Istroyan Games

The Istroyan Games are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of events. The Summer Istroyan Games have been held every four years since 1950 and the Winter Istroyan Games have been held every four years since 1976. The ancient Istroyans held a series of multi-event sporting competitions and provided the inspiration for the contest's name. The Istroyan Games are overseen by the International Istroyan Games Committee.

The Games have grown so much that nearly every nation is now represented; colonies and overseas territories are allowed to field their own teams. Every two years the Istroyan Games and its media exposure provide athletes with the chance to attain national and sometimes international fame. The Games also provide an opportunity for the host city and country to showcase themselves to the world. Host cities are now announced 10 years in advance to give nations time to prepare.

Origins and history

The Games were first suggested in 1947 as a way to bring the world together again in the spirit of friendly competition following the devastation of the Second Great War. The International Istroyan Games Committee was formed that year and the first host nation was chosen at random from a shortlist; it transpired to be Metzetta, who hosted the Hanzeong 1950 Summer Games (at the time referred to without the "Summer") in their capital.

In 1968, Caphiria pledged to withdraw from the Games unless it was chosen to host; it was subsequently chosen to host the 1974 Summer Games and 1980 Winter Games, both of which were heavily boycotted.

After some discussion the IIGC decided an additional competition highlighting winter sports would be a fitting supplement to their Summer Games and instituted the Winter Games beginning in 1976; therefore there would now be an Istroyan Games every two years, alternating between Summer and Winter Games. The first Winter Games were held in Aciria, again chosen through random draw.

International Istroyan Games Committee

The IIGC is responsible for selecting host nations, overseeing the planning of the Games and negotiating sponsorship and broadcasting rights. The Committee makes all pronouncements in three languages; English, Latin and the language of the current host nation. The committee board is required to have members from several different nations. The IIGC maintains offices in Alstin City, Anglei, Trosseurs, Kurst and Hanzeong.

The current president of the Committee is Patrick de Weluta of Urcea, who has served since 2003, taking over from Leon Villeneuve of Aciria who served from 1979 until 2003. The other former presidents are Harold Scudder of Anglei who served 1950-1960 and Satō Ichika of Canpei who served 1960-1979 as the committee's only female president.

Symbols

Flag of the Istroyan Games.

The flag of the Istroyan Games was designed to symbolise international unity. The seven stars represent the seven continents from which athletes arrive to compete.

Each Games has had an associated animal mascot designed by the host nation, often featuring on advertising materials and merchandise. The first Istroyan Mascot was Hanzeong's Mwicha The Bear Cub in 1950.

Ceremonies

The opening and closing ceremonies are held before and after each edition of the Istroyan Games and have become as anticipated in their own right as the sporting events.

Opening Ceremony

The ceremony held prior to the commencement of the sporting events begin with the entrance of the president of the International Istroyan Games Committee and a representative of the host country followed by the hoisting of the host country's flag and a performance of its national anthem. The host nation then presents artistic displays of music, singing, dance, and theatre representative of its culture.

After the artistic portion of the ceremony, the athletes parade into the stadium grouped by nation, ordered alphabetically according to the language of the host nation, aside from the host nation itself which always enters last. Speeches are given by the IIGC president and the representative of the host nation, often a head of state, formally opening the games. Finally, the stadium's beacon is lit by a prestigious athlete of the host nation using the Istroyan Torch.

Medal Presentation

A medal ceremony is held at the conclusion of each event; the first, second and third-placed teams or competitors stand on a three-tiered rostrum and receive gold, silver and bronze medals respectively, which are usually manufactured by the host nation's mint. The medals are presented by members of the IIGC. After the medals have been received, the national flags of the three medallists are raised while the national anthem of the gold medallist's country is played. In the Summer Istroyan Games, each medal ceremony is held at the venue where the event has taken place, but during the Winter Games the ceremony often takes place in a special plaza.

Closing Ceremony

The ceremony held after the games have concluded begins with flag-bearers from each participating nation entering the stadium, followed by the athletes who all enter together, without any national distinction. Three flags are hoisted; the flag of the host nation, the flag of ancient Istroya and the flag of the next nation to host the games. Then the final sporting event takes place; a demonstration sport chosen by the host country, often representing a native game, for which no medals are given (demonstration sports only take place in Summer Games). Then, the final medals are given, having not been handed out in separate ceremonies like the rest; in Summer the medals for the marathon are presented, while in Winter the medals for pairs' figure skating are presented.

