Games of the XVI Olympiad - RP Thread

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Jul 10, 2022 6:31 pm

Many thanks to Kita-Hinode (Thun) for the designing of this logo.

Roleplay Thread

Results and schedule thread - Roleplaying thread - Rosters thread - OOC discussion thread - Host Bid

Dear All,

Thank you for placing your faith and excitement in Prescott and Twin Cities for the Games of the XVI Olympiad. It is a rare honour, an absolute privilege, to be elected as the host of the Olympic Games. It is a feat that is achieved by a very few, the dream that cannot be suspended by the limits of a physical, humanly map.

This marks the third time that the Summer Olympics will be hosted in different regions, but one that has been decades in the making for both nations. Those who have long been present in the Olympic Movement will remember that this occasion marks a new historical chapter for the city of Prescott, the three-time host of the Winter Olympics, as they become not only the third Electrumite city or region to host the Summer Olympics, but the second city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. It is a rare honour, one that is truly deserved.

As for Twin Cities, this bid is a culmination of thirty year-long work in the making, one whose flames began on the Electrumite Soil. Quebec & Shingoryeo's successful runs of the two Olympic Qualification tournaments, as well as the tireless efforts and boundless support provided by all parties involved, including and in particular our friends in Electrum, Liventia and Paripana, have left us convinced that everything will be run safely, trouble-free and sustainably so.

We look forward to seeing the spirit of the youths, the communities and the movement gather into the three regions and two cities for the unforgettable firework of the youth. We will promise you that Prescott and Twin Cities strive and will deliver the 'Best Games Ever'.

Let the Games Begin.

Arlene Lafontaine, OLY
President, Royal Quebecois Olympic Committee (RQOC)

The purpose of this thread is to post roleplays which will contribute to your nation's results. Any OOC comments and enquiries should be posted at the general Olympic Games Discussion Thread or the OOC discussion thread. Information regarding venues can be found in the subsequent posts by the host nations - please remain patient as they can take a couple of days to be updated and posted.

CUTOFF TIME

There will be only one RP cutoff per scorination day, with Quebec and Shingoryeo cutting off first around 0:00+1 to 02:00+1 UTC (20:00-22:00 Montreal-Boston Time) each day.

Following the posting of scorination windows, Quebec and Shingoryeo will be the first host to scorinate his events. Results in Electrum will be posted a few to 8 hours later. Dates for the next cutoff will be announced on the previous cutoff and the schedule/results thread. There will be off-days built into the schedule.

LIST OF DELEGATIONS

Note: All accepted delegations.

Abovian Union (ABL)              A Kea (AKE)                      Alezian Union (ALE)              
Banija (BNJ)                     Beepee (BPE)                     Brookstation (BRO)
Chromatika (CMT)                 Cocoabo Forest (CFT)             Coconut Isle (CIS)
Costa de Ouro (CDO)              Countesia (CSA)                  Darkmania (DMN)
Darmen (DAR)                     Electrum (ETM)                   Eura (EUR)
Fortaleza (FRT)                  HMS Onslaught (HMS)              Huron League (HUR)
Ioudaia (IOU)                    Isles of Ventro (IOV)            Juvencus (JUE)
Kalosia (KLS)                    Kelssek (KSK)                    Kommar (KME)
Ko-oren (KOR)                    Kriegiersien (KGS)               Krytenia (KRY)
Lacfroid (LFD)                   Lisander (LIS)                   Liventia (LEN)
Macbon (MCO)                     Mytanija (MYT)                   Natanians and Nosts (NTN)
New Gelderland (NGD)             Pemecutan (PCU)                  Quebec and Shingoryeo (QUE)
Rarungan (RAR)                   Sargossa (SRG)                   Saterun (SAT)
St Kristofian Democracy (SKD)    Spiderman (SPD)                  StrayaRoos (STR)
StrayaRoos Barrier Islands (SBI) Team Diarcesian (DCS)            The ABEN Union (ABU)             
                                                                  - Britonisea (BRI)
                                                                  - Estogium (RWH)
                                                                  - Nightom (KNI)
The Daystar Isles (DSI)          The Hannasean Federation (HAN)   The Licentian Isles (TLI)
The Sarian (TSA)                 Titaniumland (TTM)               Tjorl (TJL)
Togonistan (TGN)                 Valanora (VAL)                   Vangaziland (VNG)
Vilitan Union (VLT)              Waisnor (WSN)                    West Barack and East Obama (WBO)
West Phoenicia (KWP)

SOME ADVICE ON ROLEPLAYS -- In continuation from the XV Olympiad

Roleplay marking can be pretty subjective, but here are some of the things which would help you in scoring highly:

Quality > quantity - a roleplay that can make me laugh or feel emotional or has good sporting analysis/research (especially for more obscure sports), graphics, characterisation, world building will be marked more highly. Feel free to experiment and be creative.
Try and roleplay events about or related to the Olympics or its athletes in some way.
Use all the information provided to provide details: where applicable, refer to team rosters, IC info, sponsorship info, other people's roleplays, etc.
Respect people's roleplay permissions (usually people post them on the roster thread) -- this includes not godmodding if it's not allowed and being consistent with what other people have roleplayed first.
Don't give me a list of results -- I scored them! Instead, give information that I don't know. Fill in the blanks and provide context behind the scores. How did the athletes feel? What moves did they do? How did they win or lose? Why did they perform above/below expectations?
Don't expect to always win. Remember that having a high skill athlete and/or a good roleplay only increases but does not guarantee the chances of a medal.
Please don't tag posts to edit in roleplays later. Once I see a post on the thread, I will mark it. If you have anything new to add, do so in a new post and it will be counted.

by **Electrum** » Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:30 pm

Prescott & Electrum Information

About Electrum

Electrum is a very large but sparsely populated nation situated in the Terranea region of Rushmore. Its capital city is Centralis and its national food is the democracy sausage. The country is well known for its financial and scientific industries, and for its devotion to pacifist principles. Electrum has been ruled jointly by a sortition-chosen Governor-General and a five-dimensional overlord called 'The Computator' for quite some time now. How the overlord came to rule over Electrum is a long story, but it relates to the fact that the overlord rescued Electrum from the time warp it was stuck in for at least several decades.

There are a few quirks that athletes can expect in Electrum. They will have to contend with a completely digital currency (the Synergy), a fanatical devotion to strategic board games and (mostly) zero tolerance for hooligans. Lines to enter venues may take longer than usual due to stringent security checks -- no flares, no disorder, no obscenely large banners, no hooligans, and no criminality of any sort is allowed. Electrum has a storied history in the Olympic Games with its hosting of three Winter Games, co-hosting a Summer Games with its southern neighbour, New Gelderland and most recently hosting the previous Olympic Games across the Terranean Coast. Now the multiverse's biggest sporting carnival returns to its Winter Olympic hub of Prescott.

About Prescott

Founded by settlers who braved the wintry and cold weather of the foothills of the Wilderness Mountain Ranges, Prescott is a cosmopolitan city nestled in the mountains, to Electrum's north-west. It is the closest city to Electrum’s highest peak, the Jarangal - Mt. Nixon mountain (The mountain is dual named in recognition of the local name). There are four million Prescottians who are ready and will welcome the entire multiverse with open arms to join them for yet another Olympic Games. The town's namesake is Jess Prescott, the first female settler to form her own town out in the Electrum north. Prescott chose the location for its proximity to the redwood forests which surround the city, making for an excellent source of building material (shelter) and heat.

Modern Prescott has a very large and active night scene, with bars and taverns being the most popular in the Blue District, with alcohol being produced in the vineyards to the south of Prescott, taking advantage of the high altitudes and fertile soil. The large mountains are where the tourists go and spend their time at Prescott, but during the Summer the snow melts away to reveal superb tracks amongst the redwood trees. Prescott has a different sort of natural beauty compared to what it's usually known for in the Winter. Due to its location, Prescott is at a higher altitude than typical Olympic host cities, which will affect conditions in a wide variety of outdoor sports, including athletics.

Because Prescott is an inland city, sailing events will be held at the sailing host city of the Games of the XV Olympiad, Port Grenville. Some events are held on the slopes of Mt. Buckley, around an hour's drive from Prescott and Redford Lake/Toolmalook is three+ hour's drive north-west from Prescott.

Prescott is also Electrum’s cultural capital, boasting a rich coffee culture, a nightlife scene on Redline Street and many museums and galleries as well as casinos and five-star hotels. Perhaps it is the charming tram network, or the shopping at the Power Street Mall, but there’s something innate about the city that keeps drawing visitors and tourists in. Though most of the time, athletes will be spending their time partying hard in the dormitories and eating at the central athlete's village which is situated on the site of the old gasworks factory.

The main form of transportation between the towns and Prescott are through buses (Olympic athletes travel free) or private automobiles. The tram system connects the venues within the city proper. The Computator has opened up a five-dimensional wormhole between Twin Cities and Prescott for the duration of the Games. Eligible ticketholders and athletes may travel through these wormholes, though effects such as nausea and liquids coming out of both ends are not unheard of. Of course this begs the question, why not open the wormholes all the time? Because The Computator, in all of its infinite wisdom, decided it would not be a good idea to destroy the entire aviation industry.

About the clusters and venues

Note: Locations sorted by distance from the athlete's village.

Prescott city cluster

Athlete's Village and Press Centre -- Situated on the old gasworks which was in the middle of the city. Now a new redevelopment project with only the very best facilities for athletes.

Northcote Oval -- The site of many Olympic Winter Games ceremonies. The formerly rectangular oval was expanded for these Olympic Games to include an athletics track. Will also host all of the rugby sevens and the football finals.

The Ice Palace and Edison Square -- The Ice Palace is a large, imposing geometric building with shards jutting into the sky. It serves as the de facto convention centre for the city and has large rhombus-like polygonal designs scattered all throughout. The centrepiece is the indoor tennis show court which in the past has hosted the International Tennis Trophy. Other sports played include boxing (hall A), karate and taekwondo (hall B), boccia (hall C) and goalball (hall D). Right outside the Ice Palace is Edison Square, another spartan, geometric public space filled with sandstone tiles. Temporary venues for archery, skateboarding, speed climbing and BMX freestyle are held here.

National Electrum University, Prescott -- A fifteen minute car ride from Edison Square is the Prescott campus of NEU. There are at least a dozen hard courts which can accommodate the hundreds of athletes. None of the courts are covered so athletes will be subject to rain and wind conditions. Also, a football stadium with capacity 30,000 people will play host to Group J of the football competitions.

Landry's Arena -- Normally an ice hockey arena, remove most of the northern and southern bank of seating, raise the floor and you have a purpose built velodrome all along. The arena sits within the ritzy riverside suburb of St Christopher and hosts the track cycling events. The ice rink section is covered over to provide a space for the athletes to train and warm up before their races.

Monument to Pacifism Centre -- Arms outstretched, face angry, the Monument to Pacifism Centre actually refers to the ten-metre high statue of a woman raging against war installed at Peace Park, a park celebrating Electrum's pacifist virtues. This location was chosen to host the shooting events after Mayor Alison Thimbleton wanted to comment on and protested the existence of shooting sports in a nominally pacifist event. She selected this site as the perfect site to host shooting events.

Prescott Racecourse and Whitewater Canoe Course -- The racecourse hosts Electrum's richest horse race, the Prescott Derby and is a thirty minute bus ride from the village. It contains only the most luxurious of stabling facilities with horse masseurs and equine dieticians at the beck and call. Hosts the equestrian and modern pentathlon. The non-equestrian components of modern pentathlon is held in the centre of the racecourse with the swimming section held at an indoor pool next to the Whitewater Canoe Course, where canoe slalom is held, just a five minute walk away from the gates of the racecourse.

On the road to Mt. Buckley

Kingsford Farm Country Club -- Around forty-five minutes outside the city, Kingsford Farm is at the treeline. This is where Prescott's elite go to play golf, with membership at the Club capped at two hundred and infamous for its maroon jackets. It is now opening the doors for athletes and tourists to try the Olympic course during the course of the games both before and after the men's and women's golf competitions.

Mt. Buckley National Park -- While the slopes of Mt. Buckley are known for their history at the Winter Olympics, in the Summer, the natural glaciers melt away, exposing redwood-line roads, grassy tracks in forests and lots of muddy dirt and rocks. These are the ideal conditions for the road cycling, mountain biking and BMX racing events. The road cycling course features a challenging course with several climbs up the slopes of Mount Buckley, culminating at a peak climb called Hanging Rock before a sharp and steep downhill section to finish just outside the Kingsford Farm Country Club.

Redford Lake/Toolmalook

A three hour's drive north-west of Prescott, near the Rio Oscuro border, Redford Lake hosts the rowing and sprint canoeing events. It hosts relatively clear and fast waters straight from the pristine mountains of Rio Oscuro.

Port Grenville

Port Grenville is a windswept, seaside city to the southwest of Centralis on the Helios Peninsula, opposite Fairleigh on the Bittern Bay. Known for its blustery conditions, it is rainier and windier here than anywhere else in the country. The city was historically a fishing town, with a good proportion of the citizens still working in that industry. This tradition has led to lots of 'drinking holes' (taverns) here. The formidable Port Greville Sailing Club has yet again generously lent its Black Stone Marina for the sailing events, capable of holding up to three courses (races) simultaneously.

Other cities

Please note that other cities will host football venues, which are provided in greater detail here. Each football venue will play host to one or two groups.

Auras - Auras Oval
Burnton - Fitzgerald Stadium
Centralis - Olympic Stadium and Centralis Arena
Hamilton - Hamilton Multi-Purpose Venue
Prescott - Northcote Oval

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:32 pm

Quebec & Shingoryeo, and Twin Cities Information

Quebec & Shingoryeo is a gigantic nation of 84 million people located in the Calania continent of northwestern Anaia, consisting of 12 provinces.

That said, due to its geographical location, as well as complexities of the territorial planes over the Quebecois Realms, it identifies itself as a nation of both Calania and northwestern AO, and handles its border/territorial situations accordingly. Quebecois Realms and the N.A.F.T.A. Zone of five nations that are, for some complicated reasons soon to be RP'd in the last quarter of the OOC calendar year 2022, located in Anaia and Atlantian Oceania. For official administrative purposes, it is recognised to be within an Anaian location.

In Anaia, it borders former Semarland and New Gesem to the southeast and Huayramarca to southwest. In Atlantian Oceania, it borders Lacfroid to southeast and Whitecroft to southwest. South Detroit Free State, as a former Quebecois territory, is considered a dual-region state and qualifies under same regulations as the Quebecois Mainland in terms of border control. In terms of water, it faces Salamantic Sea and the Northandryun Strait to the West, Xile Sea to the East. North of the Quebecois borders stand Blood Sea, the maganimous ocean that stands between Anaia and Atlantian Oceania to Rushmore.

The land that is now known to be part of Quebecois Realms, which share boundaries with aforementioned nations of the N.A.F.T.A. Zone, is inhabited for millennia by the indigenous people present in the region. In the year 1404, the fleet of Joseonite exiles from the would sail into the so-called RL-verse move into areas that nowadays constitute the Acadie province and the capitol of Joongyeong, where the kingdom was founded in the same year by Henri I, who negotiated treaty of coexistence among all peoples of the nation, whether indigenous or Koreanophone.

Over the subsequent centuries, the nation would grow in size and technology. With the quiet incorporation of the neighbouring peoples, the expansion of maritime trade between Atlantian Oceania and Rushmore (and to some degree Tyran and Esportiva), subsequent industrialisation of the country's industries, and inconsistent operations of the interrealm portal, the Quebecois Empire would grow to incorporate territories across many regions.

The Empire, while formed by military warfare and supported by its allied nations (see: Gatchingerrak Union's constituent nations), was an odd one of own. It did not suppress the peoples or the cultures, but focused on the equal standings between the locals (this being mostly the ruling elites of the territories) who would fall under the mostly similar administrative and economic frameworks (citation needed for latter btw). Thus, the Empire was stood to be a short-term option with nations fostered to develop their own, nationalistic path over time. With the growing inequalities faced domestically at home, and the overseas territories becoming increasingly unmanageable in economic terms by the early-1900s, decolonisation and the further bloc-ification of the Quebecois Empire and its allies were inevitable and encouraged.

