Eurth Olympics Summer 2019

[Rihan]

"...good evening, this is Andrew Michaels for EU1, and welcome to the Opening Ceremonies of the Summer 2019 Eurth Olympics here in the Fulgistani capital of Bogd Gioro! Tonight's festivities are being held in the National Stadium at the heart of the Olympic Complex. The entire Eurth has been waiting with anticipation for these games for months. We have reports that over 700,000 people have purchased tickets to watch the competitions over the next two weeks. Nearly 100,000 of whom will be occupying this stadium to watch the various track and field competitions. As to the number of nations participating this year, over 60 have sent teams (or a group of athletes). The IEOC said this was an outstanding result and expect the competitions to be exciting for all."

"That's right," continued another announcer, his female counterpart Sarah Johnson, "the international airport has been completely bogged down with the increased number of arrivals, at least five times the regular number. Even the city's tourism bureau has concurred in a statement saying that the Olympics have brought the highest number of individuals to the capital in history at any one time. It would appear the massive infrastructure program General Secretary Almas has led since the nation's successful bid for the games is paying off."

"We are just moments away from the official beginning of the opening ceremonies but before we get underway, we would like to remind our viewers that you can either watch the competitions on EU1 (Eurth Universial 1), or on two dozen national broadcasters who are partnering with us to share the stories of these games with the Wurld. Additionally, you can live stream it online and get the latest results from the various events from the IEOC's website. Ladies and gentlemen, we are getting word that we are mere seconds away from the start of the ceremonies, let's tune in..."

A little Fulgistani girl is projected on screens surrounding the arena and counts down, on seven, the audience joins in. "10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1..." A massive gong is rang across the vast space. And then, General Secretary Almas introduces himself and the country to the world. He is given applause. IEOC Chairman Jügen Wetzel, a Magnean, spends a few minutes discussing the mission and objectives of the Olympic games and their benefit they bring in fostering international collaboration and healthy and peaceful competition between nations. He thanks the General Secretary for his and the Fulgistani peoples ability to get these games organized.

Following the opening remarks from both leaders, the Fulgistani and Olympic anthems are played and the respective flags raised. Shortly afterwards, a weird yet motive electronic beat begins to play, with rave lights turning on and off and projecting different colors of light. In the middle of the field is a projected map of the Eurth. Fulgistani men forming moving barriers to direct the teams to their teams then danced to the beat. The various participating nations were called out in triple languages: Anglish, Lysian, and native Fulgistani. Nations range from as near as Variota to as far east as Orioni, Kipan, and the Sunset Sea Islands and south as Rihan and Shffahkia. Team sizes ranged from a single athlete to as large as 213 from Rihan. But no team got as big an applause and cheer as the native Fulgistani team who by far fielded the largest, over 300. The General Secretary had invested billions of Tenge into the games, and his return on investment would not be completely determined by the amount of money spent over the fourteen day period, but the number of gold medals his athletes won. 

It would take over an hour for all of the teams to be recognized and seated. Finally, the last two athletes entered the stadium, hailing from the islands of Little Flau. The eletronic beat slowed down as they sat down and then fizzled out. Then the lights went dark, only to come back shortly, and on the screens was a prepared video showing the progression of Fulgistani history from its earliest days, the era of the Yellow Empire, to the revolution and the present day. It captivated people on the richness of Fulgistani time. There was then a series of musical and dance performances, even one routine that involved swift Fulgistani horses, including several riders jumping from one horse to another through a form of acrobatics that stunned the crowd. Almas was smiling from his premium seats, chuckling with the IEOC Chairman.

With the conclusion of the performances, the IEOC Chairman then stood up once more and recited the Olympic oath and summoned the torch bearers to enter the stadium. For four weeks prior to the opening ceremony, a relay of Fulgistanis had been moving the torch from one town to the next - even climbing it to the top of the highest skyscraper in Bogd Gioro. A squad of five fit men approached. The point man then transferred the flame to the other four and all of them proceeded to run around the first half of the stadium, who then handed it to another group of five. These five ran out the western exit of the stadium and out in front where a massive multi-level calduron awaited them. One by one, each lit their portion. The fire rapidly accelerated and raced to the center where the entire blaze broke out. Gongs rang out and fireworks were launched.

The Olympic Games had officially begun.

"...Sarah wasn't that simply an amazing performance," commented Andrew. "I am still completely stunned by the horse acrobats," she replied.

"Only in Fulgistan," he remarked. "On behalf of the IEOC and everyone here at EU1, thank you for tuning in. While we will be broadcasting live all day long, EU1 will be having special primetime coverage starting at 7:00pm ACT (Alharun Central Time) each night."

