were so stressed we were going to fail and not appear at the Olympics. Now we can focus on hitting the Games hard and bring home a Medal for our nations--Bernie Church, Centre for the West Phoenician Women's Team.


Hockey, Women's MD3

Cosumar narrowly beat West Phoenicia 2-1

While West Phoenicia did lose the match. They were able to secure the second spot in their pool and have Qualified for the Olympics'. Much to the relief of GK Abigail Watts whose father had travelled to root her on.
"I was so nervous, his very imposing, I want to please him. I took my eyes off the field for a second and let Consumar score a second goal. I hope my father wont be so disappointed in me."


Rosie Donaldson: "I have watched this post game interview 5 times, poor Abigail Watts kept glancing off camera probably to stare at her father. No doubt she wondered if he was going to smack her head around with her hockey stick. How embarrassing to be a Goal Keeper and take your eyes off the field for at least 5 Mississippi's and let the enemy score while your father watches."



ATHLETICS—Men’s 100 m

Heat 3: Ajay Pisaccio, placed 4th with a time of 10.15 q.

Heat 4: Woody Doe Placed 1st with a time of 9.97 Q

Heat 5: Anh Cell placed 3rd with a time of 10.22 Q

Genevieve Horton: West Phoenicia had an amazing performance at the Men's 100m. 3 entries and all of them qualified to move onto the semis.


ATHLETICS—Men’s 800 m

Heat 1: Anh Cell placed 3rd with a time of 1.47.01 Q

Heat 5.Hayden Bishop placed 4th with a time of 1.47.33q

Heat 6. Matthew Chatterman placed 5th with a time of 1:49.59. failed to qualfiy even know he made good time the other competitors out ran him.

Rosie Donaldson "Whenever i want to run fast. I think that i need to catch up too that ice cream van. Maybe Chatterman needed to imagine a rabid dog foaming at the mouth chasing him.


ATHLETICS—Men’s 10000 m
Heat 1. 12 Eddie Samuels placed 12th with a time of 28:08.21--Failed to qualifiy

Ricky Parramatta placed 15th with a time of 28:18.54--Failed to qualifiy

However West Phoenicia bounced back in
Heat 2. Justin Twin , even know he placed 9th with a time of 27:54.80 qualified for the next stage.

Devlin Carter " High hopes were placed on Ricky Parramatta's shoulders. Fingers crossed he does better in the other events his registered for."



ATHLETICS—Men’s 400 m Hurdles
Heat 3. Placed 6th Scotty Mare, with a time of 50.65 Failed to qualify
Heat4: Placed 7 Tim Bain with a time of 50.88 Failed to Qualify
Heat 5. Placed 5th Jacob Bain with a time of 49.67 Failed to Qualifiy

Rosie Donaldson: The Men's 400m Hurdles was a nightmare. Someone needed to tell our boys the point was to JUMP OVER the hurdles, not stand there as of you were waiting for a valet to do it for you.



ATHLETICS—Men’s 3000 m Steeplechase

Heat 1. Ranked 9th Steve Del Lorenza with a time of 8:26.75 q
Heat 2. Ranked 5th Daniel Mac with a time of 8:25.10 Q


Heat 3. David Mac placed 10th with a time of 8:38.78. He failed to qualfiy.




ATHLETICS—Women’s 100 m

Heat 2:
Placed 6th Heather McDorcas with a time of 11.55 Failed to qualify

Heat 3:
Placed 7th Repentance True-Path with a time of 11.70 Failed to qualify.

Placed 4th Sun-Hi True-Path with a time of 11.41 Failed to qualify which was upsetting as people placed lower than her did.

Rosie Donaldson: "Honestly i have run faster at Posts Christmas Day sales. And what is this True-Path surname i see pop up. Sure is alot of them"

Devlin Carter: "I heard they are from a Fundamentalist Quiverfull Christian group up in Upper West Phoenicia. They all take the last name of the founder of the Movement."

Rosie Donaldson: "Pity this aint the buggy races"
Devlin Carter: "No, you're thinking Amish."

ATHLETICS—Women’s 1500 m


Heat 1
Placed 8th Mercy True-Path qualified with a time of 4:12.96.


Heat 2:
Placed 1st Teressa Napolitano qualified with a time of 4:03.55.


Heat 3:
Placed 11th, Adele Italia with a time of 4:16.92, bad luck as she failed to qualify.