Eventually, the Empire would turn into that of the Quebecois Commonwealth, a loose political and economic union of two-dozen nations, with the process finished by year 1949. The nation, now without a glitter (and grime) of an empire, had to embark on their own path to redefine themselves. Continued encouragement of immigration from both Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth nations, which had coincided the postwar decades' excitement and calls for cultural liberalisation, would further diversify the nation. At the same time the resilient strength of the nation's economy, even after all the booms-and-busts of economic cycles, nationalisation and privatisation and re-nationalisation policies, would too ensure that Quebec and Shingoryeo, just over a century after the nation-defining Southern Rushmori War and the de-markation of the Quebecois Empire, and just under a decade after historical Foxchester Declaration, is still a darn good place to live, if slightly expensive.

Quebec and Shingoryeo is a federal parliamentary democracy and semi-constitutional monarchy, currently led by Christine II as the head of state. There are three official languages - English, French and Korean - with local indigenous languages spoken in regional capacity. Quebec and Shingoryeo has one of the largest economies in both regions, which is built upon its strengths in heavy industry, finance and agriculture.

As the seat of the former Quebecois Empire and the current Quebecois Commonwealth, Quebec & Shingoryeo has stood as a major power in Anaia and Atlantian Oceania. It has also maintained its historical status as one of major international powers in culture, science and philosophy - a feat achieved partly through the existence of Quebecois Commonwealth and its geopolitical location between Anaia, Atlantian Oceania and Rushmore, but also through long history of social and cultural homogeneity that originated from the nation's founding day. That said the nation, once an active participant in international wars, has stayed peaceful and relatively conflict-less, and is expected to uphold the past forty years of peacetime.

Travel Advice that may or may not come handy

Travelling to Quebec and Shingoryeo is a fun, multi-planar experience (lol) of own, and Twin Cities, being among more historical of cities, even more so. It can feel daunting and all that - I totally understand it! So, with this in mind, here are some travel tips you could use for next three weeks of fun in Menagwes:

1. Laws, laws and laws.

Quebec and Shingoryeo is known to be a fairly liberal country in terms of certain laws, and it's partly true. That is probably why you are smelling a bit of marijuana and may be drinking too much on an outdoor patio of a local delicatessen while walking down the street.

The minimum age to purchase and consume substances vary in what substance - 14 for alcohol, 16 for marijuana, and 21 for tobacco. Possession and consumption of said substances (which also include a narrow list of recreational drugs) on outdoors are predictably legal as well, though some boomers and fitness maniacs may openly judge you if you do them on a park or somewhere that public.

There is a total ban on indoor public smoking, however, and this extends to sporting events in general. Drinking on indoor venues, while not prohibited, will be frowned upon. Besides, why would you drink indoors when there is just a pub down the road with way cheaper and better quality Anju?

Drugs trade, unless they are from a legal vendor and for legal substance, is banned. So if you are a local or a tourist who roll up the J or pop molly on after hours on a park after watching an amazing day of Greco-Roman wrestling (men's 130kg weight class), you are more than welcome to go to a state-owned Cannabiscorp or a co-op store and buy stuff instead.

What is no different than other past hosting nations are firearms. Firearm ownership, let alone use, are heavily restricted in Quebec and Shingoryeo with exceptions only given to those whose work requires for it (e.g. shooters, pentathletes, some members of the police and the military), or those who have likely survived months and several dozen pages of application process for a hunting rifle. For this Olympics, since the shooting and modern pentathlon events are played in Prescott and not Twin Cities, let's just assume that it's probably not a good idea to not bring your favourite Glock or Colt .45 to Quebecois soil.

2. Quebecois Pound (Q£) is the national currency. The exchange rate is roughly Q£1 = NSD 2.00. Foreign credit cards will be accepted into most bank ATMs.

3. As have seen above, Quebec and Shingoryeo has three official languages - English, French and Korean - with local indigenous language(s) also used on regional capacity. While all three languages will be used on official capacity, the language dynamic there is bit more complicated - the best way to describe this is by using a quote from Sylvain IV 'The Thinker', the great-grandfather of current Christine II - 'I speak English to a Banker, French to a Dancer, Korean to a Thinker, and the Original Tongue to a God.'

In Twin Cities area, English and Korean are primarily spoken. That said, it is probable that a local would speak their respective dialect of Acadian English or Grinshemian Dialect (Korean), with latter traditionally viewed to be more difficult to be translated on spoken or listening capacity for non-locals, and this includes the Quebecois from other parts of the country (OOC note: Can confirm on this as native speaker of said dialect - my brother has difficulty understanding when me and my grandmaman speak the dialect at times IRL).

4. Quebecois people are usually known to be talkative, celebratory and most importantly blunt, and they will rarely apologise or remain polite unless on close capacity. While those in need of help or directions will always be helped, and you will be set for a long time after that, it is expected that the help be asked first by those whom this may concern.

In local capacity, this remains true, if not more so - the locals, whether of Habpo Brahmin or more recent of familial origins - are infamous on other parts of the country to be rude. Now, whether that is true or not may be up to you (on how to roleplay it), but that's something to consider. That said, once the help is sought out and all goes well, you will be set for the rest of your time here, and may have found yourself a lifelong mate to come stay over or drink with.

5. The rights of freedom of speech and assembly are guaranteed. The people of Twin Cities, after all, are particularly known for their display of love for their city. The locals' hooliganing tendencies, especially on the games of their beloved Saint John Green Sox of QBO or Steelers of QFL, are well known across Quebec.

That said, this does not mean freedom from consequences.

In reflection of the past Olympic Games, specifically Games of the IX and XIII Olympiad where acts of terrorism had occurred, there will be strict security checks when entering the venues and certain buildings (see: the HCC, the Olympic Village, etc), with additional personnel placed across the city. As with Prescott, strict security-related policy will be allowed -- no flares, no disorder, no obscenely large banners, no hooligans, and no criminality of any sort is allowed. The last section, in particular, is key to note - displays of hate speech will not be tolerated.

6. The question of religion is a complicated one, perhaps even more so than languages. Traditionally, Roman Catholicism, Mahayana Buddhism, Anglicanism, and Indigenous religions are considered as four religious pillars of state, and are viewed with particular interest by state and people. All four pillars, as well as other minor religions, incorporate various elements of native shamanism and folk traditions, and do not always follow the rules from Vatican or Canterbury, something that have complicated the authority-to-authority relations over the Interrealm portal.

The rights of religion are unquestioned here, and this will remain the same throughout the course of the Olympic Games. People tend to be careful being aware of other person's religions though, and their way to address it is usually not asking about them. At least not on the first impression/moment, else they be viewed as rude.

7. If you need police, fire or most importantly medical help, please call 777. (Yeah, it's literally 777).

Visitors and athletes of delegations will be able to receive excellent and prompt care from the city's hospitals and walk-in clinics under the People's Healthcare Services (PHS). Specialists may take a little bit longer time to reach, but for most part will be there for you in time. Those interested in consulting services re: traditional medicine will be given referrals, but those likely require a friend or two, or a local jack, who knows one.

For the course of the Olympics, three local hospitals will be providing services - Royal Infirmary on Habpo cluster, the Muhak Natl. Univ. Hospital on Daehakro, and newly-opened Mipo General Hospital.

8. Food and alcohol here should be fine, if slightly spicy. Influenced by the indigenous fare and the influences of haute cuisine coming from the Joseonian settlers of old, the Quebecois cuisine is largely based upon rice, other diverse kinds of grains, vegetables, and meats. In this part of Calania, moose, lamb and caribou are known to be particularly popular, which have long survived the wave of delicacies that are no longer eaten.

They are also known for intensive use of spices, sauces and pastes. Seafood is extremely popular across the country, though their affordability remains up in the air unless you reside on West or East Coast - more inland parts usually consume freshwater fare instead. Quebecois do not have particularly picky taste of alcohol in general, though what alcohols you drink usually depends on your cultural background and socieconomic demographics. Smoking culture is massive here, and while cigarette smoking is very slowly declining over the years, marijuana's prominence in society is not something that's being challenged anytime soon.

As for Twin Cities, just remember three fares - Seafood, Soju and Chowder. Those are particularly popular, accessible and most importantly affordable. Local eating culture is probably best found in the local restaurants. Best bets would be found not on the Mipo area, but near the Mulchi Seafood Market or the Montreuil Square Market on the other side of Alexandre-IV Bridge or on most areas of Daehakro (College Boulevard Cluster).

Welcome to Twin Cities!

Twin Cities is one of the most historical cities of Quebec and Shingoryeo. Located in the mouth of the Menagwes Bay, and formerly the southernmost city of Acadie province, it is one of the three East Coast metropolises that face the Grinshem Sea to the east of the Quebecois Realms and the N.A.F.T.A. Zone of five nations that are, for some complicated reasons soon to be RP'd in the last quarter of the OOC calendar year 2022, located in Anaia and Atlantian Oceania. But for official administrative purposes, it is mostly recognised as a Anaian location.

Twin Cities were founded by the earliest Koreanophone and Anglophone settlers who had moved into the Menagwes Bay area from the Grinshem Sea in the early-mid 1400s, and had subsequently intermarried and merged into indigenous peoples present in the region. Marked by the Downtown core that retains great parts of buildings and structures from the 1700s and the 1800s, Twin Cities is famous for its charm as a city that historically played a significant role in Quebecois history up to early-mid 1900s. In particular, it's known for a strong history of different socioeconomical groups best represented in three terms - the Habpo Brahmin, City of Quebecois Anarchists, and the Shamrock Society - and have always held strong intellectual and financial output (also meaning overrepresented in Joongyeong and Songak societies!) as a result.

The greater city's namesake, on the other hand, is a much more recent phenomenon. It comes from the two cities of Habpo and Saint John, whose amalgamation with smaller municipalities had occurred a decade ago and with successful results. Like that, the so-called 'Piraeus of Calania' refuses to live into the past, however, as it has long evolved into a city of innovations over the last 50 years, with the area maintaining the highest number of schools per capita in Quebec and high numbers of technology and business professionals who have started their businesses. With rows of parks, libraries, museums and playgrounds all over the city's centre core, the city continues to bring great promise for decades to come.

The Menagwes Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) operates a 114-station subway and commuter rail system within and outside of city borders, with ticket holders, and athletes and officials with accreditations, will be given free access to the transit system during the IBC 35. Twin Cities International Airport (TCY/TCIA), located on the southeastern tip of the Bay, is accessible by public transport - the MBTA will be providing direct access to all three clusters via Blue Line, with the airport loop serving the airport’s both domestic and international terminals.

Those three clusters, as you can see right above, are Daehakro (translated in English as College Boulevard), Habpo (Downtown) and Mipo. The clusters located from each other by a 5-10 minute ride on the Twin Cities Subway. Now without further ado...

MIPO (OLYMPIC PARK) CLUSTER

Olympic Village
Two Rivers Stadium - Ceremonies, Gridiron Football, Lacrosse
National Hockey Centre - Hockey
Mipo Aquatics Centre - Aquatics (Water Polo)
National Steelworkers Union Centre - Handball
The Gazebo at Mipojoseon - Volleyball (Indoor)
Homebush Green - Basketball (3x3)

The Olympic Park is the area of focus for the Quebecois half of the Olympics. Built around the pre-existing Mipojoseon Sports Complex and the Two Rivers Stadium, 54,000-seater which will be expanded to 70,000 to host both ceremonies and both gridiron and lacrosse events, the Olympic Park cluster is located in the southern half of Mipo district east of Downtown and southeast of Daehakro. Most of the area was once the home to the Mipojoseon Shipyards, whose operations moved to the east end of the city six years ago, and the repurposing and the redevelopment of the area, promoted in the bidding process by the Twin Cities mayor Irene Kweon Binnington as 3:Re (Regeneration, Redesign and Rethink), have been one of the sustainability and community-related goals the city looked into.

This, combined with the opportunity to incorporate preexisting arenas and an aquatic centre in a multi-sports complex by multi-sport Mipojoseon Athletic Club, has made it a particularly intriguing project of a cluster. Most of the complex is renovated from the currently-existing structures - The Gazebo at Mipojoseon (cap. 14,000), National Steelworkers Union Centre (cap. 8,000) and Mipo Aquatics Centre (technically part of southern half, unlike others, cap. 6,000) - while the only new stadium/arena built on the complex will be the National Hockey Centre (NHC) with four fields. The centre of the Olympic Park, where the public flame is centred around, will see regular market fairs and various shows by local buskers or maybe the fans from abroad (OOC: feel free to use this as an RP fodder!).

What may be even more interesting for those concerned, however, is the Olympic Village on the southern half of the Cluster. As a crucial part of aforementioned 3:Re Program, the Olympic Village and newly-created park of Homebush Green, where the 3x3 basketball events will be held, are designed and built to address housing crisis in the city that has seen a population surge in the recent years. The project, primarily consisting of low-medium floor condominiums and apartmentsthat are fully accessible and wheelchair-friendly, will be providing accommodation for up to 12,000 athletes, coaches and officials. Each building will also be provided with a 8 minute walk access to a local metro and bus station. Surrounded by heavily-wooded parks, and with Homebush Green to the south, the village will be able to attain both maximised level of privacy and excitement on and close to their premises.

Following the conclusion of the Olympics, which will be occurring in July, the Olympic Village will be converted into a residential suburb. With the succeeding organisation coming from a city-owned Housing Co-operative, the new neighbourhood of 'Homebush Green' will feature predominantly low-price student and low-income housing options on a community with a general hospital, schools and shops (see: Strathfield Mipo City) on plans.

Finally, if you are a prospective athlete or prospect looking to stay in the cluster and watch their favourite athletes and coaches on closer distance, the Olympic ParkTel will be made available for your stay. [OOC note: if your delegation is not really looking to stay in the Olympic Village for various reasons you may already have in mind for RPing purposes, sure you can ask to stay here as well - just remember that the ParkTel isn't really a five-star hotel].

Built last summer to host future athletes and officials of youth competitions, the ParkTel is a 17-floor, 500-room hotel/condominium that is located right next to the Mipo station and just outside of the Olympic Park. Due to the relative nature of youth team stays and whatnot, it is befit with multi-room suites and mega-room suites (imagine those where 10 teammates can stay over a heated Tatami/Ondol floor inside a single, gigantic room) on top of usual hotel rooms. The first floor features a decently-sized convenience store, local produces corner, and on the basement gym and a 25m pool. For the duration of the Olympics, your accommodation will either be fully paid for by the RQOC or at least given heavy discounts.

HABPO CLUSTER

Ellington Park - Baseball, Softball
101st Regiment Armoury - Weightlifting, Gymnastics (Rhythmic)
Habpo Commons - Aquatics (Marathon Swimming), Beach Volleyball, Triathlon
Habpo Convention Centre - Fencing, Judo, MPC, Table Tennis, Wrestling
KD Centre - Gymnastics (Artistic and Trampoline), Basketball (Finals)

On the other side of the Alexandre IV Bridge features the bustling Downtown cluster. Facing the shipyards on the banks of Tartanmouth River, the Habpo Convention Centre and Menagwes Gardens are linked to each other and three hotels by a walkway, and have long hosted endless international conventions, expositions and conventions.

The Menagwes Garden (or KD Garden, for those who are used to watching QBL/QHL telecasts), the Twin Cities' primary arena, is a state of art arena located right beside the old Mipo Port, where the old Commons and surrounding districts are being maintained by the Port Authority. The 20,500-seater is a multi-purpose arena that usually hosts professional hockey and basketball, that usually meaning Saint John Acadiens (QHL) and Twin Cities Celtics (QBL) home games. Airy realms of the arena, aided by large crowd capacity and food gallery available on the second floor, has most recently been tested in the hosting of the International Basketball Championships 35's latter stages. Following peaceful, event-less running of the tournament, it is expected that the arena be good to host gymnastics (artistic and trampoline) and basketball finals events for the Olympics.