Then there is a short ceremony in which the representative of the host nation passes a special Istroyan Games flag to the IIGC president, who passes it to a representative of the next nation to host the games, while a piece of music from the host nation is played. The IIGC president makes their closing remarks and the Istroyan Flame is extinguished, signalling the end of the games.

Events

Summer Programme

The Summer Games feature 6 sports categories, divided into 34 disciplines which are in turn divided into 152 events. Some sports are grouped into categories they don't strictly belong to for convenience of the organisers. Nations may enter as many or as few events as they desire.

Sports featured in the Summer Games

Sport	Discipline	Event	Team Size	Notes
Aquatics	Artistic Swimming	Men's Team	8
		Women's Team	8
	Diving	Men's 3m Springboard	1
		Men's 10m Platform	1
		Women's 3m Springboard	1
		Women's 10m Platform	1
	Swimming	Men's 10km Marathon	1
		Women's 10km Marathon	1
		Men's 100m Freestyle	1
		Men's 400m Freestyle	1
		Men's 200m Backstroke	1
		Men's 200m Breaststroke	1
		Men's 200m Butterfly	1
		Women's 100m Freestyle	1
		Women's 400m Freestyle	1
		Women's 200m Backstroke	1
		Women's 200m Breaststroke	1
		Women's 200m Butterfly	1
		Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay	4	Two men and two women per team.
	Canoe	Men's Canoe Sprint	1
		Women's Canoe Sprint	1
		Mixed Kayak Slalom	2	One man and one woman to a boat.
	Rowing	Mixed Eight	8	Four men and four women to a boat.
	Surfing	Men's Shortboard	1
		Women's Shortboard	1
Ball Games	Basketball	Men's 5-on-5	5
		Men's 3-on-3	3
		Women's 5-on-5	5
		Women's 3-on-3	3
	Volleyball	Men's Beach Volleyball	2
		Women's Beach Volleyball	2
		Men's Indoor Volleyball	6
		Women's Indoor Volleyball	6
	Field Hockey	Men's Field Hockey	11
		Women's Field Hockey	11
	Soccer	Men's 5-on-5	5	5-a-side soccer was chosen to avoid direct competition with other soccer tournaments.
		Women's 5-on-5	5
	Golf	Men's Golf	1
		Women's Golf	1
	Handball	Men's Handball	7
		Women's Handball	7
	Rugby	Men's Rugby Sevens	7	7-a-side Rugby was chosen to avoid direct competition with other rubgy tournaments.
		Women's Rugby Sevens	7
	Tennis	Men's Singles	1
		Women's Singles	1
		Mixed Doubles	2	One man and one woman per team.
	Table Tennis	Men's Singles	1
		Women's Singles	1
		Mixed Doubles	2	One man and one woman per team.
	Baseball	Men's Baseball	9
		Women's Baseball	9
	Cricket	Mixed Cricket	12	Six men and six women per team.
	Tenpin Bowling	Bowling	1	Countries may elect to send either a man or a woman.
	Badminton	Mixed Badminton	2	One man and one woman per team.
Cycling	Mountain Biking	Men's Cross-Country	1
		Women's Cross-Country	1
	Road Cycling	Men's Road Race	1
		Men's Time Trial	1
		Women's Road Race	1
		Women's Time Trial	1
	Track Cycling	Men's Sprint	1
		Women's Sprint	1
Martial Arts	Boxing	Men's Heavyweight Boxing	1
		Men's Middleweight Boxing	1
		Men's Lightweight Boxing	1
		Women's Heavyweight Boxing	1
		Women's Middleweight Boxing	1
		Women's Lightweight Boxing	1
	Wrestling	Men's Heavyweight Wrestling	1
		Men's Middleweight Wrestling	1
		Men's Lightweight Wrestling	1
		Women's Heavyweight Wrestling	1
		Women's Middleweight Wrestling	1
		Women's Lightweight Wrestling	1
	Taekwondo	Men's Heavyweight Taekwondo	1
		Men's Middleweight Taekwondo	1
		Men's Lightweight Taekwondo	1
		Women's Heavyweight Taekwondo	1
		Women's Middleweight Taekwondo	1
		Women's Lightweight Taekwondo	1
	Fencing	Men's Foil	1
		Men's Épée	1
		Men's Sabre	1
		Women's Foil	1
		Women's Épée	1
		Women's Sabre	1
Gymnastics	Artistic	Men's All-Around Team	4
		Men's All-Around Individual	1
		Men's Floor Exercise	1
		Men's Horizontal Bar	1
		Men's Parallel Bars	1
		Men's Pommel Horse	1
		Men's Rings	1
		Men's Vault	1
		Women's All-Around Team	4
		Women's All-Around Individual	1
		Women's Balance Beam	1
		Women's Floor Exercise	1
		Women's Uneven Bars	1
		Women's Vault	1
	Rhythmic	Women's All-Around Team	4
		Women's All-Around Individual	1
	Trampoline	Women's Individual	1
		Men's Individual	1
	Weightlifting	Men's Snatch	1
		Men's Clean and Jerk	1
		Women's Snatch	1
		Women's Clean and Jerk	1
Track & Field	Athletics	Men's Triathlon	1
		Women's Triathlon	1
		Men's 100m	1
		Men's 800m	1
		Men's 10,000m	1
		Men's Marathon	1
		Men's 200m Hurdles	1
		Men's 400m Hurdles	1
		Mixed 4x400m Relay	4	Two men and two women per team.
		Men's High Jump	1
		Men's Pole Vault	1
		Men's Long Jump	1
		Men's Triple Jump	1
		Men's Shot Put	1
		Men's Discus Throw	1
		Men's Hammer Throw	1
		Men's Javelin Throw	1
		Men's Decathlon	1
		Women's 100m	1
		Women's 800m	1
		Women's 10,000m	1
		Women's Marathon	1
		Women's 110m Hurdles	1
		Women's 400m Hurdles	1
		Women's High Jump	1
		Women's Pole Vault	1
		Women's Long Jump	1
		Women's Triple Jump	1
		Women's Shot Put	1
		Women's Discus Throw	1
		Women's Hammer Throw	1
		Women's Javelin Throw	1
		Women's Heptathlon	1
	Shooting	Men's Pistol	1
		Men's Rifle	1
		Men's Skeet	1
		Women's Pistol	1
		Women's Rifle	1
		Women's Skeet	1
	Tug-of-War	Men's Tug-of-War	6
		Women's Tug-of-War	6
	Archery	Men's Individual	1
		Women's Individual	1
		Mixed Team	2	One man and one woman per team.

