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Hanzeong 1950 Summer Games

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The Hanzeong 1950 Summer Games, also known as the First Istroyan Games, were an international multi-sport competition held in Hanzeong, Metzetta, in August 1950. Hanzeong was chosen at random by the International Istroyan Games Committee to host the games in an effort to repair worldwide diplomatic relations following the conclusion of the Second Great War. At the time they were simply known as the Hanzeong 1950 Games but since the introduction of the Winter Games in 1976 they have been retroactively referred to as Summer Games. The Games were attended by Metzettan royalty including Emperor Jan-Hu.

Venues and Infrastructure

The Istroyan Stadium was specially constructed in Hanzeong to host the opening and closing ceremonies as well as athletics, tug-of-war and archery events. The Imperial Swimming Baths in Hanzeong were refurbished to facilitate the swimming, artistic swimming and diving events. The fencing event was held in the famous Emperor's Gardens while the basketball, rugby, indoor volleyball, soccer, handball, tennis, table tennis, badminton, field hockey and trampoline events were held nearby in the Hanzeong Municipal Sports Complex. Taekwondo was held at Karam Dojo. Both gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics events were held in facilities provided by one of the capital's universities; University of Inwae.

Outside of the capital, the surfing and beach volleyball events were held at Ingeo. Canoe events were hosted on XX, while rowing took place on XX. Men's golf was held at the Jamsu Golf Club, while women's golf was held on the same day at Yeulla Province Links. Baseball and cricket were both hosted in Hitui; baseball in Hitui Park Stadium, and cricket in Hitui Fields Stadium. Tenpin bowling was held in Inyang, near the capital. The mountain biking events took place at Mount XX while the road cycling events and marathon were held on the streets of Seochuk District in Ankae. Boxing, wrestling and weightlifting took place on the main campus of Ankae's Hotenwo University. Shooting events were contested at Uchyeo Armoury.

Medals

The medals were manufactured by the Imperial Mint. As the first ever medals they were relatively basic, with the obverse featuring the Istroyan Torch, the year and the names "Metzetta" and "Hanzeong" and the reverse featuring the magnolia blossom seen on Metzetta's flag.

Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony began with the entrance of IIGC President Harold Scudder and Metzetta's representative for the Games, Crown Princess Seunsi, followed by the hoisting of the flag and a performance of the national anthem. Performers wearing Mettubok then played a rendition of the Magnolia Waltz on traditional Metzettan flutes called tanso. After a display of traditional dance, the athletes entered the stadium and speeches were given by Scudder and Seunsi. Lastly, the stadium's beacon was lit with the Istroyan Torch by An Changrim, lightweight Taekwondo master.

Closing Ceremony

After the entrance of the flag-bearers and athletes, the flags of Metzetta, Ancient Istroya and Urcea were raised. The demonstration sport chosen by Metzetta was Ssireum, a traditional form of wrestling. Following the demonstration, the IIGC President presented the medals for the Men's Marathon and Crown Princess Seunsi presented the medals for the Women's Marathon. The Crown Princess then presented Scudder with a special Istroyan Games Flag, who then passed it on to the Urcean representative as the games were symbolically transferred. Scudder made his closing remarks and the Istroyan Flame was extinguished.

Broadcasting and Marketing

Domestically the Games were covered by Baeyang Public Broadcasting on their flagship channel, BPB1. The games' sponsors included Hyansae Motors and Imperial Cola.

Mascot

The official mascot for the Games was Mwicha the Bear Cub, who featured heavily on advertising and merchandise.

Emblem

Emblem

Event Winners

152 events were contested, meaning nations had 456 chances to win a medal. In the case of team sports, each team member receives a medal, but it is only counted as one medal for the nation.