Located in heart of the Downtown's eastern half, and just two to three blocks away from practically anywhere you want to go, Habpo Convention Centre is the city's biggest convention centre. Built on the demolished ruins of many super-long-named old buildings that likely costed a previous mayor his next election in 1970s (something like 80 years ago), the convention centre is used for conventions, expositions and exhibitions year-round and are maintained to their highest capacity.

Here six halls of the HCC, which can hold approximately 8,000 spectators on each hall, will be hosting Fencing, Judo, Table Tennis and Wrestling events. Halls 1 and 2 will be hosting Judo (Days 1 to

and Wrestling (2 out of 3 weight classes between Days 10 to 17), with Day 9 marked as an off-day between them. Halls 3 and 4 will be hosting Table Tennis events, which will start at Day 1 and conclude at Day 14. Halls 5 and 6, in the meanwhile, will be combined to host fencing events, which will conclude at Day 9, with Hall 5 used to host as an wrestling event (third weight class) between Days 10 and 17. Each HCC hall, while known to be excellent in sound and acoustics, is found to be to be relatively smaller in space due to its design (don't cramp seatings pls, future architects). This likely means that while the in-game atmosphere is likely to be amplified for Judo and Wrestling matches, it may mean minor inconveniences of those participating in table tennis or fencing events. Be-ware.

The HCC will also host the Media and Press Centre (MPC) for the duration of the Olympics with those accredited (or maybe one of those higher-ups) given accommodation on three hotels linked to the HCC linked by a walkway - Menagwes Grand Opry, Ashbury Place Hotel or Jamison Hotel at Sefton Pier. It is most likely, however, that they will be staying at the Menagwes Grand Opry Hotel (OOC: imagine that as top 3 floors on top of a century-old Chateauesque hotel). Facing directly opposite to the HCc and only two blocks away from the Ha bpo Commons, it is mostly known for two major features - a hip, pricey rooftop bar on the 47th floor with the panorama view of the city, and the Opry Hall, a country-folk music theatre of 1,000-seats known for several historical events on the first floor.

On the other side of Downtown, facing the Daehakro Cluster, stands 101st Regiment Armoury and Ellington Park. Former home of the 101st Regiment that used to provide firefighting services within the city borders, it will play host to weightlifting and rhythmic gymnastics. Just 500m away from it stands legendary [url=
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The cluster features plenty of events and attractions on a yearlong basis. The city's heritage as one of the oldest cities, provided with legacies of the Habpo Brahmin, old-world elite whose ancestry usually comes from the earliest days of the nation, can easily be seen with the upper half of Downtown along Monteruil House and the Market Square, as well as western half of Downtown where their names are easily found on plaques and titles. On the Eastern side of Downtown there are more vibrant, contemporary displays of history. The Old Port and its two piers, where Menagwes Garden is partly located in, holds longstanding history of history of accepting immigrants from various parts of the Multiverse - those largely meaning immigrants from the Licentian Isles or Acadiana out in Esportiva, or Jewish immigrants from constituent nations of the Gatchingerrak Union - and the city's long history of labour movements and socialism have come not really from the collegians of Daehakro quarters, but from the peoples who had lived around the Port. The current City government under Irene Kweon Binnington, whose father was one of the leading union leaders a generation or two ago, has placed a particular focus around preserving the area's legacy. You may be able to find them rightaway through Sefton Pier, Customs House or solemn 1917 Strike Memorial Centre.

Or if you are not as comfortable about the area's history, there are other options you can visit. For those looking for something to eat (I didn't say restaurant food), local seafood or fresh produces at the Mulchi Fish Market and Montreuil Market Square, or conveniently-placed delicatessens or chowder places would be able to help you out. You are also more than welcome to nearby galleries and theatres, in particular the National Gallery of Art - Acadie, Campbell Art Gallery (contemporary art) or Regina Phillips Theatre (musical theatre! national tours!).

Or you can just have a walk around the area. Just down the road stands the Twin Cities' oldest designated park, the Habpo Commons. With it set to host a wide variety of concerts and multiple olympic events, the Habpo Commons will play host to marathon swimming, triathlon and beach volleyball on one half and host a wide variety of concerts on the other half. It has been agreed between the QBC, the organising committee and the City Hall that some concerts and events from the QBC Proms will be performed at the Commons and the Mengwes Opera House (located southwest of the cluster, near Ellington Park) from July to September, while ther artists welcome to perform concerts and engagements of it over the course of the Olympics as well. (OOC: Feel free to use this as an RP fodder!!! Opportunity!!!) With Downtown possibly feeling a bit cramped at times due to tight, narrow and crowded pavements, it is likely that Habpo Commons, in people's attempt to rush, will be bustling for excitement, while giving people time to rest and enjoy the surrounding nature.

DAEHAKRO (COLLEGE BOULEVARD) CLUSTER

Skylight Arena - Basketball (Team)
Rudy and Alma Greenbaum Centre - Badminton
Yongma College Aquatics Centre - Aquatics (Swimming, Diving, Artistic Swimming)

* Yongma College, Acadie Institute of Technology (universities), Beaudoin and Calvert Colleges (community colleges), combined have several side arenas that will be used for the course of basketball, handball and volleyball group stage.

Finally, the third cluster located four to five kilometres away is the Daehakro (College Boulevard) cluster. A collegiate cluster consisting of three universities and two community colleges, it is known for super-old brick buildings, walkways with lots of trees, a wide range of eateries, cafes and not to mention overpriced student housing options.

On the top of the mountain we have the Skylight Arena. Located on the mountainside campus of the Muhak National University (MNU), the Skylight is a state-of-art, multipurpose arena that is used by the university's QIS basketball and hockey teams during the school year. With the university of 37,000 undergraduate and 12,500 postgraduate students currently having summer classes, the 12,500-seater will be hosting the team basketball events. It's a very nice arena and whatnot, but the issue of security and transportation access, which has been raised on the previous hosting of the IBC-35's, will be put into challenge here. Like...sometimes it can suck having to climb 500m in order to watch your team play after suffering a hangover from having 50 too many Soju bottles.

Now, once you go down the mountains and away from the MNU campus, it gets lot easier. On the western half of the cluster is the Yongma College campus. There we expect to see three full weeks of jam-packed action in the Catholic university's newly-built Aquatics Centre, which had taken a decade, half-a-dozen delays and likely few thousand complaints by locals, students and faculty members for noise produced it. Anyways, the Yongma College Aquatics Centre is a behemoth of own, with two fully-sized pools and a diving pool, and is expected to be used by both university and local communities.

At the same time we also have the Rudy and Alma Greenbaum Centre (Cap. 10,000), where badminton events will be hosted on the grounds of the Acadie Institute of Technology as one of two other primary venues of this cluster. Located right along the riverbanks of the Menagwes River, the AIT campus is conveniently located with only 7 to 10 minutes walk away from the Saint John Thrushcross Grange station, where most of the QNR services (high-speed rail MACH included) stop. The campuses of both the AIT and nearby Beaudoin and Calvert Colleges, however, a bit smaller, and with how busy the summer is expected to be, accessing the arena may end up being a hassle of own due to crowd and traffic congestion on certain hours. At least they have nice, late-1800s buildings that have been rebuilt on the inside, and streets filled with cafes, boutique bookstores, interesting shops and pubs with cheap shots and alright beers everywhere.

Outside of Clusters:
Rimini Beach, Exbury - Surfing

Exbury is a small, seaside town of 30,000 people about 60 kilometres southwest of Twin Cities area. Formerly a railway town on the Quebeco-Semarland Border, it has been known to be a particular reputation among Quebecois, both local and elsewhere, to be a quiet, vacationing town with its own charms. Famous for a dozen islands offshore, as well as tidal flats that start from west of the city, the town's sceneries and relative ditance has helped it to economically shift from lumber and fishing industry to tourism.

The surfing events of this Olympics will be held in Rimini Beach, located on the eastern end of Downtown and just below the Rimini Resort. As a longtime host of the Exbury Cup, one of the six events of the Quebecois domestic surfing circuit that have been in existence since 1974 (82 years ago), the events are expected to run relatively smoothly on the operations standpoint, even if the waves - those that can reach around 50-70' - can be dangerous as times.

Due to relative distance between Rimini Beach and the Twin Cities, the Rimini Resort will be providing free accommodations for the participants, and discounts for those with tickets to the event. The Resort, owned and operated by the Quebecois National Railways' (QNR) hotel division, is famous for their saltwater baths and Shingle style architecture, so make sure to have a picture with this place!

Preliminary round and group stage matches in Men's Baseball, Women's Softball, Men's and Women's American Football, and Men's and Women's Lacrosse are held across Quebec and Shingoryeo.

by **Alezian Union** » Sun Jul 17, 2022 9:11 pm

You can find out more about the four Alezian Union members HERE!

by **West Phoenicia** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 3:37 am

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The smell of excited anticipation is thick in the air. A beautiful scent from the Heavens drizzling upon the citizens of West Phoenicia. Banners of purple, gold, and scarlet erected upon city poles waved in the gentle breeze.
A feeling of Christmas filled the hearts of sporting fans.

The XVI Olympics, which seemed so far away, has galloped at full speed onto the world stage. Calling nations and athletes to descend upon Prescott, Electrum and Twin Cities, Quebec & Shingoryeo, the Olympic hosts to compete in this massive multisport event.

West Phoenicia has left its mark at the Summer Olympic Games, having competed since the XI Games.
The West Phoenician Olympic Committee was ecstatic to send a new delegation to compete.

Cedric Wyatt, the new Olympic Federation President for Team West Phoenicia who replaced Baroness Flora Freeman who retired, dived into the role promising bigger and better things from West Phoenicia.

I interviewed Mr. Wyatt last month to allow him to share what we can expect from Team West Phoenicia and all things Olympics.

We met in Leopard Gate Park, in uptown Melbourne-Haven public gardens. We sat drinking Spiced Pumpkin Latte and devouring hot dogs with onion, cheese, mustard, and tomato sauce. A quick lunch break for Cedric Wyatt whose schedule leading up to the Games was filled to the brim and overflowing.

Younger than I imagined, Cedric Wyatt was 35 but looked 25. Short cropped brown hair, light brown eyes, an athletic physique, and a relaxed sunny disposition.
He didn't have the appearance of a politician, something I blurted out before I had a chance to shut my mouth. He chuckled as if it wasn't the first time someone posed the question to him. He said he had his horn and tail clipped off.
In all seriousness, he was a member of the Antebellum Conservative Party. Currently serving his second term after winning Re-election at the last National Election. While very active within the party, it surprised many long-term members he was given an important ministry like sports after Baroness Freeman retired.

many within your party question why such a plum role was given to someone with only a short resume in parliament.

"I may only be in my second term with this government. I've been very active in assisting senior members with proposing legislation and assisting them on special committees, all to benefit the nation. I've also strongly represented my district, ensuring their wants are being met. I'm not one to just sit at my desk and have people come to me, I go into the community. That's why I was Reelected by a large margin, I'm the Representative who does what he says.

Why the Ministry of Sports?

"My family has a strong connection to sports and fitness. My mother was a member of the national netball squad. She was then hired by the Institute of Sports as an assistant coach before working her way up to coach the team. She is now the Vice President of the West Phoenician Netball Federation.
My father owns and runs a sports medicine clinic that assists several City-state sports teams.
While one of my sisters is a triathlete, she also volunteers to teach young girls to be triathletes too. So my family is very sports connected. So it was a dream opportunity for me to lead a ministry that is sports related.

Thoughts on the upcoming Olympic Games?

I am blessed to be in a position to help guide our Olympic team to these Games. The Olympic Games have always excited me, keeping me glued to my chair. It's an honour to be in a position where I can shape the best team possible to send to compete, working alongside the Institute of Sport and the West Phoenician Olympic Committee. I believe as usual they will make us proud with all of their on field professionalism and achievements. One is never bored watching a West Phoenician athlete competing.

How about off the field during their social times?

The same pledge applies under my leadership, as it did with Baroness Flora Freeman. We are going to compete in sports in two countries, all eyes will be on the Games. Every athlete has signed a waiver to behave and be drama free on and off the field. Save the drams for our reality television and not the Olympic Games. I'll be very upset if anyone creates a mess or embarrases the nation during these Games. I have faith nothing dramatic will happen, except over excitement for pulling in gold for our nation.

Do we expect to see you in the Olympic stands?

I plan to be in the Twin Cities, Quebec & Shingoryeo for the Opening Ceremony. Prescott, Electrum for the closing ceremony. I'll spend my time in half of each city, watching as many sports as I'm able. It's such a great privilege to be in. I look forward to waving to the West Phoenician delegation as they march out in their beautiful uniform underneath our wondrous flag.

Speaking of flags. What are your thoughts on the current debate about the flag?

I know at the moment there is fierce debate surrounding the flag. Many people in the community feel the flag should not be changed and the new flag should not be unveiled at these Olympic Games. That the flag should be the one that has been waved at the last few games and not the one still open to debate. I can see both sides of the issue. But we need to be civil and respectful and understanding. We currently have two flags and many from the West Phoenician Olympic Committee thought previewing a new flag to the world during the Olympics will give us a better understanding of whether we embrace the new or keep the old.

Sports you believe we will do well in?

I'm going to say all of them. Come on West Phoenicia!!!!

Sports where we need vast improvements if we will ever stand a chance?

We still lack outstanding achievements in team sports. Field Hockey, basketball, Indoor Volleyball, Football. While we have won a medal in Rugby and Handball, they were more flukes than achievements. We just had a good run with teams who were on par with us. However, against a talented team, we still come off second best. It is something we are continuing to work on.
It's also a shame that over the years Baseball and Water Polo are starting to fall short. West Phoenicia has a great history with both those sports so it's sad to see they have declined. But I have my fingers crossed we will beat bloody Kelssek at Water Polo.

Other sports where I don't see us in any position to win is golf and I'm going to say fencing.
Fencing has become very competitive and a lot of A-class athletes and teams have built up a strong portfolio over recent years, where we have stayed the same and gone backward. It's a sport depending on how well they do, it will be a sport I will approve extra funding for in moving forward.
Thessalonike Ptolemy, Sherry Tyre, Marchioness Linda Lebanon, women's Team Sabre at the XIV Summer Games, Orean, Liventia, and Istria, Banija was our last medal. We underperformed in Terranean; Electrum at the last Games. We return with some fresh new faces mixed with seasoned players, so you never know how well we will do.
Paula Cinnamon, the Head of the West Phoenician Fencing Federation says Men's Foil and Women's Sabre are the must-watch disciplines of this sport, so I'll be making sure to check those out.

As for golf, it is just not that popular for viewers or West Phoenicians in general. It's treated more as a hobby for the bulk of people really only have two tournaments for golfers to compete in. It will be a struggle for us to place, but if they do, it would be a great advertisement to get more young people on the golf course and start putting golf on the map.
In calling out these sports, I don't want to name and shame them. I wish them all equal success. How well an athlete or team finishes affect funding and endorsements. So I know everyone will go out and do their best and who knows in a few years we could see sports like Handball and golf become so popular in West Phoenicia that the qualifications to get to the Olympics will be even more competitive than they already are.

Can the nation outdo its previous appearance by claiming more gold, silver, and bronze?

Anything is possible. We have a high-performing team who are capable of great things. We have a solid history of attending both Winter and Summer Olympic Games where we often do exceedingly well in the Summer Games.
I don't want to make any predictions but the fortune tellers in our support staff predict an enjoyable Games.

Our interview was finished there as Cedric Wyatt's lunch break was over and he had to return to the Office. I and I hope all my readers wish him well as he takes the reigns of the West Phoenician Olympic delegation. We hope he can proceed to administer the delegation and the sports portfolio just as successfully as his predecessors.

by **Islands Of Ventro** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:36 am

For the first time competing, Islands of Ventro has high hopes for its athletes. Parades to send them of new broadcasting deals were made to televise the event for the viewers at home. A interview with Ivan Irque, the nations star runner showcases the excitement in the atmosphere. Here is a snippet from that.

Reporter: "So Ivan, your one of the only athletes competing that is taking part in multiple events, do you think your ready?"

