3rd Summer Olympics

The Games of the III Olympiad were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Columbia, Bedistan, one of the Unified Capitalizt States. It was co-organized by Capitalizt SLANI and Jasīʼyūn, and was the second consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in Paripana. No bidding process was held as the original Olympic Council regulations had fallen into disuse at the time, but no real objections were raised given the organizers' reputation and track record of successfully hosting three of the previous four editions of the Olympics.

A number of demonstration events were held: American football, bocce, cliff diving, chess boxing, croquet, lacrosse, summer vigil fasting, tug of war, wheelchair fencing and wheelchair racing. The Ariddian Isles nevertheless entered several athletes with disabilities in the medal events.

The opening ceremony held at Holmes Stadium featured sophisticated lighting and holography, with performances highlighting the search for peace and the diversity of Paripana. The Olympic cauldron was lit by Ham Son-lib, Olympic champion in the marathon at the Querzakhi Olympics.

Participating NOCs
The marching order during the opening ceremony was according to nations' names in Notrelanda, the official language of the Games.

Summary
In one of most closely contested final rounds in the event’s history, Mattea Osérina (Jasīʼyūn) won the gold medal over I' Li-Jun (Capitalizt SLANI) in women's 10m air rifle. Candelaria And Marquez saw one of its main medal hopes, badminton doubles pair Pearce Pedotti and Holly Richards, eliminated in the first round. The multi-sport adventure of Dong Yue Yan (Ariddian Isles), who also competed in skeleton at Keto, ended as she was eliminated in the second round of the women’s 48kg judo competition. Tom Parsons became Newmanistan's first Olympic medallist with a gold in the men's 10m pistol. Francisco José Ventoso Alberd won the first Olympic gold medal in Sorthern Northland history by winning the men's road cycling. Jozenna Nai (Fujisawan Territories) was disappointed in failing to advance from the semifinals of the women's 400m freestyle, but then won gold in the women's 400m individual medley. The Wentland women's archery team won gold in their event but ended up in an altercation during the medal ceremony. Swimmer Virginia Dunston won Kelssek's first gold of the Games in the women's 100m butterfly. Admina Mwakingwe (Ariddian Isles) succesfully defended her gold in the women's judo 52kg category. Fr. Vasily the Heavily-Accented was outrage at the failure of Wentland vexillographers to recognize the excellence of The Archregimancy's flag. Kura-Pelland weightlifters won a one-two in the men's 62 kg with Scott Smith setting an Olympic record and Barry Omagh winning silver. In swimming, Krytenia won the men's 4x100m freestyle relay gold. Hīva Nameokyan (Baranxtu) broke the Olympic record lifting 227.5 kg to win the women's 58kg event. Newmanistan's swimming success continued with a one-two for Dave Perroti and Nate Compston in the men's 200m freestyle, a bronze for Compston in the men's 100m backstroke, and Lauren Biron winning gold in the women's 100m breaststroke. Allanea's Elmer Rubinstein won gold in the men's 50m pistol but insisted he would continue his studies for a doctorate in history. Traditional gymnastics powerhouse Ariddia celebrated its gold medal in the men's team all-around. Albert Wall (Wentland) immediately announced his retirement after winning the gold in the men's Greco-Roman wrestling 55kg, citing the emotional toll of the sport. Mollifying a great deal of kvetching in Kelssek about its performances in swimming, its men's 4x200m freestyle relay team won gold. Swimmers from Unified Beretania and Fujisawan Territories feuded publicly, with Wanda Trimble accused of assaulting and racially abusing Chatchaha Azumaro. Viewership figures for judo in Secristan shot up as the sport helped bring their medal total to 15. Green Wombat swimming coach John Davis resigned over the delegation only winning one medal to this point. Andrew Cancellara (Krytenia) won the men's road race in cycling. Stephanie Tucker (Newmanistan) led protests by boxers about the possibly illegal equipment of The Bear in the Orange Mask (Bears Armed). Meghan Stover (Newmanistan) won her third medal in equestrian. Ariddian dominance of gymnastics continued with Anais Reed winning gold and Aliw Sew bronze in the women’s individual all-around. Ajitawa Yukatsuko (Fujisawan Territories) was rushed to hospital during warm-ups, where she needed immediate surgery for appendicitis and missed the event as a result. Scott Moreaux (Kura-Pelland) won the men’s 100m with a time of 