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 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
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.
| 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.
| 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
| No. | Name | Host | Continent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanzeong 1950 Summer Games |  Metzetta
|
Alshar | First Istroyan Games. Mwicha the bear cub was the mascot. Ssireum (traditional Metzettan wrestling) was the demonstration sport. |
| 2 | Coria 1954 Summer Games |  Urcea
|
Levantia | First Games hosted in Levantia; boycotted by Caphiria. |
| 3 | CITY 1958 Summer Games |  Faneria
|
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| 4 | CITY 1962 Summer Games |  Stenza
|
Australis | Only Summer Games hosted in Australis |
| 5 | CITY 1966 Summer Games | Duamacia | Alshar | |
| 6 | CITY 1970 Summer Games |  Arcerion
|
Crona | First Games hosted in Crona. |
| 7 | CITY 1974 Summer Games |  Caphiria
|
Sarpedon | Boycotted by Urcea, Talionia, Hollona and Diorisia, Corcra, Orclenia, Vinesia, Pelaxia, and Carna. First Games hosted in Sarpedon. |
| 8 | Nicheng 1978 Summer Games |  Canpei
|
Alshar | |
| 9 | Stretton 1982 Summer Games |  Anglei
|
Levantia | Edmund the Dog was the mascot. |
| 10 | CITY 1986 Summer Games |  Corumm
|
Alshar | |
| 11 | CITY 1990 Summer Games |  Eldmora-Regulus
|
Levantia | |
| 12 | CAPITAL 1994 Summer Games |  Oyashima
|
Alshar | |
| 13 | Vishnasi 1998 Summer Games | Pursat | ||
| 14 | CITY 2002 Summer Games | Aciria | Sarpedon | |
| 15 | Caradej 2006 Summer Games | Volonia | ||
| 16 | CITY 2010 Summer Games |  Cartadania
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| 17 | CITY 2014 Summer Games | Zaclaria | Audonia | Only Istroyan Games held in Audonia. |
| 18 | Minvras 2018 Summer Games | Grajnidar | Sarpedon | |
| 19 | CITY 2022 Summer Games |  Kiravia
|
Arcto-Kiravia | Only Summer Games held in Arcto-Kiravia. |
| 20 | Port St. Charles 2026 Summer Games | Template:Country data New Yustona | Crona | |
| 21 | Ankae 2030 Summer Games | Metzetta
|
Alshar | Games announced but not yet held. Ayuna the Frog has been revealed as the mascot. |
| 22 | CITY 2034 Summer Games | Arcerion
|
Crona | Games announced but not yet held. |
| 23 | Unknown 2038 Summer Games | Unknown | Unknown | Host not yet announced. |
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
| No. | Name | Host | Continent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CITY 1976 Winter Games | Aciria | Sarpedon | First Istroyan Winter Games. |
| 2 | CITY 1980 Winter Games | Caphiria
|
Boycotted by Urcea, Talionia, Hollona and Diorisia, Corcra, Orclenia, Vinesia, Pelaxia, and Carna. | |
| 3 | CITY 1984 Winter Games | Arcerion
|
Crona | First Winter Games held in Crona. |
| 4 | Stretton 1988 Winter Games | Anglei
|
Levantia | First Winter Games held in Levantia. |
| 5 | Holchester 1992 Winter Games | Urcea
|
Boycotted by Caphiria. | |
| 6 | CITY 1996 Winter Games | Stenza
|
Australis | Only Winter Games held in Australis. |
| 7 | Hanzeong 2000 Winter Games | Metzetta
|
Alshar | Minrae the Magpie was the mascot. First Winter Games held in Alshar. |
| 8 | CITY 2004 Winter Games | Duamacia | ||
| 9 | CITY 2008 Winter Games | Kiravia
|
Arcto-Kiravia | Only Winter Games held in Arcto-Kiravia. |
| 10 | CITY 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 | CITY 2020 Winter Games | Eldmora-Regulus
|
Levantia | |
| 13 | Nicheng 2024 Winter Games | Canpei
|
Alshar | |
| 14 | Kralank 2028 Winter Games | Grajnidar | Sarpedon | Games announced but not yet held. |
| 15 | CITY 2032 Winter Games | Aciria | Games announced but not yet held. | |
| 16 | CITY 2036 Winter Games | Urcea
|
Levantia | Games announced but not yet held. |
| 17 | Unknown 2040 Winter Games | Unknown | Unknown | Host not yet announced. |