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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 FiannriaFiannria  Grajnidar  Metzetta
Women's Team BurgundieBurgundie  Stenza  Vorenia
Diving Men's 3m Springboard  Urcea Rusana  Carna
Men's 10m Platform YonderreYonderre  Metzetta  Soirwind
Women's 3m Springboard YonderreYonderre  Eldmora-Regulus  Lariana
Women's 10m Platform FiannriaFiannria Pelaxia Pelaxia Aciria
Swimming Men's 10km Marathon  Stenza YonderreYonderre Alstin Alstin
Women's 10km Marathon QuetzenkelQuetzenkel  Urcea Pelaxia Pelaxia
Men's 100m Freestyle YonderreYonderre  Oyashima  Stenza
Men's 400m Freestyle Alstin Alstin Tanhai Pursat
Men's 200m Backstroke  Caphiria Takatta LoaLoa Republic Kloistan
Men's 200m Breaststroke  Stenza  Cartadania Pursat
Men's 200m Butterfly  Oyashima Canpei  Urcea
Women's 100m Freestyle Takatta LoaLoa Republic Canpei Tanhai
Women's 400m Freestyle  Daxia Pelaxia Pelaxia  Stenza
Women's 200m Backstroke FiannriaFiannria  Soirwind Canpei
Women's 200m Breaststroke  Carna  Vorenia  Grajnidar
Women's 200m Butterfly  Lariana Alstin Alstin Canpei
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay  Carna  Faneria  Hollona and Diorisia
Canoe Men's Canoe Sprint  Kiravia  Metzetta  Arcerion
Women's Canoe Sprint FiannriaFiannria  Stenza Aciria
Mixed Kayak Slalom  Arcerion  Carna Rusana
Rowing Mixed Eight Pursat  Lariana FiannriaFiannria
Surfing Men's Shortboard QuetzenkelQuetzenkel FiannriaFiannria  Metzetta
Women's Shortboard YonderreYonderre  Daxia  Zaclaria
Basketball Men's 5-on-5  Soirwind  Vorenia  Cartadania
Men's 3-on-3 Anglei Anglei  Kiravia Kloistan
Women's 5-on-5  Metzetta QuetzenkelQuetzenkel Anglei Anglei
Women's 3-on-3  Cartadania Kloistan  Soirwind
Volleyball Men's Beach Volleyball  Carna  Daxia  Caphiria
Women's Beach Volleyball Anglei Anglei  Daxia Pelaxia Pelaxia
Men's Indoor Volleyball  Zaclaria Canpei  Carna
Women's Indoor Volleyball Kloistan  Kiravia Anglei Anglei
Field Hockey Men's Field Hockey  Lariana FiannriaFiannria Takatta LoaLoa Republic