Winter Programme

The Winter Games feature 3 sports categories, divided into 13 disciplines which are in turn divided into 43 events. Some sports are grouped into categories they don't strictly belong to for convenience of the organisers. Nations may enter as many or as few events as they desire.

Sports featured in the Winter Games

Sport	Discipline	Event	Team Size	Notes
Skating	Figure Skating	Men's Singles	1
		Women's Singles	1
		Pair Skating	2	One man and one woman per team.
		Ice Dance	2	One man and one woman per team.
	Speed Skating	Men's 500m	1
		Men's 1000m	1
		Men's 10,000m	1
		Women's 500m	1
		Women's 1000m	1
		Women's 10,000m	1
	Ice Hockey	Men's Ice Hockey	6
		Women's Ice Hockey	6
	Curling	Men's Curling	4
		Women's Curling	4
		Mixed Doubles	2	One man and one woman per team.
Skiing	Cross Country Skiing	Men's 10km	1
		Men's 30km	1
		Women's 10km	1
		Women's 30km	1
	Alpine Skiing	Men's Downhill	1
		Men's Slalom	1
		Women's Downhill	1
		Women's Slalom	1
	Ski Jumping	Men's Large Hill	1
		Women's Large Hill	1
	Snowboarding	Men's Slalom	1
		Men's Half-Pipe	1
		Men's Cross	1
		Women's Slalom	1
		Women's Half-Pipe	1
		Women's Cross	1
	Biathlon	Men's Biathlon	1
		Women's Biathlon	1
	Sled-Dog Racing	Men's Race	1	Six dogs per sled.
		Women's Race	1
Bobsleigh	Bobsleigh	Men's Fours	4
		Men's Twos	2
		Women's Fours	4
		Women's Twos	2
	Skeleton	Men's Skeleton	1
		Women's Skeleton	1
	Luge	Men's Luge	1
		Women's Luge	1