Medallists

1950 Istroyan Medal Winners
Discipline Event Gold Silver Bronze
Artistic Swimming Men's Team  Fiannria   Grajnidar   Metzetta
Women's Team  Burgundie   Stenza   Vorenia
Diving Men's 3m Springboard   Urcea   Rusana   Carna
Men's 10m Platform  Yonderre   Metzetta   Soirwind
Women's 3m Springboard  Yonderre   Eldmora-Regulus   Lariana
Women's 10m Platform  Fiannria   Pelaxia  Aciria
Swimming Men's 10km Marathon   Stenza  Yonderre   Alstin
Women's 10km Marathon  Quetzenkel   Urcea   Pelaxia
Men's 100m Freestyle  Yonderre   Oyashima   Stenza
Men's 400m Freestyle   Alstin   Tanhai Pursat
Men's 200m Backstroke   Caphiria  Loa Republic   Kloistan
Men's 200m Breaststroke   Stenza   Cartadania Pursat
Men's 200m Butterfly   Oyashima   Canpei   Urcea
Women's 100m Freestyle  Loa Republic   Canpei   Tanhai
Women's 400m Freestyle   Daxia   Pelaxia   Stenza
Women's 200m Backstroke  Fiannria   Soirwind   Canpei
Women's 200m Breaststroke   Carna   Vorenia   Grajnidar
Women's 200m Butterfly   Lariana   Alstin   Canpei
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay   Carna   Faneria   Hollona and Diorisia
Canoe Men's Canoe Sprint   Kiravia   Metzetta   Arcerion
Women's Canoe Sprint  Fiannria   Stenza  Aciria
Mixed Kayak Slalom   Arcerion   Carna   Rusana
Rowing Mixed Eight Pursat   Lariana  Fiannria
Surfing Men's Shortboard  Quetzenkel  Fiannria   Metzetta
Women's Shortboard  Yonderre   Daxia   Zaclaria
Basketball Men's 5-on-5   Soirwind   Vorenia   Cartadania
Men's 3-on-3   Anglei   Kiravia   Kloistan
Women's 5-on-5   Metzetta  Quetzenkel   Anglei
Women's 3-on-3   Cartadania   Kloistan   Soirwind
Volleyball Men's Beach Volleyball   Carna   Daxia   Caphiria
Women's Beach Volleyball   Anglei   Daxia   Pelaxia
Men's Indoor Volleyball   Zaclaria   Canpei   Carna
Women's Indoor Volleyball   Kloistan   Kiravia   Anglei
Field Hockey Men's Field Hockey   Lariana  Fiannria  Loa Republic