Ivan: "I do think I am,I think the entire country is, this is a good place to showcase are prowess at athletics on the international stage. We are not just ready to compete. We are ready to win."

R: "As your well aware, the athletes that are also competing there are some of the best in the world. How do you think you stack up against them?"

I: "Honestly some of the others guys are great, but I think we all have a chance to win this. I'm lucky to get to compete in multiple events, *he laughs* it means I get more chances."

A quote from Ivans brother Pablo (Who is also competing in High Jump) sums up the feeling that is sweeping across the nation.

"This isn't just about the athletes, its about the people, the nation, the pride." -Pablo Irque

The hopes are high for team sports as they gear up for the Olympics. The esteemed IOV Handball team issued a statement to the press stating that they weren't going there to lose, they were going their to win the entire thing. Not all the teams were so cocky as bothe the women's lacrosse and women's gridiron football says there going for the experience and to say they did.

Thanks for checking out this sneak peak of the XVI Olympic games.

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by **The Daystar Isles** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 11:07 am

The Federation of the Daystar Isles is a collection of several hundred equatorial islands separated into two primary archipelagos: Sunrise in the east and Sundown roughly 400 nautical miles to the west. Nearly 20% of the population inhabits the metropolitan capital city of Shining Heart, which occupies the entirety of the nation's largest island, located in Sundown. The country's motto, Fiat lux, means "Let there be light," and is intended to express the endless curiosity and optimistic spirit that characterizes the people of the twin archipelagos.

Politically isolated until quite recently, the Daystar Isles took their first steps into the international community by joining the Liberal Democratic Union of nation-states, and the Daystar Islian delegation of athletes is excited and eager to participate in the Olympiad for the very first time. As might be expected for a perpetually sunny island nation, the Daystar Islian delegation is primarily made up of aquatic athletes, but the presence of men's and women's badminton teams reflects the popularity of racquet sports. Water polo and beach volleyball duel for the title of "national sport" in the Daystar Isles, and the Daystar Isles send strong men's and women's squads in both sports.

The Daystar Islian athletes most likely to appear on the medal stand are Kori Koritaki in women's windsurfing and the duo of Von Nakinaki and Del Toriloki in men's beach volleyball. However, keep an eye on Rowdi Kilimoku and Piki Molakoli on the women's side of the beach volleyball court, and on both of the Daystar Islian water polo teams. Bok Yasiteki and Gosen Nelikuvu could also make some noise in the surfing event, Bok on the men's side and Gosen on the women's. The entire nation will also be behind Jikat Tomajoro, who will be the longest of longshots in the women's triathlon, but became a national inspiration through her determination to qualify for this Olympiad after overcoming Hodgkin's lymphoma. She will carry the flag for the Daystar Islian delegation during the opening ceremonies.

by **HMS Onslaught** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 6:59 pm

HMS Onslaught Returns to the Olympics

Ahoy There landlubbers!

Captain Fletcher: We be back at the Olympics, but don't be fooling yerselves, we don't be looking for sporting glory, we be only interested in getting as much booty as possible. That be right, we hear there's plenty of gold and silver and that's what we want! Although… don't bother with that bronze nonsense. Bronze don't be worth nothing.

Landsman Øye: I hate to interrupt Captain, but that was a double negative.

Captain Fletcher: Shut up Landsman Øye! Now where was I? Oh yeah, we entered the last Olympics, but only came away with one silver and one bronze. A very disappointing haul that be. But we did learn a lot from that thar experience. So this time I'm sure we'll get our hands on much more booty.

We be having a very strong team in the sailing, rowing and surfing events. Well, we are sailors, we should be good at those there events.

But this time, we be also trying our hand at diving, boxing and shooting.

The crew often be diving off the fins of the Conning Tower, but I never did see them to any fancy flips or nothing.

Landsman Øye: I once saw Leading Seaman Estrada dive off the fins and not spill a drop from the beer bottle he was holding. That ought to impress the judges.

Captain Fletcher: Then there be shooting. Give my men a torpedo and they'll take down anything, but these tiny little pistols an' rifles, they don't be a submariner's weapon… they be a landlubber's weapon!

Then there be boxing. Now my men love a good brawl, but I be reading up on these Olympic boxing rules. Apparently some Marquess of Queensberry have gone and ruined it all. I've never met this Queensberry fella, but it seems that smacking someone 'round the head with a beer bottle don't be allowed!

Landsman Øye: Don't forget our surprise entrant! Introducing Unsinkable Sam…

Landsman Øye: The ship's cat… how wonderful!

Captain Fletcher: YAAR! He be having four legs, so more contact with the board and he have a lower centre of gravity too. Perfect for surfing!

by **The Sarian** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 5:17 am

Olympics - Day Zero preview

The Olympics kick off with the opening ceremony. Or sorry, ceremonies. This year, the Olympics are being held across two countries and both will welcome athletes for a night of music, vaguely nationalist storytelling and fireworks. Plus, flag nerds will have even longer to look at the parade of nations. The Two Rivers Stadium will host for Quebec and Shingoryeo with Tomos Ijbow leading the Saari delegation out. Ijbow, who won three medals at the last Olympics, will be hoping not to embed the curse which afflicted previous flagbearer Sofia Antonis. The swimmer came into the fifteenth games having won an amazing four medals in Orean and Istira, and had a fantastic shot at significantly adding to her tally. She didn't win a single medal. Putting Ijbow as flag bearer may add to this - the gymnastics tournament kicks off the next day with qualification for all subsequent rounds...

You have to feel for Electrum - having put on an amazing show four years ago, the organising committee have to think of another knew idea for the Prescott leg of the ceremony. Having gone for an environmental message last time out, our bet is on something to do with world peace. Or perhaps transport - Electrum just strikes me of a nation of people that can get slightly too passionate about suburban light rail. Leading The Sarian out here is Audra Aveskamp, perhaps the most unexpected gold medalist of the previous games. It'll be an uphill (pun very much intended) battle for the sports climber to retain her medal, but being given the honour of leading the team out has to be some recognition of what an amazing achievement her record breaking climb was. And yes, the white blazers are back! Having caused a bit of a storm four years ago, the Olympic Board have not backed down.

Before the ceremonies, there are some sports kicking off - albeit with no medal events. Saari viewers may wish to cast their viewing eyes down to the Black Stone Marina in Port Grenville where the sailing regatta begins. Amongst the fierce battles between sailors from The Licentian Isles and Graintfjall last Olympics, The Sarian failed to win a single sailing medal on the beautiful Terranean Coast. For a sport boasting such a large base of amateurs, this was clearly unacceptable. To be fair to the Olympic Board, they've put their money where their mouth is and you can expect The Sarian to at least be competitive in every single event in the regatta. An age old rule for the Olympics is that it is always unlikely that any individual athlete from your country will be the won to win an Olympic medal, but it would be extremely weird if your country didn't win any. Sage advice always, but especially worth remembering in ultra-competitive sailing.

Leo Evenaan flies the flag for The Sarian in the men's one person dinghy. Like most the Saari sailors, he is an Olympics newcomer. Just nineteen, he studies at the University of Ghoberg where he primarily sails on the cities eponymous lake. His biggest rivals include Byron Franks of Electrum, defending the gold that his father Edward Franks won four years ago; Simeon Kalousis of A Kea, who will be looking to get revenge on the Franks clan by going one better than his silver in Bunjil and Captain Fletcher of HMS Onslaught, who previously made it to the medal race in this event but fell short at the final hurdle. Also look out for Krytenia's Marc Rossini, who agonisingly let a medal slip out of his hands in this event. Having led the pack at the end of the fourth day of competition - albeit with a dreadful performance in the eighth race, he dropped down again with an even lower forty-first place finish in race nine. Still, he went into the medal race still in the podium positions ... and finished tenth. The Olympics is the home of good stories, and can you think of a more heartwarming piece of television than those daemons being overcame? Actually, you don't have to look that far: Eura's Andy Everett is back. A mainstay in the Euran team back in the olden days, the three-time Olympic medalist was a bit of a flop when he made a comeback last Olympics but will be looking to show that he's still got it. In the women's event, Lydija Haart will face a difficult field that includes returning silver and bronze medalists Larissa Rugeroni of Lisander and Hatepuna Meyers-Richardson of West Phoenicia. Meyers-Richardson probably looks the most likely, along with Diarcesian Yvonne Abspoel.

Another thing worth watching is the 3x3 basketball. The sport became unexpected box office viewing last time round, with even the basketball-sceptic Saari public getting excited by the shorter, faster paced and more exciting version of the game. Though it probably helped that it was the sport on television first thing in the morning. Regardless, the Saari women look really good this year. Looking at the list of favourites - previous gold medalists, Britonisea; Juvencus, the Vilitan Union, Kriegiersien and hosts, Electrum - it will be a tough ask to walk away with a medal. But to transform from no-hopers to a real competitive unit in such a short period of time is a testament to the work put in (and frankly, the money invested) by the Olympic Board. Sadly, you won’t be able to watch them straight away: The Sarian start with a bye.

What to watch

SAILING — Men's one-person dinghy races one and two, windsurfer races one to three; Women’s one-person dinghy races one and two, windsurfer races one to three
BASKETBALL — Women's 3x3 group stage

by **Krytenia** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 6:37 am

XV OLYMPIC GAMES PREVIEW

ARCHERY
MEDAL HISTORY: 1-2-1
HISTORY PENPIC: Krytenia have a long history of being “just OK” at archery, usually decent enough to win a couple of rounds in the team contest, and having one – and usually only one – archer reach the latter stages of the individual events without troubling the medal matches. Istria changed all that, with the women's team claiming the nation's first ever gold medal in the sport, and the pair of Aston Jeavons and Kat Kristensen pairing up to win mixed team bronze.
PROSPECTS: The women had a disappointing time of things four years ago, with only Kristensen getting past the round of 32. With her now retired, it falls on Victoria Ainslie to lead the female archers to glory. Jeavons, meanwhile, returns for the men, alongside fellow Terranean Coast quarter-finalist Cho Yeong-Ho.

ARTISTIC SWIMMING
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-0-0
HISTORY PENPIC: Not Krytenia's strong (one piece swimming) suit.
PROSPECTS: Our artistic swimmers will exhibit, at the very least, basic competence. Just don't expect any more than that.

ATHLETICS
MEDAL HISTORY: 15-12-11
HISTORY PENPIC: Krytenia have a tendency to pop up somewhere at random and win a few medals – usually in the sprint and one-lap hurdles, where the nation has medalled nine times. There's a smattering of medals in the middle-distance events, too, whilst on the field side of things, we've ploughed a nice little furrow of top three performances in the discus. Istria saw a high point of five golds, including Alejandro Hernandez becoming only the second Krytenian to win the men's 100m, and Sinead Black becoming our first racewalking champion. Sadly, the last Olympics could only produce a trio of silvers, though the hurdles and middle distance boxes were checked; there was also Matthew Cash winning the nation's first shot put medal.
PROSPECTS: Kenny Nais suffered heartbreak when injury ended his medal hopes four years ago; still only 23, he hopes for redemption in the 800m. Eric Saban returns for one last shot at the 1500m, whilst Cash leads a men's field team that includes medal hopes such as Clive Rickard (high jump), Shaun Hamadzic (pole vault), and hammer thrower Jonathan Caravaggio. For the women, meanwhile, Victoria Cunningham's main rival for 800m glory could well be fellow Krytenian Caroline Stroll. Anita Zilli will be hopeful in both sprints, Phillipa Milian looks to upgrade her Terranean Coast silver in the 400m hurdles, Sinead Black is back for a swansong in the walking events, and Alicia Keane (javelin) is best hope in the field events.

BADMINTON
MEDAL HISTORY: 4-6-2
HISTORY PENPIC: Shruton's finest, Dana Ireland, contributed at least in part, to a third of Krytenia's medals. Lasft saw her win a gold and bronze, with a silver and bronze on home court four years later. Since then, the highlight has been an all-Krytenian final in the women's doubles eight years ago.
PROSPECTS: Only Luke Stewart and the mixed doubles pair of David Mustard and Mel Parsons return from the last Games, but there's still potential in the newbies. Christian Stone will be looking to push Stewart in the men's singles, whilst both women's doubles teams have a decent shout at reaching the business end of proceedings.

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-0-0
HISTORY PENPIC: Put simply, it's just not cricket. Sadly, though, cricket isn't an Olympic sport...
PROSPECTS: We'll be happy to win a couple of matches, or at least avoid a double-digit defeat.

BASKETBALL
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-0-0
HISTORY PENPIC: Don't get us wrong; we don't hate basketball. We're just not very good at it. This would explain the lack of anything approaching a medal. There are simply many nations who take the sport more seriously than we do. That being said, there has been a pickup on the 3x3 front in recent years, but the national setup is nowhere near getting a medal. Yet.
PROSPECTS: The 3x3 women's team, led by Maria Meulensteen, will be hopeful of making the knockouts. Everybody else will just be hoping of making a decent showing in the group stage – even the men's 3x3 team, who reached the last sixteen four years ago.

BOXING
MEDAL HISTORY: 2-5-12
HISTORY PENPIC: Twelve bronze medals prove that the Krytenian semi-final curse never truly died; it just moved to the boxing ring.
PROSPECTS: Middleweight David Sealey has a bronze from XIV, and a silver from XV; at thirty-one, he's got at least one more chance to complete the set. Michelle Hennig will also return; expect her cadre of puppers to break Krytenian social media once again. Meanwhile, the callow youth that was Loic Delacroix is now a man, and will be hoping to add to his light-heavyweight bronze from four years ago.

CANOEING
MEDAL HISTORY: 6-10-21
HISTORY PENPIC: Krytenia plus boats equals medals. Columbia was our most successful Games in terms of volume, with nine medals – though surprisingly no golds. Georgina Sarrozi soon rectified this, winning the kayak kilo in Aeropag before retaining the title in Outineau; Lizzie Guaita, meanwhile, medalled in the canoe slalom in four consecutive Olympics. Just don't mention Republica; the team failed to win a single medal, something they rectified with two silver and three bronze in Orean, though the last Games produced a solitary bronze.
PROSPECTS: The last vestiges of the Orean band remain, with Mona Gelders the only slalom canoeist not competing in their third games. All four will be in with a shout of a medal. On calmer waters, look out for the Avidian “Remos Azules” quartet of Antonio Costa, Armando Santiago, Prado Reyes, and Símon Toledo in the K4 kilometre.

CYCLING
MEDAL HISTORY: 29-22-15
HISTORY PENPIC: Yes, you're reading that right. Sixty-six medals and counting for the cyclists of Krytenia. Just think how many more that might have been if not for Delaclava and (Gods rest them) Sorthern Northland. Though the velodrome and road circuits have traditionally been the wheelhouse, Krytenia expanded their horizons on the Terranean Coast with their first two BMX medals; George Vydra with bronze in the men's freestyle event, and Mark Dykes winning the men's BMX racing.
PROSPECTS: The velodrome, as always, has a cornucopia of medal hopes in the sky blue skinsuit, from the seemingly ageless Raphael van der Poel in the keirin, to twenty-year-old Teri Stanway in the women's omnium. On the road, Lucy Wolff and Anouska Swann orchestrated a Krytenian one-two in the mass start race and both return, with Swann once again taking part in the time trial as well. Mark Stenberg and Geoff Cross are the biggest hopes for the men. Finally, Krytenia will be a force on the non-standard terrain as well, a testament to how good Cycling Krytenia have become at identifying and developing elite talent across all disciplines. Vydra, Dykes, and women's racer Vanessa Durand are all eyeing a prize in the BMX, with Barbara Pearson looking to do the same in the mountain biking.

EQUESTRIAN
MEDAL HISTORY: 1-0-0
HISTORY PENPIC: When it comes to Krytenians in the saddle, it tends towards bike rather than horse. Tell that to Graham Barton, though; the rider from Port Victoria won eventing gold in Republica.
PROSPECTS: Krytenian hopes pretty much begin and end with Amelia Morley. The St Peter's native is competing in all three events, with two horses; El Diablo will be her mount for dressage, whilst Mata Hari will partner Morley in eventing and showjumping.