Edited July 23, 2019 by Rihan (see edit history)

[Rihan]

OOC: Here is the Offical Schedule and Medal Tracking Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DxN0UHmMCEZBO-9JT3Q-0lKxjgtFsF3jG3s8Ecf9xBE/edit?usp=sharing

The medal spreadsheet will be updated daily. I will also provide people with the exact event they won and the number of medals to denote.

Good luck everyone!

 

[Rihan]

Highlights:

• Gallambria bolts out of the gate, leading the pack with 5 total medals (3 silver, 2 bronze)
• Soreana, Mauridiviah tied with 4.
• Iverica wins gold in the first diving event, with Oyus and Selayar following behind.
• Variota cycles to gold in the Men's BMX race.
• The male and female swimming freestyles and the track dashes begin tomorrow night in primetime. 

Edited July 23, 2019 by Rihan (see edit history)

[Rihan]

Highlights:

• Oyus dominates freestyle swimming competitions, wins 7 gold medals.
• Shffahkia pounds the competition into the dirt on the track, breaks world record in the men's 100 meter dash.
• Orioni female runners make a stunning charge on the track, winning most dashs with a medal.
• In primetime tomorrow night, men's rowing -- the true rivalry in these contests, Rihan vs. Gallambria. Tune in at 7pm ACT.

 

[Sunset Sea Islands]

Olympic village, Bogd Gioro, Worker's Republic of @Fulgistan, July 2019

"This is SSI Sports, live from the quarters of the olympic athletes of the Radiant Republic! As in previous olympics, the SSI have always dispatched well over 150 athletes to whereever the world's most important athletic competition was held. Our team has adjusted well to the Fulgistani air and spent the last weeks preparing for the challenges ahead.

For our athleticists, every morning begins with the same routine: a balanced diet and ten rounds around the premises! But fear not, even as summer temperatures in Bogd Gioro are just as high as back home, the welcoming Fulgistanis provide all international athletes with enough water to quench their thirst.

Fulgistan is known to be a nation that fiercely competes for gold. To achieve their goals, the Worker's Republic has constructed extensive sport complexes throughout the nation to prepare their best an brightest for the global competitions. However, the Fulgistanis are everything but selfish. Their doors are open for all foreign athletes as nobody wants to win an unfair competition! Here, you can see our gymnastics team, our martial artists, and table tennis players. Outside, the archers are training right next to the @Kipanese delegation, which impresses with form and elegance.

A little further inwards, in the city of Xintou, we can observe the efforts of our swimmers, divers, rowers and sailors. The local river provides plenty of space for all the teams to train for their competitions. The well-equipped pool complexes are brimming with anticipation as divers and swimmers prepare to represent their nations.

At the other end of the nation, on the beaches of the port city of Wulumuqi, our surfers ride the waves of the Qingming Sea. What a sight! The sheltered inner beaches of the Sunset Sea Islands are a good place to train, but here, where Adlantic waves hit the shore, the true brilliance of a surfer can be seen. The @Gallambrians nearby are not afraid to show us what we're up against: this will surely be a thrilling competition!

The entire world looks towards Bogd Gioro in anticipation of the opening ceremony on June 21st. Let's all wish our team the best of luck, but don't forget: may the best team win!

This is SSI Sports, live from Bogd Gioro."

[Rihan]

Highlights from the Last Few Days:

• Fulgistan stuns wurld by winning gold in Men's 100 m backstroke
• Rihan eeks out a gold in the Men's Marathon, beating Sunset Sea Islands by less than two-tenths of a second
• Gallambria places second in the Men's eight Rowing, loses to Rihan, but dominates men's tennis singles.
• The Tagmatine Empire's medal count has grown over the past 3 days, their biggest upset in track and field, getting gold in the Men's 4x100 m relay.
• Kipan hits a direct bullseye in archery with their best archer getting gold.
• The little island nation of Little Flau wins both gold and silver in the Men's 200 m breaststroke, the entire nation's team is only made up of 2 swimmers; perhaps they can strike further success against Oyus in the coming days?

The gymnastics competitons will be occurring towards the very end of the games and will surely be watched by the whole Eurth in primetime. In tomorrow's primetime, Judo and women's rowing. Stay tuned.

[Rihan]

Medal Count Update

• Orioni, Gallambria, and Oyus each have more than 20 medals total.
• Tagmatium, Rihan, and Fulgistan had their best net gain in medals yesterday.
• If you won a sport in which it involves a team, it may say 1x, this will be revised to reflect the # of medals by regulation team size (i.e. if you win football or syncro swimming, you will get the number of golds/silvers/bronze as are the number of people on the team)
• 1/3rd of all events have been completed to date. Still many opportunities to win.