ATHLETICS—Women’s 10000 m

Heat 1 saw Mercy True-Path finish 12th with a time of 32:28.78, stopping her from qualifying.

Teresa Napolitano was DNF



Heat 2. Adele Italia placed 11th with a time of 32.13.64 giving her the opportunity to qualify. But she will need to life up her game. Good news is while she failed to qualify for the 1500m, this is her saving grace.






BASKETBALL—Men’s- (Olympic Tower)

West Phoenicia 83–62 Vekaiyu, Placed 3rd in the pool.

Mitchell: "The Boys need to get their act together after their politcal protest at the International Tournament. I am surprised they were even invited."


FOOTBALL—Men’s


East Saintland 2–0 West Phoenicia (East Saintland wins 2–1 on aggregate)

So close. We actually thought they had a chance.

Rosie Donaldson: "One word... Steroids"
Genevieve Horton: "Are you stating the East Saintland team dabble in drugs to win?"
Rosie Donaldson:" No im saying we should. Than again i doubt any of our football players would even know how to spell the word"

FOOTBALL—Women’s

West Phoenicia 1–0 Serbian Empire (West Phoenicia wins 3–0 on aggregate)

Roind 2. Abaja–West Phoenicia

Get ready Abaja we are coming for you.

Rosie Donaldson:" Good going for the female team. Especially as they were up against men"
Devlin Carter: "The Serbian Empire were also women"
Rosie Donaldson "Sheesh. Someone needs to tell those girls to shave....Their faces"




HANDBALL—Men’s- OLympic Tower-
Free Republics 29–31 West Phoenicia

The win has Placed them 2nd in their pool.

Devlin Carter: " Great match. The game was deadlocked until the last 5 minutes".





HOCKEY—Men’s-(Tristano Droga Arena)

West Phoenicia defeated The Sarian 6–1.-- Placing them 1st in the pool

Richard Home: If we play it safe and not reckless and don't get over confident we should glide through the Qualifiers. I have high hopes for this team."
Rosie Donaldson: "So did your good medal in the 100m Backstroke have real gold or chocolate in the centre?"
Richard Home: "Gold all the way Rosie!"


Beach Volleyball -Men

An amazing job so far. But they are in limbo Do they qualify or will they need to play off first?

Darren Eastlow/Tom Eastlow (KWP) defeated Nikolay Mikhailov/Yuri Aksakov (ARO) ( 21-19,21-9)
They are currnetly ranked 2nd and have the best chance to progress to the next stage.


BEACH VOLLEYBALL—Women’s

All over for both Womens Beach Volleyball
Kylie Wolfe/Sofia Doc and Alabaster True-Path/Cleopatra True-Path failed to qualify.

Rosie Donaldson: Now i know why beach water is so salty. The female Beach Volleyball teams cry into the ocean. Both teams failing to qualify is real upsetting

Devlin Carter: They will need to work harder. Post-Olympics they will need to enter more international tournaments and win big. Or rumour has The West Phoenician Olympic Committee cutting funding and sending just 1 team next Olympics. We are a wealthy nation but we cant afford dead weight.



INDOOR VOLLEYBALL—Womens


West Phoenicia defeated Free Swiss States, (25-20,25-17,23-25,27-25)

Placing them 2nd on the pool table

Rosie Donaldson: Why did it take so long. We could have won by the 3rd match. Meg Warden nearly cost them the match. Her spiking was lame she looked as if she was more concerned with breaking a nail




WATER POLO—Women’s

Mapletish 12–8 West Phoenicia.
They sit 5th on the pool ladder, and a big win next match to boost themselves up for a chance.

Rosie Donaldson: Are you aware 2% of West Phoenician women give birth in pools. Very soothing i hear. We have water in our blood. I am shocked at this loss. In saying that the Mapletish team did well and they had their weekly bath all in one day


AMERICAN FOOTBALL—Women’s


Mapletish Defeated West Phoenicia 20–13.

Currently sit 3rd and are in with a chance if they can win the next match.

Rosie Donaldson "I will be the3 first to admit i hate football.But i am so proud of West Phoenicia and their diversity in their sports. While This is the first i have heard of a Women's team in this sport. It really needs to get out. Show those little girls, one does not need to be a ballarina, one can be a female Quaterback.


BASEBALL-SOFTBALL—Men’s Baseball

Their first match saw the West Phoenician Confederates Baseball team beat West Angola 8-4.

Leaving them 2nd of the ladder. Baseball in West Phoenicia is ranked in the Top 5 of Sports loved by West Phoenicians.