FENCING
MEDAL HISTORY: 6-4-4
HISTORY PENPIC: Any fencing establishment that gets the Quebecois seal of approval must be doing something right, and Escrime Emberton is just that. Thirteen of Krytenia's fencing medals have been courtesy of the converted manor house in Oakwood; surprisingly, though, they've never managed to produce an épée swordsman or woman of sufficient quality.
PROSPECTS: Honey Boden will become a four-time Olympian when she competes in the sabre, with Will Gatiss, in his second Games, leading the men's team in the same discipline. The experienced Mark Cooper-Johnson and Danielle Montefieri, meanwhile, are both looking to finally secure an épée medal for the nation.

FOOTBALL
MEDAL HISTORY: 2-0-0
HISTORY PENPIC: We could wax lyrical for days about the Dragons, but this is Olympic football we're talking about. Truth be told, the Krytenians have underperformed in this department for the most part. The exception was the team forged in Lasft; they scored the gold medal – the first Krytenian national football team to win a major tournament – before the core of the team returned to retain their titles on a memorable day at Oxley Park.
PROSPECTS: For whatever reason, the youngsters never seem to light the burners on the Olympic stage, and this is likely to continue. Possibly the knockouts, but unlikely to trouble the medal positions.

GOLF
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-0-0
HISTORY PENPIC: A relatively recent addition to the Games, and a sport not huge in the country. David Finch came within an inch of changing that though, beaten to bronze In a playoff hole four years ago.
PROSPECTS: Finch returns in the hope of righting some wrongs.

GYMNASTICS
MEDAL HISTORY: 4-6-2
HISTORY PENPIC: Traditionally a sport in this country that the women have dominated – through Republica, all six Olympic medals for Krytenia had been won by women, and all of them in the artistic events. Orean changed all that, with Damon Armfield winning on the parallel bars as the nation won a best-ever four medals in the sport. It seems to have sparked something, as Scott Woods took Armfield's apparatus title on the Terranean Coast and added silver in the all-around.
PROSPECTS: Both Woods and Armfield return to represent the men, with Joanne Jackson and Gina Dexter heading the women's artistic team. Samuel Berea, meanwhile, showed promise on the trampoline at the last Games and will be trying to translate that into medals this time around.

HANDBALL
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-0-1
HISTORY PENPIC: Handball had received, over the years, precisely zero central funding, being a niche recreational sport. That was before Melissa Womack and the Ousevale University Women's Student Handball Club decided they were going to put the sport on the map. OUWSH convinced the KNOC to send their team to Republica, and the students repaid their trust with a bronze medal.
PROSPECTS: The promised investment into the sport simply hasn't materialised. Back to the drawing board, Ousevale.

HOCKEY
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-2-3
HISTORY PENPIC: Hockey has been a source of both success and frustration for the men's team, having medalled five times without ever getting their hands on the gold. Those five medals came in the team's first five appearances; sadly, their star has waned quite dramatically since.
PROSPECTS: Both teams reached the last thirty-two four years ago, and women's captain Kennedy Stansfield is confident that her team can improve on that performance at this Games.

JUDO
MEDAL HISTORY: 9-4-12
HISTORY PENPIC: Krytenia have a long and storied history on the judo mat. The complete dumpster fire that was Orean, then, came as a bit of a shock. The (in)famous black front page of the Cy'un said it all. The team did improve at the last Olympics, with two bronze medals.
PROSPECTS: Polly Gennaro, now making her third appearance, has set herself the goal of reaching the final. Emile “Grizzly” Robertson (+100kg) and Ed Cross (-100kg) spearhead the men's team. Look out for debutant Connie Mimms, too, who'll be going for a medal in the under-52kg women's competition.

KARATE
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-0-0
HISTORY PENPIC: The poor relation to judo and taekwondo in terms of performance.
PROSPECTS: Roland Friedrichson has an outside chance in the men's kata, whilst James Heaton and Alanis Jones will both be attempting to at least have a crack at the repechage in their respective kumite events.

MODERN PENTATHLON
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-1-0
HISTORY PENPIC: Modern pentathlon is a curiously Olympic sport. As such, it doesn't exactly get a lot of love in terms of participants or funding. That being said, Jessica Southern somehow managed to pick up a silver at the first Areopag Games.
PROSPECTS: Francine Zimonova is the only returnee from four years ago; don't expect any of the Krytenian foursome to challenge, though.

ROWING
MEDAL HISTORY: 28-22-19
HISTORY PENPIC: Krytenia's most successful sport bar none (though the cyclists are chasing them hard). After the disaster of “only” two bronzes in the Free Republics, our rowers went all RAWRCRUSH in Orean with four golds, three silvers, and two bronzes, a haul not seen since the first Aeropag Games. Apparently, the Licentian Isles took this personally...which explains the rather lower medal count of four at the last Games.
PROSPECTS: All over the damn shop. Look for oars drawn at ten paces between the Krytenians and Licentians in pretty much every event.

RUGBY SEVENS
HALL OF FAME NOMINEES: n/a
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-1-0
HISTORY PENPIC: A quietly growing sport in Krytenia, partially thanks to our women reaching the final in Republica.
PROSPECTS: The women's team still looks decent, but it may actually be Daniel Kruger and the men's team that represent Krytenia's best chance.

SAILING
MEDAL HISTORY: 5-8-3
HISTORY PENPIC: As previously stated, Krytenia + boats = medals. Sailing is no exception: the main exception with them is that it's talented individuals rather than a concerted team effort, with Harry Bartolo, Carlos Valencia, and the pair of Moretti and Chokroun account for twelve of the nation's sixteen medals. Only two of those medals, though, have come since Emberton, both off the coast of Liventia (albeit almost a quarter of a century apart).
PROSPECTS: Angela Michalis is back for a third tilt in the women's heavyweight dinghy, with Natalie Croft in the windsurfing and the skiff team of Coco Connor and Jaida Sanchez also looking to make it to the medal race. Mark Rossini in the single dinghy and Ryan Ormondroyd in the heavyweight dinghy are the main names to look for on the men's side.

SHOOTING
MEDAL HISTORY: 1-0-2
HISTORY PENPIC: Krytenia's tight gun control laws have our shooters at a bit of a disadvantage, which explains why we've only won three medals. That said, two of the three were in Orean – Robyn Wilcox in the women's trap and Adrienne Parker in the women's three position rifle.
PROSPECTS: Biathlete and FLAGS participant James Makone is still looking for that elusive shooting gold – or indeed medal – and will compete in the rifle three position event. Emerson Mariano looks promising in the men's skeet, whilst both women's medallists from Orean make a third appearance looking to regain their positions at the top table.

SKATEBOARDING
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-0-0
HISTORY PENPIC: Richie Brown has helped to kindle interest in the sport, missing out on the men's street final four years ago on a tiebreak. Could be a sport to watch in the future.
PROSPECTS: Brown will be the main one to watch, but park skater Scott Madsen, at the tender age of fifteen, will be gaining experience and looking to upset the proverbial apple cart.

SPORT CLIMBING
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-0-0
HISTORY PENPIC: Four years ago, we said Krytenian prospects were laughable. Dominique Blondin proved us wrong, qualifying first for the final before finishing a creditable sixth.
PROSPECTS: Blondin returns to scale the heights once more, whilst Jeremie Villeneuve is an outside shot at making the men's final.

SURFING
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-0-0
HISTORY PENPIC: Water, yes, but that's no boat.
PROSPECTS: Samantha Ryder has come out of nowhere to raise some eyebrows. Could make waves. (We'll get our coats.)

SWIMMING
MEDAL HISTORY: 19-7-16
HISTORY PENPIC: Krytenia do like to keep the medals ticking over in the pool, with their best performance being a twelve-medal haul in Emberton. With six golds, three silvers, and five bronzes, Sarah Farnerud has contributed more to Krytenia's Olympic medal total than the majority of sports. Istria produced four medals, and the Terranean coast three, to keep the Krytenian total ticking over.
PROSPECTS: Peter Bartholomew is looking to medal in the 100m backstroke for the third Games in a row, with Ellis Quinlan and Paul Devereux leading the charge in the men's freestyle events. For the women, it's all about the precocious talent of Olivia Naylor. At just fourteen, she'll be going in both the breaststroke events, as well as both fly distances (alongside fellow medal hope Lorraine Imlach), the 200m IM and as part of the medley relay team.

TABLE TENNIS
MEDAL HISTORY: 2-3-3
HISTORY PENPIC: Once upon a time, there were two brothers named Andrew and James. They had a part in all six of Krytenia's table tennis medals. They retired after the Emberton Games and Krytenia hasn't been near a medal since...until Istria, when a young woman named Rebecca Morris won bronze in the women's singles. The men's team added a bronze four years ago, with nary a Barcali in sight.
PROSPECTS: Morris and Jackson lead a strong team with medal hopes in all five events.

TAEKWONDO
MEDAL HISTORY: 1-2-9
HISTORY PENPIC: Krytenia in taekwondo are the Krytenia of the Olympics, right down to the single global title. Nine of their twelve medals in the sport have been bronze – four of those to Harvey Fillion, and three to Veronica Ortiz. Oddly, there appears to be a prediliction for larger jin being successful; all of the nation's medals have come in the heaviest class of either the men's or women's event.
PROSPECTS: Ortiz and Guillermo Maldonado are both back for more in the heavyweight events; best chance of breaking the Big Jin streak, meanwhile, is Clinton Pearce in the men's under 58kg category.

TENNIS
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-0-1
HISTORY PENPIC: One bronze medal, and one Opening Ceremony protest are about the sum total of Krytenia's forays into Olympic tennis. The latter of these led to the KTF pulling out of international competition, and no tennis players heading to XV.
PROSPECTS: The good news is that there's a delegation this time. The bad news is that with the national tennis federation still sulking in the corner, the KNOC has requested Emberton's Olympic Tennis Club to send the best they have. Club players will be no match for the bigger names, and round three will be an achievement In and of itself.

TRIATHLON
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-1-0
HISTORY PENPIC: We have decent swimmers and long distance runners, and a litany of world-beating cyclists. When it comes to putting the three together, though...not so much. Samuel King's silver in Aeropag is the exception rather than the rule.
PROSPECTS: Deborah Heder has improved her swim in recent months, and with a good bike leg, could be in the running at the start of the, erm, running. Will likely fade late, though.

VOLLEYBALL
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-1-1
HISTORY PENPIC: No-hopers indoors, but challengers on the sand – the women especially. Krytenia's beach volleyball teams have historically proven hard to beat, winning silver in the first Orean Games and a bronze twenty years ago.
PROSPECTS: All chnge on the beach, and for once not really a major contender in the women's event. For the men, however, the pairing of Aaron Olsen and Ashley Maitland look dangerous opponents for anyone.

WATER POLO
MEDAL HISTORY: 0-0-0
HISTORY PENPIC: Quite frankly, it's a sport that happens to other people.
PROSPECTS: Staying afloat, throwing the ball, Julia Nees maybe scoring a few.

WEIGHTLIFTING
MEDAL HISTORY: 1-0-1
HISTORY PENPIC: Weightlifting used to go under the radar...then Ieuan Llewellyn happened. One gold in Istria later, and suddenly people are paying attention.
PROSPECTS: Llewellyn is having a third crack at the over 109kg category, as is Gemma Tadden in the women's over 87kg. Anna Miles is only on her second Games, but is quietly confident of doing well in the women's under 55kg.

WRESTLING
MEDAL HISTORY: 2-5-5
HISTORY PENPIC: Krytenia spent three Games not caring about Olympic wrestling – it's nothing like the SWF after all – and then Emily White happened. Since then, there's been a slow trickle of medals in the freestyle. Greco-Roman was still a no-go zone, though, until Orean eight years ago, when Tilda Polsen, Greg Chesterton, and Lucy Sixsmith all picked up medals.
PROSPECTS: Isobel Reed won silver in her freestyle class last time out and is back for more shiny rewards. Zachary Smith (men's -97kg) and Letitia Spelman (women's -62kg) are the other big freestyle prospects. In the Greco-Roman events, meanwhile, the “Orean Three” are all back to regain their medals, with over 76kg wrestler Angela Bowes also a potential for the podium.

by **Titaniumland** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:17 am

You heard that right! When the best Titans in sports compete their at the Games in Prescott and Twin Cities, the Titans at home will be able to follow their journey through Peak Network. After bringing back WorldVision Song Contest, the network acquired the rights to broadcast Games of the XVI Olympiad. But it goes beyond that. The Titan Olympics Council announced partnership beyond the broadcast with Peak Network for a documentary series, titled The Journal through Peak+, their streaming service.

The Journal features exclusive behind-the-scenes and closer look on athletes competing at the Games. The series will be presented in an interesting format, instead of following the conventional documentary format. Apart from new episode updates weekly, the series uses the Watch Now feature, where Peak+ subscribers can watch raw footage of documentaries before entering the editing room. The raw footage of the week will be compiled and edited into a new episode out the next week. The weekly episodes will be narrated by award-winning actor and narrator Inayah Parker.

The Journal is premiering on 21 July before the broadcast of the opening ceremony and a new episode is out every Thursday while the footage is updating daily via Watch Now feature.

by **Waisnor** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:36 am

Expectations of Waisnor in this Olympics

After pretty disappoiting 14th Summer Olympics during which Waisnor managed to get only 4 bronzes and much better 15th Olympics during which they received their first gold medals Waisnor waits for new medals and great results entering 16th NS Summer Olympic Games in Electrum and Quebec & Shingoryeo. And many sports analytics would say that they have more than a few chances at medals:

We'll start with artistic swimming, and the pair of Anna Suvorova and Arina Berg is returning to Olympics after failing to advance to the finals but still placing in top 20. Suvorova and Berg said that they certainly could have done more there and they will try their best in next Olympics. And so, now we have the chance to see if they were telling the truth.
The most unexpected result for Waisnor in last Olympics happened in diving, decidedly non-Waisnorian discipline, where Dmitry Duboenko won the bronze in men's 10m platform competitions. Duboenko will return to the Olympics, along with newcomer in form of Yakov Bestuzhev in men's 3m springboard competitions who definitely has some potential. Bestuzhev is the most likely person to win a medal, but Duboenko may want to relive that glory and get a second medal to his name.
Second largest delegation from Waisnor will be in swimming, and so, they will have a lot of athletes who could get a medal and possibly, even gold. Almost every style of swimming has their favourites from Waisnor - freestyle has Vladimir Kutsiy, Dmitry Petrov and Alisa Kopantsova on two distances (and she can fight for high places on both of them); Valentin Radishchev and Tatiana Kosinets will try to get a medal in backstroke; in butterfly eyes of Waisnorian fans are upon Timofey Arshinsky and Inna Belyavskaya. Only style lacking is breaststroke - neither one of Waisnorian athletes are seen as strong contenders for medals. It's also worth noting that Waisnorians are mostly participating in short distances - with the exeption of Nikita Monastyrev in men's 800m freestyle and Dmitry Petrov with Ludmila Belyaeva on 1500m in freestyle. Waisnorians could also watch over some marathon swimming, especially since Alisa Orlova has some nice chances there too.
In archery, in previous two Olympics woman's archery wasn't strongest in Waisnorian delegation, but this Olympics fixed that - Ekaterina Kotovich has some good chances to perform well. Unfortunately, that was achieved at the expence of men's archery - Fedor Gerasimov certainly is not in his strongest form, although he could still surpise Waisnorian fans.
Biggest number of athletes from Waisnor will be in athletics, and so, there are a lot of opportunities for medals and good results. Even though track competitions aren't very popular with Waisnor, they still have some good athletes there - Artur Erokhov and Denis Zayats among men and Malia Kalinovskaya, Inna Efimovskaya and Elena Belaya among women. Big distances runs always have a good number of strong Waisnorians, and this Olympics wouldn't be an exception - Ivan Sipyagin, Sofia Yaroslavskaya and Anna Kotina will try to get their first medal, and Maria Solovyova will attempt to finally get her gold after bronze and a silver in her previous Olympics. But of course, field disciplines will be the main events for Waisnorians with a great amount of athletes waiting to get their hands on medals - Mikhail Shutsky and Sofia Oleinikova in pole vault, Dmitry Sukhovenko and Sofia Samoilova in triple jump, Alena Vasyutina in shot put, Konstantin Zaitsev and Daria Zhuravleva in javelin throw will be the main contenders for medals from Waisnor.
Basketball team didn't made it to the play-offs of previous Olympics, but now they expect of themselves to finally break away for fizzling out in group stage, especially since they have some pretty good players and seem to get really good in teamwork.
Boxing seems to be a pretty nice discipline for Waisnorians - hopes for medals are mostly connected with Alexey Matyush, who returns for his second Olympics. But Petr Porkhovksy and Anastasia Lukash can also put up some pretty good performances in their respective competitions.
Waisnor has some pretty good athletes in canoeing, and two entries on the list have some pretty good chances - Larisa Proskudina in Women's C-1 and pair of Nikita Vorotintsev and Yuri Yazevich in men's K-2 1000m. Plus, Kirill Ptashinsky returns for his third Olympics after winning silver medal in Electrum.
Waisnor also has chances to strike a medal in cycling, especially in road disciplines, where Sergey Kozyulin will try to get a medal for the third time, now not only in road race, but in time trial too. Marina Mikulina, also in road races, along with Kristina Burachkova in omnium will also try to show some good results. Plus there is Zhanna Eremchuk in women's mountain biking, who certainly can surprise everybody.
Equestrian is one of the weakest sports of Waisnor, and so delegation in this sport isn't very big - only Tatyana Boltova will represent Waisnor in dressage, but still, she isn't values very high in terms of chances at winning.
For some reason, Waisnorians really want a medal in fencing, and they would have some chances at this - Denis Shirkov in épée and Anna Gurchenko in sabre will try to get that medal for Waisnor. Anna will also try to bring her team in sabre to least a decent result in her competitions.
Another sport which isn't really good with Waisnorians is golf, but they still send an athlete to the competition - Roman Lashkarev will try to do his best, even though he isn't considered as a person who could show a great result.
Waisnorian delegation in gymnastics can be divided into two parts - first includes Rosa Kolotsei and Ruslan Vasilchin, they are strong contenders for medals and will most certainly get some good results. Second one includes Artem Semenov and Anastasia Yumatova - they don't have many chances of a good finish, but could still surprise people.
Same can be said about judo, especially since those who have chances at medals, Evgeny Kontsevoi and Lyudmila Tatarevich, are returning for their third Olympics and want to get some new medals - Evgeny wants to get something better than bronze and Lyudmila wants to get her second medal, possibly silver or even gold.
Karate gains some traction in Waisnor, but it's still pretty weak there, and so, only athlete from Waisnor, Petr Tukhachevsky, isn't very high rated in kumite competitions. But still, he expressed his wishes to just show the world what he's capable of.
Modern pentathlon is another sport which isn't very popular, and Waisnorian athletes are still weak in that discipline. Both athletes certainly aren't considered to be among to favourites to win medals or even score some good results.
That couldn't be said about rowing, where Waisnor has some chances at medals, mostly in form of double sculls of Valentin Subbotin and Maxim Lunko among men and Sofia Pavlyuchek and Oksana Bunina among women.
Sailing is another sport in which Waisnor don't have much to wait, since their only athlete there, Valery Babakov, doesn't have many chances at displaying great results.
In shooting Waisnor definitely has some good chances at medals, especially with Pavel Shvaybovich returning to air rifle tournament, Sabina Majewska once again taking her air pistol to the Olympics and Uliana Ulanova debuting in women's air rifle tournament.
In skateboarding, Vladimir Trofimovich will once again try to get himself a medal, going to his third Olympics, but it seems he's the only hope of Waisnor in this sport, since others don't seem to be the favourites in their competitions.
Waisnor will send their first athlete in sport climbing, him being Wacław Zalewski, but it isn't likely that he will get some high places. But Wacław is still happy with the fact that he can be a pioneer in this sport for Waisnor.
One of the main surprises for Waisnor was result of Nadezhda Shunina in table tennis, who managed to advance to quarter-finals despite no one expecting her to do that. She will return at the Olympics along with Andrey Kushnikov, who himself could make a little wonder.
Main hopes for medals in taekwondo for Waisnor are connected to Daniil Barkalov, who certainly has a lot potential to his name and could impress everybody with his skills.
Those who follow NSTT could know Waisnorian tennis players, and from them relative newcomer Ivan Belosorochko and first woman player from Waisnor in NSTT Yulia Dobrovolskaya will play, with Belosorochko having more chances for a good performance, but Dobrovolskaya could still pull off some nice results.
Waisnor definitely won't get medals in triathlon, since their only representative in it, Diana Rogovik, said herself that she doesn't expect herself to finish even in upper half of results.
Waisnorians will certainly wait for good results in weightlifting, especially since first Waisnorian gold medalist of NS Summer Olympics Konstantin Kirichenko will once again participate along with Alexander Kazentsev, who unexpectedly almost got himself a medal and a promising newcomer Lydia Barshova.
Medals are also awaited in wrestling, especially from Andrey Lobakov, another gold medalist and newcomer Vasilisa Siman, plus Anatoly Legkobytov could show some good results.

And so, Waisnor certainly hopes for a lot in this Olympics. But only one thing could be certain - Waisnorians definitely will have a lot of fun)

by **Pemecutan** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 8:49 pm

Buda Paing Wuku Krulut, Pawukon 1783

Welcome Olympics

Twin Cities - Olympics have knocking on the door again and Pemecutanian athletes are ready to take some medals. The last two Olympics (Winter XVI and Summer XV) have been a great journey for Pemecutan. Winning their first medal in Winter Olympics and collecting a staggering 9 gold medals on Summer Olympics is a new record for them. That gold win surpassed Eraman who collected 8 gold medal in a single Olympic event which they got at XIII Summer Olympics. However, Pemecutan is still second on overall medal wins below Eraman who have collected 35 medals. Unfortunately, Eraman hasn't come back to Olympics again after their bad result at XIV edition.

On this Olympics edition, Pemecutan send a large 507 athletes from 21 sports. Another increase from previous edition with only 457 athletes. This increase is because an addition of new sports into the country's delegation. These sports are Karate, Taekwondo and Weightlifting. PAMA (Pemecutan Association of Martial Arts) who is the governing body of recognized martial arts in the country (judo, karate, taekwondo and pencak silat), confirmed that the addition of karate and taekwondo is a reflection of judo's success to win medal last edition.

Although only 1 medal but I think it is already an accomplishment for our athletes. And it is our priority to give them a chance to shine in a bigger stage. That's why we give the opportunity for karate and taekwondo athletes too.

Iskak Dahlan
PAMA spokesperson

While following the launched of Pekan Olahraga Pemecutan (Pemecutan Sports Week), UPOC as the highest sports authority in the country give an opportunity for lifters to compete in Olympics. Weightlifting is not a major sport in the country but their addition to Pekan Olahraga Pemecutan makes them more noticed. UPOC use this opportunity and give them Olympic quotas so this sport will gain more supporters. Although as a minor sport but weightlifting surprisingly send a full delegation. Something which is not achieved by Cycling. In their second participation, Pemecutan Cycling Union (PCU), the sports governing body, still decline to enter their athletes for the other 2 disciplines, mountain bike and BMX. The reasoning was lack of domestic athlete scouts and notable competition. PCU (not to be confused with the country's trigram) spokesperson confirmed that they will use POP (Pekan Olahraga Pemecutan) as the place to scout athletes from these 2 disciplines with the hope that they will be ready for the next edition. Badminton is also making a highlight after their governing body, PBF (Pemecutan Badminton Federation), send a full delegation of 16 athletes where 10 of them are new. PBF selected their delegation based on the PBF Super Series result. And these athletes are currently Pemecutan best badminton players in their respected event.

On the other news, the second batch of Pemecutanian athletes has arrived at Twin Cities yesterday to be ready for the opening ceremony. With the large delegation, Pemecutan send their athletes in 4 batches, 2 for each host city. And the last batch to arrived is at Twin Cities yesterday. For the opening, Jandiyuha Targaroha and Sukma Ayu Widiari are selected to be the flag bearer in both host cities. Targaroha at Prescott while Widiari at Twin Cities. Their selection are an appreciation for their success at the last Olympic edition. Both are silver medalists in boxing and judo respectively.

While about target, UPOC has not release any official target. However their spokesperson hinted about the committee hinted that previous edition is the role model. Reviewing from that, Athletics and Canoeing will be the most anticipated sports to gained medal as both are the most successful sport for Pemecutan in the Olympics. Another sport to be look out are Aquatics, Surfing and Tennis. All of them have continuously give medal for the country although in the last edition, Bayu Diwangkara and Eka Putra Ananda failed to defend their medal in artistic swimming. On the other hand, Rowing and Sailing are seen as new possible medal gainer after their success to fielded their athletes in semifinal and final at the previous Olympics.

For broadcasting service, 3 of Pemecutanian broadcasters a given permission to officially broadcast the Olympics events. The same numbers as the previous one. The 3 broadcasters are Giri Broadcasting Company (GBC), Yuhansa Radio & Television Network (YRTN) and Surya Broadcasting Service (SBS). They are all will broadcast the events from their respective sports channel. GBC have GOR channel which is stand for Gelanggang Olah Raga. The channel have been known to broadcast many national, regional and international events including NSTT competitions, IFCF Champion's League and World Cup competitions. i-Sports is the sport channel own by YRTN. Based in Nilayam, the Soracanian public broadcasting company have a long history of broadcasting many sports event especially when Soracana was an independent nation. Now it mostly cater domestic sports league especially football and other sports event where Soracanian athletes are competing. They were broadcasting live of Targaroha's final match. Targaroha has been dubbed as a local hero becoming the first Soracanian athlete to win an Olympics medal. And the last is Kanal-S. It is the sport channel of SBS. It is broadcasted domestic competition primarily football and volleyball. It also broadcasted Volleyball World Expo and IVF competitions.

by **Alezian Union** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:07 pm

Countries featured : Electrum, Quebec & Shingoryeo

Story: The Alezian team just arrived at one of the Olympic Cities (at this point maybe Prescott) to join in with the other countries, with a slight doppelganger twist.

Fun Facts:
1. PI represented a small minority of Alezian skeptics after the latest Worldvision results, hence why he said that. Not all Alezians said that by the way, a massive majority of them still loved that their country is in the competition no matter the results. Yes, PI is indeed optimist, but this is one of those cases where he's not. (but he's silently the happiest one when we qualified for the contest's latest grand final round...)

2. North has a lot of doppelgangers, including those who we've met in story before... who are bad people. You can see Adrian in the second long storybook, and then Ni'ka's father in the last Olympics comic. Both have tried to "eliminate" North before.

3. South has tried flying North's plane without permission. Might make a comic about it but let's just say Andi Shamal al-Zafari ain't so happy about it.

4. Uang Panai' is the most popular movie in Buginese made in Indonesia (since there are also Buginese-language movies made in Alezia) which has premiered in Alezia to date. It grossed AZ$ 173 Million when it was popular. It's popular because of its' funny yet dramatic story and as a cultural study of the Buginese people where Alezian Buginese got to relearn their culture.

5. No, North has no lost twins.

by **Quebec and Shingoryeo** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:03 pm

OOC note: This article is set around an IC year before the Summer Olympics, but likely a year or two after the hosting rights were ICly awaded.

Prescott-Twin Cities XVI-2056: Twin Cities half's Opening Ceremony to include an outer ring along Menagwes and Tartanmouth Rivers

Adeline Plouvier-Joly

JOONGYEONG, JOONGYEONG - Prescott-Twin Cities XVI-2056 has announced that athletes will be taking part in the river cruise for the Opening Ceremony, with the athletes and coaches arriving into the Parade of Nations via hundreds of boats on a eighteen-kilometre route from the Olympic Village in Mipo-Homebush Green.

According to Pierre van Eeden Youngblood, the Co-chair of the Prescott-Twin Cities Organising Committee, was something that has been on agenda for some time. At a press conference in the Royal Quebecois Olympic Committee headquarter in Joongyeong, the sixty-year old said that the aim of this initiative, a first in the Olympic Games, was to not only provide locals and visitors outside of the stadium take part in the ceremony, but also to provide the athletes additional opportunities and excitement before entering into the Parade.

Youngblood said that over hundreds of thousands of spectators, whether in ticketed zones along the clusters and the southwestern suburbs (see: Green zones), or the free zones inside the island (see: Orange zones) will be able to attend the 'preliminary parade' section.

There will be approximately 200 to 250 boats, consisting of those from 49 NOCs of the 47 participating delegations (OOC: whether this is accurate or not is another story because IIRC a couple of delegations will only be participating on the events on Electrumite soil, but let's assume that there will be up to 49 NOCs welcomed). With the rare occasion involving the city's two rivers, and the Menagwes Bay, the organisers expect the preliminary parade, combined with the primary part of the themed showcase inside the Twin Cities stadium, to incorporate the theme of 'community' by making the artistic program multi-layered and beyond the stadium's limits.

The route will begin at the Homebush Green, where the participating delegations will start boarding and departing it and the Olympic Village about ten minutes before the Countdown. The route is expected to last approximately an hour to seventy-five minutes, with the route ending at the bay on the southern end of the three-ended stadium. The stadium, which will be hosting both ceremonies and both gridiron and lacrosse demonstration events for this Olympics, does not have any seating on the south stand since its opening 34 years ago in 2022, and will be adjusted to allow for landing of dozens of ships in the area for the Parade.

Youngblood said the eighteen-kilometre route along the city's two rivers, while known to be on the longer side of the trek for those concerned, would allow for the athletes to be immersed into the urban landscape of Twin Cities, with various musical and artistic performances by visiting and local artists along the route to celebrate the occasion as whole.

Youngblood, one of two Quebecois members of the Olympic Council, said the city's reputation as one both of labour class heritage, highbrow culture, and at the same time the jubilant energy of the youth, would be at display.

While the artistic direction of the street section were not exactly defined, Youngblood also commented that several spots, where holograms and montages of most modern-era Olympic Games (OOC: refers to those from Aeropag IV and onwards) would be in place, will be present to promote not only the Olympic Movement, but also the communities forged from it. Organisers of Prescott-Twin Cities XVI-2056, however, did not clarify if the montages from Kytler Bay City-Zube IX or Republica XIII, two games where acts of violence and terrorism had taken place, would be mentioned.

The organisers also say they have discussed it with the Twin Cities Police Department (TCPD), the Royal Quebecois Armed Forces, and security experts to address possible logistics and security-related challenges to the said concept. After much deliberation and months of discussions, it is claimed that the concept is cleared from possible obstacles in the way.

The Opening Ceremony is scheduled to take place on Friday, 21st of July in 2056 Quebecois time, with the Olympics expected to run until August 8 (OOC: these are IC dates, of course). The organising committee's Twin Cities' section, however, has also acknowledged that the possibility of additional day or two can run in case of weather-related delays. (OOC: following the precedence from XIII Republica, where a weather-related delay would be used in case of possible day or two's delay, but not actually used AFAIK)

'What we do not know is a matter of weather, and that's really beyond our control,' said Irene Kweon Binnington, Greater Menagwes's mayor. 'Our City, the Greater Menagwes region, have always been famous for particularly unpredictable weather conditions, especially during summers and winters, and nobody can deny that.

'That said, what we do know is that a matter of weather will not stop spectacular Opening Ceremonies we, and our friends and partners in Prescott, will be hosting with several hour interval between them. Both ceremonies will provide the values and the virtues of the Olympic Movement, and what they mean to our respective cities.

'On our side, here in Twin Cities, we hope to mark a new chapter of the ceremonies. Instead of keeping the ceremonies confined to just the stadium, we hope to construct a double-ringed ceremony, with the inner ring of programs and the outer ring of the parade. On the outer ring there will be people, music and montages of past and present celebrating the occasion along the riverbanks of the Menagwes and the Tartanmouth Rivers.