[Rihan]

Highlights from the past three days:

• Fulgistan dominates dressage equestrian, taking all three medals.
• Kirvinska saberist defeats Rihannsu opponent after epic clashing of swords.
• Selayar beats Oyus with a beautiful syncronized swim routine.
• Shffahkia man wins gold in 50km walk.
• Kipanese male judoist chops Tikvan rival, maintains national dominance over the sport.
• Women's volleyball is won by Sunset Sea Islands.
• Gallambrian male shows ease of surfing, Oyus was eliminated in the heat, who was favored winner. Runner-up Mauridiviah, which is equally shocking.
• Orioni women's water polo team wins gold.

Edited August 6, 2019 by Rihan (see edit history)

[Rihan]

Latest Highlights from the Olympics:

• Fulgistan continues to dominate equestrian, taking all three medals in the jumping competition.
• Tagmatines show how to properly do Adapton-Tagmatine wrestling, getting gold over Rihan.
• Rihan has a good day on the track, getting 2 gold medals in jumps but loses the pole vault to Tagmatium.
• Fulgistani men's basketball team sweaps the floor and pummels Selayar.
• Oyusard female beats out Orioni female in surfing, shocking as Gallambria was favored to win.
• Variot women win football competition over rival Iverica.
• Seloysi women win doubles tennis over Iverica who only lost by a set.

[Rihan]

 

Top 10 Medal Earners

Gallambria: 15 Gold, 27 Silver, 19 Bronze -- 61

 Fulgistan (host): 33 Gold, 11 Silver, 9 Bronze -- 53

 Rihan: 27 Gold, 16 Silver, 9 Bronze -- 52

 Orioni: 20 Gold, 13 Silver, 13 Bronze -- 46

 Sunset Sea Islands: 18 Gold, 16 Silver, 12 Bronze -- 46

 Variota: 24 Gold, 6 Silver, 13Bronze -- 43

 Tagmatium: 7 Gold, 9 Silver, 24 Bronze -- 40

 Iverica: 5 Gold, 20 Silver, 13 Bronze -- 38

 Selayar: 14 Gold, 10 Silver, 14 Bronze -- 38

 Oyus: 14 Gold, 6 Silver, 15 Bronze -- 35

 Mauridiviah: 6 Gold, 8 Silver, 18 Bronze -- 32

 

[Rihan]

Highlights:

• Gallambrian pair win mixed doubles tennis, beating Ivericans.
• Fulgistanis still hold 2nd place in the overall medal count, still dominate equestrian. Notable table tennis master wins gold.
• Rihannsu man wins gold in decatholon.
• Tagmatine outthrows the discus, leaving Rihannsu in dust.
• Ahranaian women wipe the floor in weightlighting, winning most medals. IEOC officials suspect foul play.

[Rihan]

Highlights:

• Salvian women wins lighteweight boxing match, leaves compeitor with bloody noise.
• Rihannsu women who just completed mandatory service in military wins Heptathlon.
• Fulgistani Men's Baseball team beats Kipan and Sunset Sea Islands by 1 run overall to get gold.
• Kirvinska saberists beat out Rihannsu, both swear to fight each other after the Olympics.
• Limonian men's volleyball team wins.
• Oyusard women breaks record on 100 m butterfly, gets gold, outpacing opponent by less than a tenth of a second.
• Iverican women's football team beats Variots for gold, Soreanans come in third.

All gymnastics competitions will occur on the final day. It will be on prime-time TV. You won't want to miss it.

Edited August 25, 2019 by Rihan (see edit history)

[Rihan]

Highlights:

• Fulgistani women's table tennis team beats Kipan for gold.
• Tikvan woman dominate gymnastics competition, receives 6 gold medals. Ahranians demand rematch.
• Oyusard woman wins gold in 10km Open Water.
• Gallambrian man wins triatholon, edges out Rihannsu who gets silver.
• Faramountian man shows how to truly use the pommel horse, gets gold. Ide Jimans get silver.

 

Final Medal Count (Top 10):

• Fulgistan - 96
• Gallambria - 86
• Rihan - 78
• Variota - 71
• Orioni - 70
• Sunset Sea Islands - 70
• Tagmatium - 60
• Iverica - 58
• Ahrana - 52
• Oyus - 51

Total 10 countries: 692 (53%)

All other countries: 608 (47%)

The final ceremony will take place tomorrow evening.