9.98s, the only time under 10 seconds as the sprinters were faced with a strong headwind. Darren Lindfield and Richard Vallier (Kura-Pelland) won gold in badminton men’s doubles. Krytenia won four golds and one silver medal at the rowing regatta. It was also a successful day for Sorthern Northland cyclists Fran Ventoso, who won his second gold medal in the men’s points race, and Hiro Nakajuwima who won the men’s Keirin. Cafundeu won four medals in swimming with Vanessa Alves, Jennifer Assunção, Miguel Navarro and Sarah Le Pascal all on the podium. Philippe Destry (Kelssek) won gold in men’s 100m butterfly to add to his two silver medals from the 200m butterfly and 100m backstroke. Vanorians won two gold medals with Mary Applegate winning in the tennis women’s singles, and diver Iva Angelotic winning the women’s 3m springboard. Tragedy as Roumberre’s Maccar ReNwarr suffered a cardiac arrest during the men’s 200m heats and died en route to hospital. Roumberre withdrew its 4x100m relay team as a result. BCO’s gold in the fencing men’s team foil gave Yätti Puroma his second gold to add to his win in the individual foil. David Faller (Ad’ihan) won a surprise bronze in the men’s triathlon, behind winner Bill Kingston (Kura-Pelland). Competing as San Adriano’s only athlete, Femke van der Vaart won bronze in the women’s marathon and would later be honoured by being put on the country’s 500 lira banknotes. Kiki Reyes (Sorthern Northland) was a surprise gold medal winner in that event. Omar Jabeel and Tim Block won gold and silver for Wentland in the men’s steeplechase. Liam O’Connell (An Blascoad Mor) won the men’s badminton singles against Quentin Quisling (Gerainia). Natalia Franco (Cafundeu) won the women’s 50m freestyle. Secristan upset Cafundeu for gold in the equestrian team jumping event. Defending men’s water polo champions Kelssek were eliminated at the group stage when they were held to an 8-8 draw against Newmanistan. Christian Mohamed (Ariddia) beat Michael Johnson (Newmanistan) in four sets at the men's singles tennis, becoming the first Ariddian to win a gold medal outside of gymnastics or judo. Still recovering from appendix surgery, Ajitawa Yukatsuko (Fujisawan Territories) won bronze on pommel horse and silver on the rings. The Ariddian Isles picked up its third gold medal in judo. Kelsey Rosenbaum gave Zwangzug its first gold medal with victory in the women's triathlon. Cyclist Fran Ventoso (Sorthern Northland) fell short in his bid for a third gold medal after losing to Andrew Hearn (Ariddia) in the semifinals of the men's individual sprint, but took the bronze against Kyle Petersen (Newmanistan). Candelaria And Marquez were upset in the quarterfinals of men's field hockey as Krytenia won 2-1. Sabrina Vermelho and João Miguel de Deus gave Cafundeu a double gold medal in sailing at the women's and men's windsurfer events. In the women's 63kg Greco-Roman wrestling, Amelia Price (Wentland) attracted controversy for the manner of her bronze medal win against Adele Poriere (Kelssek) and an aggressive confrontation with gold medallist Rose Piaui (Cafundeu) which forced the medal ceremony to be cut short. Matt Ryti won Asteran's first-ever Olympic gold medal in men's freestyle wrestling 74kg. An all-Cafundelese final in women's beach volleyball saw Paola Leko and Grazielli Molly beat their Alessandra Ventos and Daniela Paulista for the gold medal. Favourites Candelaria & Marquez didn't disappoint by taking the women's field hockey title in a come-from-behind win against Cafundeu. The Ariddian Isles won gold in women's football, beating Newmanistan 3-1 in extra time, with Cafundeu winning the bronze. Ad'ihan beat Secristan 5-1 to win the women's softball gold. Kelssek won four gold medals in one day with wins in the men's and women's 4x100m relay, and the canoeing men's C-2 and K-2 1000m. Another all-Cafundeu final in men's beach volleyball saw Marcus Vinícius Farias and Rodrigo Garcia win over Lúcio Sérvulo and Leopoldo Novaes. Kennyite diver Pete Wence was pictured attempting to eat his bronze medal following the presentation ceremony for the men's 10m platform. Boxing star Salim Abdul-Rahim (Illrawq) won gold in the men's featherweight. In the demonstration events, Fr. Sweeney (Newmanistan) was the surprise winner in summer vigil fasting, an event originally proposed by the Monastic Olympic Committee. Capitalizt SLANI won the men's football gold with a 1-0 extra time victory over Valanora. Cafundeu's volleyball dominance continued on the court with a straight-sets win over Coocoostan in the women's gold medal match.
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 * This summary is based on media reports from the RP thread.