'I believe that we will be taking a bold chance here, but one that is going to be worth the risk.'

by **Kriegiersien** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:00 am

It is Olympics again and Kriegiersien takes part with a giant amount of participants. Since its debut in the VIII Summer Olympics in Orean Kriegiersien hasn’t missed one.

What are the expectations for the Kriegiersien athletes?

Team sports:
Waterpolo, women’s Handball and Rugby are the big, prolific sports in Kriegiersien were medals are seen as a must. While in the other ball sports there are often plenty of good and prepared athletes, the last outcome in international events and the vast competition doesn’t give that much reason to hope for a good placement.
Beach Volleyball also has some players who are top ranked.

Aquatics and Swimming:
Despite trying to integrate the many people living close to water on isles around the World who are Kriegiersien territory, the swimming team is after the loss of the cyborg siblings Alf and Nova Swimtob, who vanished after the last Olympics, mediocre at best. Only the specialized relay teams are worth a look.

Athletics:
Although being one of the key sports in Kriegiersien and in History, the most Kriegiersien participants are not on the level of the other beings in the Multiverse.

Badminton, Table and Tennis:

Tim Timey is the current Olympic champion, unbeaten and the best Kriegiersien Badmintonplayer ever. And he vanished. He missed the Kriegiersien championship and wasn’t seen again.
Daven Porsche, his successor as champion has enormous shoes to fill, but said only “I don’t care, I just want to play”.

In Table Tennis the loss of the great Esther Ada hast to be filled by young Fluffy Tinkletoes, a pony playing with her own special grip. Without hands, but hooves. Her talent at least impressed Rainer Claas, the former Olympic champion, to come back to play mixed double with her.
From everyone else not much is expected, even though Adam Snake, the third player in the men’s team, is a highly entertaining and famous defensive player, but surely not good enough to help the team to a medal.

In Tennis Amanda Acemonster will try again to finally get a medal. The once great talent is still waiting for her international breakthrough.

Competition with boats and such:
Here all the skill of the pirates from the sea territories far away comes into play, who agreed to come back with athletes and boats and boards, after an argument with the government was put aside. Although some medal winners are coming from these isles all over the world, there is not much expected from here.

Cycling:
Still dominated by the family Pi, who create the best gear and have a monopoly here, the equipment may be Top, but the drivers of the Family aren’t.

Equestrian events:
Again the eternal fluffy and friendly sentient ponies from Kriegiersiens small (only a few Million) Pony community are taking part for Kriegiersien, with the goal to give their best, be fair, mindful and win it all.

Fighting:
Every time when a direct duel between two contestants with or without weapons is incoming, a win is expected from the Kriegiersien athlete. Getting most medals from these sports, for these events the Generation of brutal warriors is formed in the legendary, mysterious Arena and only the best survivors of brutal tasks and quests are send to the final qualification tournaments.
Sadly a few of the former winners and best heroes already lost their lives against dangers in these multiverse, but were replaced by equal tough athletes.

Gymnastics:
Surprisingly this sport still lives from a few crazy, driven coaches in old gyms spitting out talents and forming them to World Class Gymnasts.

Shooting:
For a warrior nation shooting is one of the disciplines where medals are expected. May it be with bow, rifle or pistols. In the last Olympics the output was improvable though.

Weightlifting:
The once great showing of strength in lifting things up and putting them down has plunged deeply. Even though there are many vigorous beings in Kriegiersien, making them able weightlifters who could be taken to international events, failed.

Funsports:
Skateboards, climbing, golf, pentahtlon and even some of the demonstration sports are seen as the sports of the hip or the rich. Despite this prejudices there are hard working, skilled athletes with chances to win a medal here.

by **HMS Onslaught** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 4:56 am

Quebec and Shingoryeo wrote:Prescott-Twin Cities XVI-2056 has announced that athletes will be taking part in the river cruise for the Opening Ceremony, with the athletes and coaches arriving into the Parade of Nations via hundreds of boats on a eighteen-kilometre route from the Olympic Village in Mipo-Homebush Green.

Can we bring our own submarine?

by **Rarungan** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:48 am

KABAR RARUNGAN

Dina 116 Warsa Caturkusuma

Prescott - Olympics. Sound like a tough deal for a small nation like Rarungan. With an area of around 1,600 km2 and population of less than 500,000, Rarungan surely send a decent amount of athletes to their first ever Olympics participation. A staggering of 240 athletes are represented Rarungan at the XVI edition of Summer Olympics. Although many have questioning this move. Does Rarungan is opening themselves again to sports competition?

Rarungan have a long history of sports participation. From football to tennis and even hosted several competitions. Their notable accomplishment such as winning the now defunct International FireStorm Cup and lead the medal of AFS International Invitational, a swimming competition. The nation have entered IBC and World Cup competition. It hosted 2 former NSTT event, Denari Challenge and Manunggal Open. Although an incident at second edition of Manunggal Open made the country resigned from NSTT. World Cup 86 was the last competition that Rarungan joined in. The scandal at Manunggal Open has drag down Rarungani reputation in international stage which made them officially taking a break from international sports competition.

On the other hand, this Olympic edition is not the first Olympics that the nation try to entered. They were first entered the IX Summer Olympics. But due to administration failure, the country decided to withdrawing from the competition. While the XVI Summer Olympics is becoming the first sport competition that the country joined after their resignation from the sport world. KROC spokesperson stated that it has been around 8 years of the country withdrawal from the sport world. It is probably the right time to make a comeback. When they were asked about Rarungan chance, they said that the chance is opened wide.

Swimming is becoming the country's main focus. This is because their last great result at AFS International Invitational. But KROC agreed that the old competition can't be use as barometer for their athletes strength. In fact there are many other countries that have had a great result of swimming at Olympics. But still KROC officials hope for a medal from the discipline.

In this Olympics, Rarungan selected 2 flag bearers for each host opening ceremony. Reihan Ahmadi is designated to be the flag bearer at Prescott. While at Twin Cities, Githa Sanjiwani is chosen. Televisi Kerajaan Rarungan (TKR, Royal Rarungan Television) is the only official broadcaster of Summer Olympics in Rarungan.

by **Huron League** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 11:19 am

HURONIAN OLYMPIC PREVIEW

Aquatics: Huronian divers are pretty mediocre, with some high spots and some low points evening out to an average team. There's a chance for a medal, but not a high one. Some good things should come from Huronian swimmers this year, however they are pretty up-and-down skill-wise. Huron League's strong suit seems to be the freestyle, with the majority of their high-ranked swimmers performing in the freestyle events. Garrett Toms and Phoebe Mazurik seem to be the most competitive swimmers, and as they both perform in multiple events, the pair seem to be Huron League's strongest chance for swimming medals. Now, water polo is a strong suit for Huron, so keep an eye on a strong Huronian water polo performance.
Ones to Watch: Roman Harkins, diver, and Celia Ammit, swimmer.
Aquatics Grade: B-

Archery: Huron League could be a threat for a medal in archery, yet the odds are against them. Competitors such as Foster Garve, Mia Peterka and Cleo Vargas headline Huronian archery, and have had decent performances in regional competitions. However, it remains to be seen if they can compete at an Olympic level
Ones to Watch: Foster Garve, Gabriella Quinones.
Archery Grade: B

Athletics: The running category includes quite a few Huronian medal threats, including Henry Aperis and Timothy Ganger on the men's side, and Audrey Belknap and Emma Sandler on the women's. However, the women's side is unfortunately looking a good deal weaker then the men's side. Onto the other track events we go. For the men's side, Alex Gardener, shot putter and discus thrower is looking like the shining star of Huronian track, with Jackson Prescott a potential sneaker candidate for a high-placement in the high-jump. On the women's end, there really isn't too much to say apart from mentioning triple jump star Sage Holloway, who is poised to be in the highest ranks of the triple jump finals. The mixed 4x400 should be fun to watch, as they took very high-level athletes from the men's and women's side and created an exciting competitor for a medal.
Ones to Watch: Alex Gardener, Sage Holloway, 4x400 Mixed team
Athletics Grade: B-

Badminton: Both men's and women's badminton competitors should be exciting to watch, although there is no real star that stands out. Overall, Huronian badminton is good but not yet excellent, although there is no one bad player at all. Huronian Sports and Leisure Department is set to put millions into creating new courts and training spaces across the country. The mixed doubles teams are looking good, but again, not quite at that next level.
Ones to Watch: Barron Templeton, Sarah Fredericks.
Badminton Grade: B-

Basketball: Similar to badminton, both men's and women's 5v5 and 3v3 basketball teams are set to be very good, but not quite excellent yet. All four teams (including 3v3) are set to play with and compete at a high level with some of the world's finest players and teams.
Ones to Watch: Harley Merrick, Mikaela Armani
Basketball Grade: B+

Baseball/Softball: Huron League's baseball and softball programs are often called their summer crown jewel, although the cycling program would have something to say about that. Both the baseball and softball teams are the envy of the world, and have been called among the best by multiple sporting journals. Even with a few subpar performances in the World Baseball Classic and International Baseball Slam, Huronian baseball is still ranked highly (ooc: not in actual rankings). However, Huronian softball is unmarred by poor performances, and look to show off in one of their first performances outside of Huron League.
Ones to Watch: The first base duo of Connor Pander and Clara Ricketts.
Baseball/Softball Grade: A+

Canoe: Uhhh, we don't really have much to say here. To put it into two words, NOT GOOD.
Ones to Watch: Don't. (Zachary Cuthbert and Jo-Ann Glicht)
Canoeing Grade: D

Cycling: The second crown jewel of Huronian summers, cycling captivates the country and therefore has high funding for training. Mountain biking is weaker, but the road race is where Huron League shines brightest. Each of the five men's road race stars are gold-medal competitors, but in such a variable, unruly sport, with only one race, you really never know. The five cyclists are Nils van der Quist, Henry Basil, Charlie Parker, Cooper Badwil and Alejandro Anton. On the women's side, another superstar Clara, Clara Saville, looks to place on the podium, with her supporting cast of Hetta and Sylvia Bouvet, Rose Beverly and Amber Tillingsley. Both men's and women's time trialists also are strong, with Sydney Wriburn the headliner. The track racers are looking like a callback to basketball, with all of them being very good but not quite medal favorites.
Ones to Watch: Both Men's and Women's road race teams, Sydney Wriburn, Austin Gavriak.
Cycling Grade: A

Equestrian: Huron League only puts forth one competitor this year for equestrian, Kay Ozaray. They are a quite good rider, but I'm not sure if they are quite medal contenders yet.
One to Watch: Kay Ozaray.
Equestrian Grade: C

Fencing: Uhh, enough said. This is definitely a canoeing situation.
One to Watch: Maria Gonzalez
Fencing Grade: D

Football: Well, both teams are definitely some of the teams competing this year. The Women's team is better than the Men's, but with how crowded the football competition is I doubt anything will come out of either team.
Ones to Watch: Albert Mancini, Becca Rolan
Football Grade: C

Gymnastics: Definitely one of Huron League's weaker suits. One or two gymnasts might qualify, none of them might qualify, we really can't be sure.
Ones to Watch: Josephine McMann, Jonas Harmon
Gymnastics Grade: D+

Handball: Both the Men's and Women's teams are looking good, and will likely post good numbers. However, we can't be sure if a medal is within reach, as is the case with many of Huron's entries thus far. Handball recently gained popularity in Huron League, but too recently to have gotten much government funding.
Ones to Watch: Oliver Harris/Olive Green
Handball Grade: B

Hockey/Field Hockey: "The worse hockey" to many, many Huronians who grew up and still are fans of ice hockey, field hockey is still quite popular in Huron League, as many ice hockey players look for something similar to play in the summer to supplement their earnings from ice hockey. The Olympic delegation has a few pro ice hockey players and quite a few minor league hockey players. The teams could be medal contenders for sure, but we'll have to see how the competitors deal with the mainly-ice hockey squad. The team is quite physical, due to the ice hockey background of many players.
Ones to Watch: Ice Hockey Olympians Ansen Hiirinen and Harriet Cramer,
Hockey Grade: A-

Rowing: Yet another canoeing or gymnastics situation. Another weak entry sent by Huron League, with few bright spots.
Ones to Watch: James Post and men's double sculls team.
Rowing Grade: D

Rugby Sevens: Oh boy. As bad as some of the other entries have been from Huron League, nothing has been this bad.
Ones to Watch: Just don't.
Rugby Grade: F

Skateboarding: A strong entry sent by Huron League, quite nearly cycling-level. There are a few down spots, but nothing too bad. The bright spots are just as bright as some in the cycling entry, with stars like Art Van Heisen and Teagan Jones looking to take home a medal or two.
Ones to Watch: Art Van Heisen, Teagan Jones.
Skateboarding Grade: A-

Sport Climbing: A sport popular in Huron League due to the many mountains and cliffs, the Huronian sport climbing delegation includes world-famous climber Eden Mattis, known for the documentary about her being the first to free-climb a super high cliff in Northern Huron League. She is one of the strongest competitors we've seen in the sport climbing world in quite some time. Also, watch out for her fellow sport climber on the entry, Olive St. Stevens. She was the second person to climb the aforementioned 1,000 metre cliff, and did it in only 20 minutes longer than Mattis's attempt.
Ones to Watch: Porter Cruz, Eden Mattis.
Sport Climbing Grade: A-

Surfing: Huron League's south is a wonderful destination for surfers in the area, and has trained the Olympic delegation well. Bright spots Esther Lyon and Arlen Robinson look for medals, while Britney Galligan and Trevor Nix could be dark horse candidates to slip onto the podium.
Ones to Watch: Arlen Robinson, Esther Lyon.
Surfing Grade: B+

Table Tennis: Another solid entry from Huron League, following up skateboarding and surfing. Table tennis has held a small but cult following producing one or two stars every few years. Celine Cho has won nearly ever competition she has played in in Huron League, making her an easy choice for the Olympic entry. Baxter Averman and Louis Perning have gone 1-2 either way in too many competitions to count, leading to a healthy but friendly rivalry between the two. The mixed doubles team of Baxter Averman and Celine Cho should be an extremely entertaining duo to watch.
Ones to Watch: Celine Cho, Baxter Averman, Louis Perning.
Table Tennis Grade: A-

Taekwondo: Well. They're there, I suppose. Maybe Arthur Setter can sneak into a medal round, but I see no real opportunities here otherwise.
One To Watch: Arthur Setter.
Taekwondo Grade: D

Tennis: Huronian tennis, forgotten for so many years, has seen a rebirth in the last two decades with the arrival of stars like Stefan Georger and Genevieve Wilson. Really, any of these players are stars in their own right, and all of them have a chance at a medal. I don't see one candidate in this entry that has a higher chance of winning than any others, including in the doubles. A medal or two should be expected.
Ones to Watch: Everybody.
Tennis Grade: B+

Triathlon: A weak category For Huron League, with one or two bright spots. However, once again, sadly no medal seems to be in sight for Huron League in this category. Lukas Richards and Safi Owens could help Huron League not totally be embarrassed here but chances are, just a sour spot for Huron League.
Ones to Watch: Lukas Richards/Safi Owens
Triathlon Grade: D+

Volleyball: A mediocre-at-best entry for Huron League. The women's beach team and indoor team might be able to do something, while the men's teams are merely floundering in despair. Not much hope to be found here for a medal.
Ones to Watch: Women's beach team.
Volleyball Grade: D+

Weightlifting: A seriously up or down entry for Huron League, with two competitors vying for a medal while the rest are kinda just there. Natasha Cimber and Oliver Wilde have set Huronian records for weightlifting, yet are still lagging behind world records by a good deal. Not much hope apart from those two.
Ones to Watch: Natasha Cimber, Oliver Wilde
Weightlifting Grade: C-

ESTIMATED MEDAL COUNT:
GOLD: 3
SILVER: 5
BRONZE: 7

by **Brookstation** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:12 pm

One more time
by Jeremiah Rhodes

PLAYER UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: CLIVE CHAPMAN

It's that time of the year when athletes from all over the multiverse assemble in an effort to prove their mettle. Yes, it is time for the Olympics. After our pretty mediocre debut in the Olympics in Bunjil where our delegation managed to grab 7 medals, it is now time for us to hopefully improvise in our second attempt. The Sports Ministry had certainly made a lot of developments and thus now, our tiny home nation is sending an entry in (507+6) events. This is going to be one of the best opportunities to prove our talents and hopefully see the Brook flag fly high. However, while we cheer up our heroes in the nations of Electrum and Quebec and Shingoryeo, let us get to know more about Clive Chapman, one of the men who is going to represent our nation tomorrow in the quite unknown sport of sailing.