List of Games

Summer Games

List of Summer Games

No.	Name	Host	Continent	Notes
1	Qabór 1950 Summer Games	Tierrador	Crona	First Istroyan Games. Mwicha the bear cub was the mascot.
2	Coria 1954 Summer Games	Urcea	Levantia	First Games hosted in Levantia.
3	Cancale 1958 Summer Games	Faneria
4	Rakahanga 1962 Summer Games	Stenza	Australis	Only Summer Games hosted in Australis
5	Ninao 1966 Summer Games	Loa Republic	Sarpedon	First Games hosted in Sarpedon.
6	Kurst 1970 Summer Games	Arcerion	Crona	First Games hosted in Crona.
7	Venceia 1974 Summer Games	Caphiria	Sarpedon	Boycotted by Urcea, Lariana, Hollona and Diorisia, Corcra, Orclenia, Vinesia, Pelaxia, and Carna.
8	Nicheng 1978 Summer Games	Canpei	Alshar
9	Stretton 1982 Summer Games	Anglei	Levantia	Edmund the Dog was the mascot.
10	Korell 1986 Summer Games	Daxia	Alshar
11	Alstin City 1990 Summer Games	Alstin	Crona
12	CAPITAL 1994 Summer Games	Oyashima	Alshar
13	Collinebourg 1998 Summer Games	Yonderre	Levantia
14	Trossera 2002 Summer Games	Aciria	Sarpedon
15	Alstin City 2006 Summer Games	Alstin	Crona	First city to host the Games more than once
16	CITY 2010 Summer Games	Cartadania	Sarpedon
17	Bayen 2014 Summer Games	Zaclaria	Audonia	Only Istroyan Games held in Audonia.
18	Gabion 2018 Summer Games	Yonderre	Levantia
19	CITY 2022 Summer Games	Kiravia	Kiroborea	Only Summer Games held in Kiroborea.
20	Port St. Charles 2026 Summer Games	New Harren	Crona
21	Ankae 2030 Summer Games	Metzetta	Alshar	Games announced but not yet held. Ayuna the Frog has been revealed as the mascot.
22	Kinnaird 2034 Summer Games	Arcerion	Crona	Games announced but not yet held.
23	Taisgol 2038 Summer Games	Tierrador	Crona	Games announced but not yet held.

Note that before the introduction of the Winter Games, "Summer" was not included in the title of the Games, however the term is retroactively applied for consistency.

Winter Games

List of Winter Games

No.	Name	Host	Continent	Notes
1	Chegallari 1976 Winter Games	Aciria	Sarpedon	First Istroyan Winter Games.
2	Venceia 1980 Winter Games	Caphiria		Boycotted by Urcea, Lariana, Hollona and Diorisia, Corcra, Orclenia, Vinesia, Pelaxia, and Carna.
3	Easthampton 1984 Winter Games	Arcerion	Crona	First Winter Games held in Crona.
4	CITY 1988 Winter Games	Carna	Levantia	First Winter Games held in Levantia.
5	Holchester 1992 Winter Games	Urcea		Boycotted by Caphiria.
6	Rakahanga 1996 Winter Games	Stenza	Australis	Only Winter Games held in Australis.
7	Hugo 2000 Winter Games	Tierrador	Crona	Minrae the Magpie was the mascot. Second Winter Games held in Crona.
8	Carmont 2004 Winter Games	Alstin	Crona
9	Kásen 2008 Winter Games	Kiravia	Arcto-Kiravia	Only Winter Games held in Arcto-Kiravia.
10	Dulhallow 2012 Winter Games	Faneria	Levantia
11	Easthampton 2016 Winter Games	Arcerion	Crona	Originally intended for Akwesasne, Quetzenkel but relocated due to the South Nysdra War; Relocated to Arcerion.
12	Carlshaven 2020 Winter Games	Hollona and Diorisia	Levantia
13	Nicheng 2024 Winter Games	Canpei	Alshar
14	Kralank 2028 Winter Games	Grajnidar	Sarpedon	Games announced but not yet held.
15	Marocino 2032 Winter Games	Aciria		Games announced but not yet held.
16	Roekdorse 2036 Winter Games	Urcea	Levantia	Games announced but not yet held.
17	Unknown 2040 Winter Games	Unknown	Unknown	Host not yet announced.