Rugby Sevens, women's MD3

Taeshan lost 12–40 to West Phoenicia

The win gives them a 1 Win to 2 loses. Placing them in 2nd place. The best hope for them is for Taeshan to win their next match, so they can stay in 2nd place. Poor performance from these ladies. Chances of winning a medal even if they do qualify its a 100-1 that they will bring home any medals.
The West Phoenician Olympic Committee has vowed its a sport with promise, and will be allocating extra funding post - Olympics.


Beach Volleyball, men's MD3

Micah True-Path/Amos True-Path have qualified for the Olympics. Placing first in their pool. And saving the Beach Volleyball teams from embarrassment.


Indoor Volleyball, Men's MD1

The team lost to Britonisea, (25-15, 18-25,17-25, 14-25)

They are currently placed third and will need much improvement to qualify as their debut match was sub par.

Princess Stephanie Sunbury: "They peaked too soon. Using up all their energy. Britonisea walked right over them."

[Hannasea]

From the rolling news channel SuperBusiness.

"...upon which the Chief Financial Officer reportedly responded, "Nuh-uh, that's totally cheating! I'm telling mom on you!"

"And now, we're joined live for a special report by Ashlee Hollis. Ashlee, another day of Olympic qualifying, how have the Hannasean competitors fared?"





"Hello, Ron. There's been some good news and some bad news today for fans of the Federation's athletes."

"Start us off with the bad news, Ashlee."

"Well, it looks like the women's soccer team won't be going to Aeropag after all. They're currently drawing 1-1 against The Orion Islands, but remember that they need a win just to have any chance of going through. A late goal here would tie things up and we'd see extra-time, but there's little sign of the team breaching the solid Orion defense. They've come back from 1-0 down after conceding an early goal, with center forward Caroline West grabbing an equalizer just after the restart, but since then only one shot on goal."

"That's disappointing, but qualification in the football was always going to be difficult."

"Yes, a huge qualifying pool with a lot of experienced World Cup sides, a real uphill battle. And there's also been disappointment for Esme Mayes: she failed to progress through her 200 m heat, meaning she won't be attending the Aeropag Games at all, with no Hannasean representation in the track events. Siena Norton will be the lone athlete, competing in long jump and heptathlon."

"I hope you're getting to that good news soon, Ashlee!"

"Yes, there was a great result in the beach volleyball. Hannah House and Tori Fairchild came back from the brink of elimination with a fantastic win against the Ethane team. That didn't guarantee them progression to the next round, of course, and there was much tension as they waited for the result from the Sargossa-Swibia match, with cheers from the Hannasean supporters watching in the hotel bar once it was confirmed that Hannah and Tori would be progressing by the narrowest of margins, finishing fractionally ahead on points differential."

"Great news! So now they're into the next qualifying group?"

"Yes, and it's a very tough group, with strong teams from Mapletish and Taeshan, plus the Sargossan pair they've already lost to, but I'm sure they will be buoyed by this performance and give their best showing. Also, Ron, I'd like to break in and confirm that it's full time in The Orion Islands, 1-1 confirmed as the final result, and the women's soccer team are indeed out of Olympic contention."

"I thought we were on the good news!?"

"Well, to finish up on a much more positive note, the women's field hockey team are top of their group after starting their campaign with a thumping win over Ethane. 8-3, with goals from Kylee Rowntree, Ellie Gilbert, Kathi Evans, Joanna Ryer, and two apiece Kaelyn Royce and penalty corner expert Delta Osborne."

"That sounds like a very comprehensive win, Ashlee, thank you. Let's hope the team still keeps going strong over there in Aeropag. And a reminder to our viewers that you can watch every Olympic field hockey qualifier played by the Federation, live on our sister channel, SuperSport, throughout the next week.

"Now, it's time for our regular point/counterpoint feature. We're debating the gold standard. On my left, economics professor Laci Abram. On my right, shrieking cryptofascist gun nut David Tatham. Let's see if we can guess which sides they'll be taking...?"

[Swibia]

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Swibian Olympic Bulletin
As brought to you by the Swibian Olympic Committee

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Qualifying Day 2/3 Highlights

Athletics — Women's 400m Hurdles Semi Finals
6 Allison Cuny (SWI) 54.34 Q/QA

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Volleyball — Men's Indoor
Swibia 34 25 25
Serbian Empire 32 23 12
1 Swibia 1 1 0 3 0 ∞ 84 67 1.254 3

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Football — Women's
North Eurasian Unified Sporting Team 1–1 Swibia
(Swibia wins 3–2 on aggregate)

Welcome to the fourth Swibian Olympics Bulletin for the 11th Summer Olympics.