Women's Field Hockey

  Pelaxia   Daxia   Eldmora-Regulus
Soccer Men's 5-on-5   Rusana  Fiannria   Zaclaria
Women's 5-on-5   Tanhai   Canpei   Carna
Golf Men's Golf   Pelaxia   Urcea   Lariana
Women's Golf   Canpei   Kiravia   Zaclaria
Handball Men's Handball  Loa Republic   Tanhai   Urcea
Women's Handball   Tanhai   Zaclaria   Anglei
Rugby Men's Rugby Sevens   Alstin   Faneria  Burgundie
Women's Rugby Sevens  Burgundie   Tanhai   Canpei
Tennis Men's Singles  Burgundie   Carna   Oyashima
Women's Singles  Yonderre   Daxia   Grajnidar
Mixed Doubles   Lariana  Yonderre Pursat
Table Tennis Men's Singles   Urcea  Burgundie   Pelaxia
Women's Singles   Faneria  Yonderre   Arcerion
Mixed Doubles   Faneria  Quetzenkel   Oyashima
Baseball Men's Baseball   Rusana   Kloistan   Eldmora-Regulus
Women's Baseball   Vorenia   Soirwind  Quetzenkel
Cricket Mixed Cricket   Tanhai   Daxia  Fiannria
Tenpin Bowling Bowling   Lariana   Daxia   Kloistan
Badminton Mixed Badminton   Caphiria   Eldmora-Regulus   Tanhai
Mountain Biking Men's Cross-Country   Anglei  Yonderre   Grajnidar
Women's Cross-Country   Metzetta   Stenza   Grajnidar
Road Cycling Men's Road Race   Tanhai   Canpei   Stenza
Men's Time Trial   Rusana   Lariana   Tanhai
Women's Road Race   Faneria   Rusana  Fiannria
Women's Time Trial   Daxia  Quetzenkel   Anglei
Track Cycling Men's Sprint   Urcea  Burgundie   Soirwind
Women's Sprint   Kloistan   Caphiria   Cartadania
Boxing Men's Heavyweight Boxing   Canpei   Vorenia   Tanhai
Men's Middleweight Boxing   Faneria   Anglei   Kloistan
Men's Lightweight Boxing   Eldmora-Regulus  Fiannria   Metzetta
Women's Heavyweight Boxing  Burgundie   Alstin   Caphiria
Women's Middleweight Boxing   Alstin  Burgundie   Urcea
Women's Lightweight Boxing  Yonderre   Kloistan   Lariana
Wrestling Men's Heavyweight Wrestling   Urcea   Alstin   Arcerion
Men's Middleweight Wrestling   Kiravia  Yonderre   Cartadania
Men's Lightweight Wrestling   Grajnidar   Kloistan   Lariana
Women's Heavyweight Wrestling   Daxia   Soirwind   Rusana
Women's Middleweight Wrestling   Stenza   Caphiria   Metzetta
Women's Lightweight Wrestling   Daxia   Pelaxia   Kiravia
Taekwondo Men's Heavyweight Taekwondo  Burgundie   Daxia   Tanhai
Men's Middleweight Taekwondo   Oyashima   Kloistan   Metzetta
Men's Lightweight Taekwondo  Yonderre   Zaclaria   Pelaxia
Women's Heavyweight Taekwondo   Zaclaria   Daxia   Faneria
Women's Middleweight Taekwondo  Burgundie   Stenza   Oyashima
Women's Lightweight Taekwondo   Caphiria   Arcerion   Urcea
Fencing Men's Foil   Zaclaria   Alstin   Eldmora-Regulus
Men's Épée   Zaclaria   Pelaxia   Alstin
Men's Sabre   Daxia   Anglei   Stenza
Women's Foil  Aciria   Soirwind   Faneria
Women's Épée   Eldmora-Regulus   Lariana  Loa Republic
Women's Sabre   Daxia   Rusana  Burgundie
Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-Around Team   Zaclaria   Soirwind Pursat
Men's All-Around Individual Pursat   Lariana   Soirwind
Men's Floor Exercise   Carna   Lariana   Rusana
Men's Horizontal Bar   Stenza  Loa Republic  Burgundie
Men's Parallel Bars  Aciria  Loa Republic  Quetzenkel
Men's Pommel Horse   Rusana  Quetzenkel   Faneria
Men's Rings   Metzetta Pursat   Rusana
Men's Vault   Vorenia   Daxia   Rusana
Women's All-Around Team   Arcerion   Cartadania   Pelaxia

Women's All-Around Individual

  Oyashima   Eldmora-Regulus Pursat
Women's Balance Beam   Faneria   Caphiria   Lariana
Women's Floor Exercise   Cartadania  Yonderre   Vorenia
Women's Uneven Bars  Yonderre   Kiravia   Metzetta
Women's Vault  Yonderre   Anglei   Faneria
Rhythmic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Team  Quetzenkel   Anglei  Burgundie
Women's All-Around Individual   Kloistan  Quetzenkel   Vorenia
Trampoline Women's Individual Pursat   Canpei   Faneria
Men's Individual   Faneria   Tanhai  Yonderre
Weightlifting Men's Snatch  Fiannria   Caphiria   Grajnidar
Men's Clean and Jerk  Fiannria   Carna   Metzetta
Women's Snatch  Fiannria   Soirwind   Stenza
Women's Clean and Jerk  Fiannria  Aciria   Lariana
Athletics Men's Triathlon   Oyashima   Stenza  Fiannria
Women's Triathlon   Eldmora-Regulus  Burgundie   Kiravia
Men's 100m   Soirwind   Anglei   Vorenia
Men's 800m  Aciria   Pelaxia  Yonderre
Men's 10,000m   Tanhai   Zaclaria  Aciria
Men's Marathon   Eldmora-Regulus   Alstin   Faneria
Men's 200m Hurdles   Alstin   Kloistan   Grajnidar
Men's 400m Hurdles   Arcerion   Lariana   Canpei
Mixed 4x400m Relay   Arcerion   Urcea  Loa Republic
Men's High Jump   Zaclaria   Tanhai   Urcea
Men's Pole Vault   Oyashima   Grajnidar   Carna
Men's Long Jump   Tanhai   Anglei   Cartadania
Men's Triple Jump   Arcerion   Anglei  Loa Republic
Men's Shot Put   Zaclaria   Oyashima  Fiannria
Men's Discus Throw Pursat   Rusana   Lariana
Men's Hammer Throw   Lariana   Rusana   Grajnidar
Men's Javelin Throw  Aciria   Cartadania   Grajnidar
Men's Decathlon   Caphiria   Metzetta   Carna
Women's 100m   Caphiria   Alstin   Oyashima
Women's 800m   Rusana   Faneria   Arcerion
Women's 10,000m   Rusana   Faneria  Yonderre
Women's Marathon   Vorenia  Burgundie   Zaclaria
Women's 110m Hurdles   Vorenia   Anglei   Eldmora-Regulus
Women's 400m Hurdles  Fiannria   Lariana   Kiravia