As one might wonder, how did someone in the nation of Brookstation especially come in contact with this sport ? The answer to this might be a little more complicated than it seems. Chapman was born in the town of St. Attajames in Henry Islands, the most well known beach town in Brookstation. The streets of St. Attajames had a lot to provide and since his childhood days, Chapman played football on the streets of his town. His attraction towards the game increased and at one point of time, his ambition was to become a footballer until the turbulent waters of the sea touched his feet one day. Since then, Chapman always had the ambition to go out there and play with the water. He would often go surfing in the disturbed waters and the thrills of the water energized him from inside. But things wouldn't be that easy for Chapman.

The main source of income for most men in St. Attajames was tourism and Chapman's family was no exception. When Henry Islands was hit with its worst flood in 2000, life came to a halt for everyone in St. Attajames. Apart from the widespread infrastructural damage, the people of the town were shattered economically. Chapman needed to provide for his family in the toughest of circumstances but getting employed anytime soon would be a dream. It was then when he took the decision of leaving for the capital to enroll himself in water sports, something that was a completely alien thing in Brookstation back in the day.

"I still remember the look of disapproval on my father's face. He said it was the biggest mistake anyone could ever make but I knew that if it was water that had caused the damage, it was water which was going to pay reparations."

Chapman would easily get selected in the junior Sailing category as there were too many vacancies and slowly, Chapman would go on to consolidate his career in the sport. Despite his efforts, he would still never be the best as his counterpart and teammate David Diamond would always overshadow him but Chapman was dedicated to play the sport for his nation and maybe one day represent his nation. His chance finally came last year when Bunjil 2021 provided him his first opportunity to represent the nation. Having never been on the world stage before, the Olympics came as a massive shock for Chapman although he would give his best throughout. He wasn't able to place however his experience has been something that has motivated him further.

"The Olympic was one of my best tournaments. I knew I wouldn't win but the experience that I received is going to mould my career in the future. This time, I will come prepared and hopefully with the support of everybody, I might make history. It's very important to stay focused and concentrated on your game and once you are able to maintain that, there is nothing stopping you."

Clive is just one of our many heroes who is going to represent our nation tomorrow. The next month is going to be full of surprises, disappointments and lots of fun. Sports Today in collaboration with ABQ News will bring you the latest updates and more interesting stories from the Olympics. Stay tuned to watch the Opening Ceremony at 6 p.m. Dreamland Local Time. Signing off, Jeremiah.

by **Britonisea** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:46 pm

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by **Ko-oren** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:32 pm

Ko-oren has a weird history with the Olympics. Do we watch them? Hell yes. Do we compete? Rarely. Do we play the sports over here? More than ever, but that says next to nothing.

A few years ago, the Ko-orenite Olympic Committee decided that was it, and that we are to have a well-prepared group of athletes there to rep our colours. A few core sports were chosen, a few locations were prepped to have - well, not world class, but definitely around average - everything necessary to practise olympic disciplines in official settings. As with everything else: there are 12 locations, fairly close to cities and universities but also not too close: athletes are to have their own space with little distractions. Winter sports in Altiora, Aerellen. Water sports in Roufort, Cote Austral. Swimming in Colenario, Finisterre - the list goes on.

The core disciplines are the ones that we already have a decent scene in. Normally we play sports 1) on fields 2) in teams 3) with balls, so football and hockey were always a given. Then, Ko-oren is an island nation, so any water sport will automatically have a few people that already practise it. Somehow archery and judo have a following, in our society that normally eschews all forms of weaponry and violence. For the rest, the classical Olympic athletic disciplines (running (as fast as possible) and throwing (as far as possible) and jumping (as high as possible)) are popular, though not universally. Faster, Further, Higher should really be the Olympic motto by the way. Forget about stronger, we don't do weightlifting and the like. Cycling and fencing are later additions to our 'roster' and we had to find teachers abroad that could get our delegation ready to compete. We also had to find people who wanted to do these sports though.

So, what are we waiting for on each day? Day zero has the opening ceremony while the football has already kicked off, per tradition. Now, as Ko-orenites value the ability to do many things and be a generalist, the flag bearers will be Roland Barrier (Modern Pentathlon) and to show that we actually do mean business in archery, the other flag bearer will be Odeloru Gakhithraudhen.

As for schedules: day zero also has plenty of Sailing. We now refer you to the little box where we go into what to look at and what's going on.

Sailing
With dozens of iterations, distances, and types of boats, sailing is a staple of the Olympics but also one of the quicker developing ones. Right now, it's all about dinghies and windsurfers and skiffs and multihulls.

Dinghy refers to the single-person or two-person sailing event, on a small boat, involving either personal perseverance or teamwork while battling the conditions (and trying not to hit any other boats in a crowded field). Our advice for this one: take an early lead so you're not in the middle of everyone, and then keep going fast so you don't get hit. Basically: start strong and then just win. Cooperation optional. Then there's the heavyweight dinghy, but whether that refers to the size of the person or boat isn't exactly clear to us. Either way: rude.

M-M-M-M-Multihull is much like the dinghy class, but it's a two-person boat with two hulls, which looks like this:

Skiff is the best-sounding one of the bunch. We have searched the internet for the difference between skiff and dinghy and all we found were 15-year old discussions where people never address the question but they do want to make sure to everyone else in the thread that they know their stuff. After several comments, the initial question is completely ignored. We can't explain the skiff, but we have found some prime ad-hominems for you in those forums.

Windsurfer is not on a boat, but it has a sail on a surfboard.

For other sports, we're in groups: football, basketball, hockey, rugby, you name it. We'll save you some space and hide them away, but you better get used to a whole bunch of Sargossa on your screen this summer. And Macbon. And a little bit of Vangaziland in my life, a little bit of Chromatika by my side, a little bit of Eura's all I need, a little bit of the Alezian Union (which really stretches the meter) is what I see, a little bit of Mytanija in the sun, a little bit of West Phoenicia all afternoon long, a little bit of Juvencus here I am - and those are all the teams we face in at least two sports and then some.

by **Sargossa** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:56 pm

SSM | Sargossan State Media

International Edition - Olympics

Destination The Twin Cities and also Prescott

Blanco Borrayo reports;

It was that time once again, when fifty or so nations across the Sportiverse begin the logistical puzzle of transporting an Olympic delegation, complete with their literal tonnes of equipment and the occasional horse, and ship them across the world. It’s a feat is what it is, one that should come with an Olympic medal of its own. Talking of medals, the Olympic Authority of Sargossa (OAS) have steadfastly refused to set the delegation a medal target this time around. Four years ago that target hung around the team’s neck like a millstone, dragging performances down. This time there will be no such pressure. Just go out there and have fun, was the message. Perhaps partly due to the inexperience of this delegation. The Terranean Coast vintage had been crammed full of veteran competitors. But just a handful of athletes with previous tournament experience remain, in what is the largest Sargossa delegation in history. Four years ago the delegation crept into the top ten of the medal table. Targets or not, a repeat of that will probably expected by the public. So let’s take a look at some of the names to look at for when the action gets underway out in east Rushmore and in Anaia or possibly Atlantian Oceania. At the medal contenders, the dark horses, the under pressure to perform and those just happy to be on the plane.

The Contender
Four years ago Team Sargossa were floundering in the medal charts, until the athletics squad stepped up and doubled the tally. Proving there was still life in the previously much vaunted Sargossan athletics programme. Although that programme has subtly tweaked its focus in recent years. Sprinters used to be the kings and queens of the tracks, fuelled by the successes of the likes of Adriana Padilla, Maribal Varga and fastest person in the sportiverse Mattías Almeida. Nowadays at least a full lap of the track is what the cool kids are doing. Fabricio Rafael is the main threat on the men’s side of the draw, having taken 400m gold at the Games of the Greater Republic and won the Olympic Trials at a canter. The women’s side of the draw is more interesting, with Xènia Carrizales taking Games gold but then losing out to Pía Tirado at the Trials. Alita De los Reyes presents a strong prospect in the 400m Hurdles.

Away from the Athletics returning medallist Monserrat Graciani is in a strong position in her discipline. Sargossa’s first ever Weightlifting medallist on the women’s side, the champion from the Terranean Coast is happens to be an Olympic record holder. A total unknown four years ago, now Graciani has the strut of a champion. A strut that will also lead out the whole delegation at the opening ceremony.

The Dark Horse
Athletics fans back home have been captivated by the renaissance currently being enjoyed by Débora Sarmiento. Twelve years ago she stood atop the podium in Kelssek, having taken Pole Vault gold. Four years later she led Team Sargossa out in Republica. She may have fallen short in her title defence but still left the Free Republics with a bronze. And that seemed to be where the Sarmiento story had ended, with the Mercada native missing the Liventia/Banija Games to commit to the even more strenuous task of being a mother. But at 32 she made a surprise return, taking a shock gold at the Games of the Greater Republic. Since then Yesenia Zorita may have edged ahead domestically but, with a comfortable qualifying effort at the trials coupled with plenty of big competition experience, Débora Sarmiento could well be a name to watch very closely.

The Under Pressure
Pick a sprinter. Any sprinter. It’s been sixteen years since Sargossa lifted a sprint gold and the shadow of athletes past looms large over the current stable of speedsters. It’s not just a history of gold medallists that weighs on them, but world record holders too. Sebastián Gallo remains the nation’s best on the Men’s side. He took bronze in the 100m four years ago, before fading badly in his favoured 200m. He goes again in both. Bruno Juderías had been expected to join Gallo in the 200m, but has now put all his eggs in the 400m basket. That Ximena Braga is still topping the domestic standings on the Women’s side of the draw is testimony to an alarming lack of depth currently. The Republica 100m bronze medallist caved under the pressure in Orean but will be hoping her third, and presumably final, Olympics will end on a much happier note.

If funding and popularity is proportional to expectations of Olympic success then Sargossa’s national football team would be expected to be in the medal mix every tournament. They never have. Ever. Let’s rephrase. The Men never have. The Women’s team, so often an afterthought, went on a stunning run at the Eighth Games in Orean. A run only ended by heavyweights Valanora in the final itself. Admittedly the Football Federation’s insistence on adhering to the archaic Olympic practice of picking an Under-23 side, supplemented by three overage players, hasn’t helped a great deal. Although the current squad, led by national Under-21 boss Eduardo Larrea, feature a core of players Larrea took to the final of the Campeonato Rushmori Juvenil XII and are boosted by five members of the senior side that lifted the Copa Rushmori. The FFS are quietly confident. At least they were, prior to being grouped with the Vilitan Union.

The Just Happy To Be Here
When the domestic television viewing figures are digested after each Games they present a consistent yet strange fact. Archery is weirdly popular among the home audience. Sargossa has never won a medal in Archery, and that’s unlikely to change any time soon, but the likes of Josué Carballar and Catarina Barrios will enjoy their brief moments in the spotlight. While the National Archery Society continue to wait for the day when the temporary popularity leads to an increase in participation in the sport.

by **Ioudaia** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 4:01 pm

Champion Network
Olympic Studios,
Prescott, Electrum and Twin Cities, Quebec and Shingoryeo

Welcome to Champion Network's Olympic Preview! We're here in both Olympic Cities, Prescott and the Twin Cities, with continous, high-quality coverage of the XVI Olympic Games! I'm Sophia Laskaridou, your host in Prescott, and Tychon ben Silounos Hillel is with me in the Twin Cities.

Here in Electrum, Ioudaia will open with one of its strongest events, sailing. Ioudaia has won five medals in sailing, mostly due to Kleio Eitana's incredible abilities. She has three bronze medals, the most of medals of any of the country's summer olympians.

While she had considered retiring after the last Games, Kleio decided that she was still thrilled with the sport and the intensity of Olympic competition. With her still competing, along with our other medalists, the two-man team of Alpheos Morag and Endymion ben Nehorai, Ioudaia is fielding an all-veteran sailing team.

Coach Antemion Tamir ben Uzi Glaukos has high hopes for the team winning another medal: "We've been looking sharp in the practice races, and the Navy has given Endymion the official duty of practicing for most of the last year. I've heard he's been good for recruiting. Can I say we will win a medal? No. We're confident but not arrogant. But I can say we look very good, especially the two-person boats. Kleio's been a good teacher for Ori, getting him ready for Olympic races."

Champion knows that we have lots of football fans, and I personally would love to see us take a medal home, Ioudaia's teams will be lucky to advance past the first round. There's been a bit of a shake-up on both the men's and women's sides, with Lois Arnona, Tikva bat Pero, Emuna Vashi Aelo-Rudni joining the team for the women and Lavan ben Eleon taking over as men's center midfielder and captain.

In the Twin Cities, Ioudaia's hope with team sports look much better. The entirety of Ioudaia's bronze-medal-winning women's basketball team from the XV Games has returned. We were able to get a short interview with center Doris Efa: "We've gotten stronger since the last Games. Our chemistry is better, our passing is better. We think we have what it takes to repeat as medalists."

by **Krytenia** » Wed Jul 20, 2022 4:09 pm

OLYMPICS: Flag-bearers "answering the call"

After much speculation, guesswork, and even a fair amount of bets placed on the identity of nation's flag-bearers at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, the Krytenian National Olympic Committee have made their choices for who carries the Celesta into the two stadia. In a move that has surprised many, long-standing Olympians such as cyclist Raphael van der Poel and fencer Honey Boden have been overlooked in favour of two first-time competitors. The KNOC has said that their choices reflect the sentiment of the Closing Ceremony, and the call upon the youth of tomorrow to assemble at the next Games. As such, it has been decided that the two youngest members of Krytenia's delegation will have the honour.

Olivia Naylor, a swimmer born and raised in Bromham, is the youngest member of the Krytenian team at just fourteen years of age. Naylor gained an affinity for the water at an early age, with mother Sandra taking her to mother-baby pool sessions before she could even walk; the teenager learned to swim before she was five, and by the age of nine was competing in swimming races against girls three years older than her. The Krytenian Swimming Federation soon got wind of her exploits, and Naylor has been brought through the KSF's elite programme for the last couple of years. Naylor, though, is still grounded, and has been studying hard in school with the aim of fulfilling her other dream; becoming a doctor. When asked about having the honour of carrying the flag in the Twin Cities, Naylor said: "Of course it's a wonderful thing, once in a lifetime. I'm going to enjoy every minute and then try to do Krytenia proud in the pool."

Scott Madsen, meanwhile, will be carrying the flag in Prescott. One year older than Naylor, and three weeks shy of his sixteenth birthday, the skateboarder's route into his sport has been markedly different from that of his fellow flagbearer. Born in Ousevale, Madsen's parents struggled to put food on the table, with his father turning to petty crime to try and make ends meet. The young man himself may have also fallen into that spiral if it weren't for a friend introducing him to the sport at a local skate park. Madsen mowed lawns, washed cars, and did as many odd jobs as he could to scrape money together for his own board, and from there he was hooked. Perfecting his style on the streets of the University City, Madsen was approached by Krytenia's most famous skateboarder, Richie Brown, after the latter had come across social media videos of Madsen doing his thing. Brown has taken Madsen under his wing, and the pair will compete together in Electrum. Madsen appreciates where he is now and where he could have ended up: "My dad's doing ten years for armed robbery. Yeah it was stupid, but he was desperate. That could have been me, I come from this place where the money just ain't there. At least now, doing this, I can enjoy my life and make sure my mum doesn't have to worry about how to feed her family. I'm just glad my baby sister doesn't have to go through what we had to."

Regardless of what happens over the next couple of weeks, these two young athletes already know they will be making history. It's now down to the rest of the athletes to join them.

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