Women's Field Hockey

Pelaxia Pelaxia  Daxia  Eldmora-Regulus
Soccer Men's 5-on-5 Rusana FiannriaFiannria  Zaclaria
Women's 5-on-5 Tanhai Canpei  Carna
Golf Men's Golf Pelaxia Pelaxia  Urcea  Lariana
Women's Golf Canpei  Kiravia  Zaclaria
Handball Men's Handball Takatta LoaLoa Republic Tanhai  Urcea
Women's Handball Tanhai  Zaclaria Anglei Anglei
Rugby Men's Rugby Sevens Alstin Alstin  Faneria BurgundieBurgundie
Women's Rugby Sevens BurgundieBurgundie Tanhai Canpei
Tennis Men's Singles BurgundieBurgundie  Carna  Oyashima
Women's Singles YonderreYonderre  Daxia  Grajnidar
Mixed Doubles  Lariana YonderreYonderre Pursat
Table Tennis Men's Singles  Urcea BurgundieBurgundie Pelaxia Pelaxia
Women's Singles  Faneria YonderreYonderre  Arcerion
Mixed Doubles  Faneria QuetzenkelQuetzenkel  Oyashima
Baseball Men's Baseball Rusana Kloistan  Eldmora-Regulus
Women's Baseball  Vorenia  Soirwind QuetzenkelQuetzenkel
Cricket Mixed Cricket Tanhai  Daxia FiannriaFiannria
Tenpin Bowling Bowling  Lariana  Daxia Kloistan
Badminton Mixed Badminton  Caphiria  Eldmora-Regulus Tanhai
Mountain Biking Men's Cross-Country Anglei Anglei YonderreYonderre  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 FiannriaFiannria
Women's Time Trial  Daxia QuetzenkelQuetzenkel Anglei Anglei
Track Cycling Men's Sprint  Urcea BurgundieBurgundie  Soirwind
Women's Sprint Kloistan  Caphiria  Cartadania
Boxing Men's Heavyweight Boxing Canpei  Vorenia Tanhai
Men's Middleweight Boxing  Faneria Anglei Anglei Kloistan
Men's Lightweight Boxing  Eldmora-Regulus FiannriaFiannria  Metzetta
Women's Heavyweight Boxing BurgundieBurgundie Alstin Alstin  Caphiria
Women's Middleweight Boxing Alstin Alstin BurgundieBurgundie  Urcea
Women's Lightweight Boxing YonderreYonderre Kloistan  Lariana
Wrestling Men's Heavyweight Wrestling  Urcea Alstin Alstin  Arcerion
Men's Middleweight Wrestling  Kiravia YonderreYonderre  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 Pelaxia  Kiravia
Taekwondo Men's Heavyweight Taekwondo BurgundieBurgundie  Daxia Tanhai
Men's Middleweight Taekwondo  Oyashima Kloistan  Metzetta
Men's Lightweight Taekwondo YonderreYonderre  Zaclaria Pelaxia Pelaxia
Women's Heavyweight Taekwondo  Zaclaria  Daxia  Faneria
Women's Middleweight Taekwondo BurgundieBurgundie  Stenza  Oyashima
Women's Lightweight Taekwondo  Caphiria  Arcerion  Urcea
Fencing Men's Foil  Zaclaria Alstin Alstin  Eldmora-Regulus
Men's Épée  Zaclaria Pelaxia Pelaxia Alstin Alstin
Men's Sabre  Daxia Anglei Anglei  Stenza
Women's Foil Aciria  Soirwind  Faneria
Women's Épée  Eldmora-Regulus  Lariana Takatta LoaLoa Republic
Women's Sabre  Daxia Rusana BurgundieBurgundie
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 Takatta LoaLoa Republic BurgundieBurgundie
Men's Parallel Bars Aciria Takatta LoaLoa Republic QuetzenkelQuetzenkel
Men's Pommel Horse Rusana QuetzenkelQuetzenkel  Faneria
Men's Rings  Metzetta Pursat Rusana
Men's Vault  Vorenia  Daxia Rusana
Women's All-Around Team  Arcerion  Cartadania Pelaxia Pelaxia

Women's All-Around Individual

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

Women's High Jump

QuetzenkelQuetzenkel Kloistan  Stenza
Women's Pole Vault  Daxia Anglei Anglei Tanhai
Women's Long Jump Anglei Anglei  Soirwind  Kiravia
Women's Triple Jump Anglei Anglei Takatta LoaLoa Republic  Arcerion
Women's Shot Put  Metzetta Pelaxia Pelaxia  Daxia
Women's Discus Throw Canpei QuetzenkelQuetzenkel  Vorenia
Women's Hammer Throw  Kiravia Kloistan  Grajnidar
Women's Javelin Throw Kloistan FiannriaFiannria  Grajnidar
Women's Heptathlon Pelaxia Pelaxia  Arcerion  Kiravia
Shooting Men's Pistol Pelaxia Pelaxia  Grajnidar Anglei Anglei
Men's Rifle  Arcerion Anglei Anglei  Daxia
Men's Skeet Pelaxia Pelaxia  Kiravia QuetzenkelQuetzenkel
Women's Pistol  Vorenia Alstin Alstin Anglei Anglei
Women's Rifle  Lariana  Oyashima  Zaclaria
Women's Skeet Alstin Alstin Aciria  Daxia
Tug-of-War Men's Tug-of-War Rusana  Daxia YonderreYonderre
Women's Tug-of-War  Zaclaria Pursat Rusana
Archery Men's Individual  Zaclaria YonderreYonderre FiannriaFiannria
Women's Individual  Faneria  Lariana  Eldmora-Regulus
Mixed Team  Faneria FiannriaFiannria  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 FiannriaFiannria 9 6 6 21
2  Daxia 7 11 3 21
3  Lariana 6 8 7 21
4 Anglei Anglei 5 10 6 21
5 YonderreYonderre 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 Pelaxia 5 6 5 16
11 Kloistan 4 8 4 16
12 BurgundieBurgundie 6 5 4 15
13  Stenza 4 5 6 15
14 Alstin Alstin 5 7 2 14
15  Grajnidar 1 3 10 14
16  Arcerion 6 2 5 13
17  Vorenia 5 3 5 13
18 QuetzenkelQuetzenkel 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 Takatta LoaLoa 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