Women's High Jump

 Quetzenkel   Kloistan   Stenza
Women's Pole Vault   Daxia   Anglei   Tanhai
Women's Long Jump   Anglei   Soirwind   Kiravia
Women's Triple Jump   Anglei  Loa Republic   Arcerion
Women's Shot Put   Metzetta   Pelaxia   Daxia
Women's Discus Throw   Canpei  Quetzenkel   Vorenia
Women's Hammer Throw   Kiravia   Kloistan   Grajnidar
Women's Javelin Throw   Kloistan  Fiannria   Grajnidar
Women's Heptathlon   Pelaxia   Arcerion   Kiravia
Shooting Men's Pistol   Pelaxia   Grajnidar   Anglei
Men's Rifle   Arcerion   Anglei   Daxia
Men's Skeet   Pelaxia   Kiravia  Quetzenkel
Women's Pistol   Vorenia   Alstin   Anglei
Women's Rifle   Lariana   Oyashima   Zaclaria
Women's Skeet   Alstin  Aciria   Daxia
Tug-of-War Men's Tug-of-War   Rusana   Daxia  Yonderre
Women's Tug-of-War   Zaclaria Pursat   Rusana
Archery Men's Individual   Zaclaria  Yonderre  Fiannria
Women's Individual   Faneria   Lariana   Eldmora-Regulus
Mixed Team   Faneria  Fiannria   Carna

Nation Rankings

32 nations entered the Istroyan Games in 1950. They are ranked below by total number of medals awarded.

Medals by Country
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Fiannria 9 6 6 21
2   Daxia 7 11 3 21
3   Lariana 6 8 7 21
4   Anglei 5 10 6 21
5  Yonderre 9 7 4 20
6   Faneria 8 4 6 18
7   Rusana 7 5 6 18
8   Zaclaria 9 3 5 17
9   Tanhai 6 5 6 17
10   Pelaxia 5 6 5 16
11   Kloistan 4 8 4 16
12  Burgundie 6 5 4 15
13   Stenza 4 5 6 15
14   Alstin 5 7 2 14
15   Grajnidar 1 3 10 14
16   Arcerion 6 2 5 13
17   Vorenia 5 3 5 13
18  Quetzenkel 4 6 3 13
19   Carna 4 3 6 13
20   Canpei 3 6 4 13
21   Kiravia 3 5 5 13
22   Metzetta 3 3 7 13
23   Soirwind 2 7 4 13
24  Loa Republic 2 4 7 13
25   Oyashima 5 3 4 12
26   Urcea 4 3 5 12
  Eldmora-Regulus 4 3 5 12
28   Caphiria 5 3 3 11
29 Pursat 4 2 5 11
30  Aciria 4 2 3 9
31   Cartadania 2 3 4 9
32   Hollona and Diorisia 0 0 1 1