More results coming in for the Swibian athletes, beginning with Matchday 1 of the Men’s Basketball in Commerce Heights. A great result for the team, as they have triumphed wholeheartedly over the The Licentian Isles, 111-62. This stonking result puts them top of the table for Group A1, and makes their prospects very good for the next few matches. We dare say they may even qualify at the end of it. The team did, after all, reach the Quarterfinals in the last Olympics.

In the Men’s Football, the team has unfortunately lost the second leg 2-0 to the Vilitan Union. This means the Vilitan Union has won 3-1 on aggregate, and so they will be progressing through to the next round, where they will play Eastfield Lodge. We wish them luck. However, in the Women’s Football, far greater news, as the team has drawn in their second match with the North Eurasian Unified Sporting Team 1-1. This means the team has won 3-2 on aggregate, and so will progress to Round 2, where they are scheduled to play against Ethane.

Further results from Commerce Heights are in. The first match of the Men’s Handball has taken place, with the Swibian team up against formidable opponents The Archregimancy. The Archregimancy is a constant fixture at Olympic Games over the years, and consistently collect high numbers of medals. It was no surprise, therefore, that after a hard fought match, the Swibian athletes lost 21-24. But this does put the team 4th in the Group A3 table, just behind Ethane, and means they are still in with a chance of getting back into the top two qualifying spots. Results are in from the Men’s Hockey, with the team losing 2-1 against San Llera, putting them 4th in Group A2. Also, in the Women’s Hockey, the team lost 4-3 to the Serbian Empire, putting them 4th in Group A1.

We now move on to Matchday 1 of the Men’s Indoor Volleyball, with the Swibian team demonstrating great skill against the Serbian Empire, winning in three sets, 34-32, 25-23, and 25-12 respectively. This great result puts them top of Group A2, ahead of Judea in second place. It was a bye day for the team in the Women’s Indoor Volleyball.

We head to Liventia now for Day 3A of the qualifiers there, and we have a number of semi finals results coming through. Most Swibian athletes have, unfortunately, failed to progress through from the semi finals. In the Men’s 200m semi finals, Salvatore Montfort has come 24th overall, and does not qualify further. In the Men’s 110m Hurdles semi finals, Mohammd Dimick has come 22nd overall, and does not qualify further. In the Women’s 200m semi finals, Cynthia Appleby has come 16th overall, and missed out on qualifying further by two places. In the Women’s 1500m semi finals, Alex Bade has come 20th and does not qualify further. Good news, finally, in the Women’s 400m Hurdles semi finals. In semi final 3, Allison Cuny has come 2nd, meaning she has automatically qualified further. Unfortunately, Tyra Kilburn has come 8th in the semi final 1, and so does not qualify. Overall, Cuny came 6th, and Kilburn has come 20th.

Sad news out of Liventia though, as fan favourite Women’s Beach Volleyball duo, Ireland Cockrill/Trista Sweetser, will not be qualifying further. They were placed second in the group, and looked as if they would qualify after Matchday 2. But they have lost their closely fought match with group leaders Ariela Camino/Lia Camino (SRG), from Sargossa. The Sargossans won the first set 21-19, and the second set 21-15, leaving there no need for a third set. In the other match in the group, Hannah House/Tori Fairchild (HAN) beat the duo from Ethane, and so have narrowly come second in the group on points average. So, it’s goodbye to now for the duo from Swibia – Cockrill/Sweetser assure that they will come back fighting.

The last few results, we assure you. Good news from Matchday 1 of the Men’s Beach Volleyball, with the Swibian duo, Elliot Sturgeon/Mitchel Patton, winning in a tight match against Aearion Nartholiel/Lanmaedhian Toranarellyn (VAL). The sets were as follows: 21-16, 19-21, 15-13. The result puts the duo top of Group C7. In Matchday 1 of the Women’s Indoor Volleyball, the team thrashed Mattijana (MTJ) in straight sets: 25-11, 25-20, and 25-15. The result gives the team 3 points and puts them top of Group B1. And that’s all so far folks. The next edition is rumoured to include an interview with Niall Collinson, the best performing Olympic athlete in Swibian history, but until then, it’s goodbye.