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[[Category:Invictus Games]]{{Invictus Games sidebar}}{{WIP}}The '''Invictus Games''' ({{wp|French language|Gaullican}}: ''Jeux invictus'', {{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}}: ''Giochi invitto'') are a major international {{wp|Multi-sport event|multi-sport}} competition in which athletes from across the globe participate. The two major set of events are the [[Invictus Games#Summer Invictus Games|Summer]] and [[Invictus Games#Winter Invictus Games|Winter games]], but there is also the [[Invictus Games#Youth Invictus Games|Youth]] and [[Invictus Games#Paravictus Games|Paravictus games]]. The games are held every four years, alternating between Summer and Winter every two years.

The modern Invictus Games began when [[Girolamo Aurelio Fioravanti]] founded the [[Invictus Games#International Invictus Committee|International Invictus Committee]] and hosted the first games in [[Solaria]] in 1898. The games were based on the [[Religio Solaris|Sol Invictus festival]] held in the late [[Solarian Republic]], which were a celebration of [[Religio Solaris|Sol]], the patron god of old Solaria. The ancient Solarians competed in a number of sports and shows of physical prowess to prove that they were worthy of Sol's supreme patronage. Additional inspiration was taken from the {{wp|Roman triumph|Solarian triumphs}} and the similar but distinct {{wp|Ancient Olympic games|Mytikas games}} which took place in ancient Piraea.

The most recent Winter Games were [[2020 Winter Invictus Games]] held in [[Novokharbatsk]], [[Soravia]], while the most recent Summer Games were [[2022 Summer Invictus Games]] held in [[Verlois]], [[Gaullica]].

==History==
===Inspirations===
[sol invictus games, mytikas games, solarian triumphs]
[maybe also attempted revivals or other international competitions]
[a world fair perhaps?]

===Foundation and first game===
===Winter, Youth and Paravictus games===
[discuss the launch of the winter games, the youth games, and the paravictus games]

===20th century games===
===21st century games===

==Variants==
===Summer Invictus Games===
===Winter Invictus Games===
===Youth Invictus Games===
===Paravictus Games===

==Invictus Spirit==
[discuss the Invictus Spirit, the ethos of the games]

==International Invictus Committee==
The International Invictus Committee is the governing body for the Invictus Games. It works in partnership with National Invictus Committees (NICs) which represent participating nations. The IIC and NICs, according to the Invictus Charter, are jointly responsible for ensuring the integrity of the Games. On occasion, the IIC has banned NICs from participation for violating the Charter and by-laws, the most recent example being the six-year ban given to the [[Champania|Champanian NIC]] due to proven allegations of {{wp|doping}}.
===Charter===
===Bidding process===
The privilege of hosting the games is controversial and often hard-fought, as it is both considered an honour and has a positive effect on the host nation's economy. This honour went entirely to Euclean nations prior to the [[Solarian War]], with only [[Adunis]], at the time a part of [[Gaullica|Gaullica proper]], hosting an Invictus Games outside of Euclea or Asteria Superior before 1950. At the time, the bidding process was largely ad-hoc, with NICs putting their case to the Euclean-dominated IIC. The large Euclean colonial empires also meant that there were very few independent nations in the {{wp|Global south|global south}} eligible to host.

After the conclusion of the Solarian War, however, the world had changed. {{wp|Decolonisation}} was taking place, and the [[Etruria|Etrurian empire]] had collapsed. The IIC changed the bidding process for the Summer Invictus Games to make it more equitable. Instead of bidding for each Games individually, countries would bid for a set of three Games, with one nation from Euclea, Coius and Asteria being chosen to host a game in each bloc. The first set of Games to use this system was the [[1950 Summer Invictus Games|1950]], [[1954 Summer Invictus Games|1954]] and [[1958 Summer Invictus Games|1958]] Games, hosted by [[Estmere]] for Euclea, [[Eldmark]] for Asteria and [[Senria]] for Coius. This is the system which remains in place to this day.

==Symbols==
[[File:Invictus-flag.svg|thumb|The Invictus flag]]

==Ceremonies==
==Commercialisation==
===Coverage===
==Sports==
The most recently added sport at the Summer Games was {{wp|Esports|esports}}, at the 2022 Games in Verlois.

==Controversies==
===Boycotts===
* [[1990 Summer Invictus Games]] in [[Keisi]], [[Senria]]: Boycott by [[Shangea]] and its allies

===Women's participation===

===Doping and foul play===
====Champanian doping scandal====
==Champions and medalists==
==Nations==
===Host nations and cities===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Summer
!Winter
!Host city
!Country
!Continent
|-
|1898
|[[1898 Summer Invictus Games|I]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Solaria]]
|{{flag|Etruria}}
|Euclea
|-
|1902
|[[1902 Summer Invictus Games|II]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Adunis]]
|{{flag|Gaullica}}
|Coius
|-
|1906
|[[1906 Summer Invictus Games|III]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[s'Holle]]
|{{flag|Hennehouwe}}
|Euclea
|-
|1910
|[[1910 Summer Invictus Games|IV]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Morwall]]
|{{flag|Estmere}}
|Euclea
|-
|1914
|[[1914 Summer Invictus Games|V]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Liberty City]]
|{{flag|Rizealand}}
|Asteria
|-
|1918
|[[1918 Summer Invictus Games|VI]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Istros]]
|{{flag|Tengaria}}
|Euclea
|-
|1920
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1920 Winter Invictus Games|I]]
|[[Siegberg]]
|{{flag|Werania}}
|Euclea
|-
|1922
|[[1922 Summer Invictus Games|VII]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Verlois]]
|{{flag|Gaullica|functionalist}}
|Euclea
|-
|1924
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1924 Winter Invictus Games|II]]
|[[Faulia]]
|{{flag|Etruria}}
|Euclea
|-
|1926
|[[1926 Summer Invictus Games|VIII]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Wiesstadt]]
|{{flag|Werania}}
|Euclea
|-
|1928
|rowspan="4" colspan="5" align="center"|''Cancelled due to the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]]''
|-
|1930
|-
|1932
|-
|1934
|-
|1936
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1936 Winter Invictus Games|III]]
|[[New Morwall]]
|{{flag|Rizealand}}
|Asteria
|-
|1938
|[[1938 Summer Invictus Games|IX]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Nouvelle-Rayenne|New Rayenne]]
|{{flag|Cassier}}
|Asteria
|-
|1940
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1940 Winter Invictus Games|IV]]
|[[Longwood]]
|{{flag|Estmere}}
|Euclea
|-
|1942
|[[1942 Summer Invictus Games|X]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Vicalvi]]
|{{flag|Etruria|functionalist}}
|Euclea
|-
|1944
|rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|''Cancelled due to the [[Solarian War]]''
|-
|1946
|-
|1948
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1948 Winter Invictus Games|V]]
|[[Louten]]
|{{flag|Gaullica}}
|Euclea
|-
|1950
|[[1950 Summer Invictus Games|XI]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[St Avelines]]
|{{flag|Estmere}}
|Euclea
|-
|1952
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1952 Winter Invictus Games|VI]]
|[[New Sylvagne|Saint-Sacrement]]
|{{flag|Cassier}}
|Asteria
|-
|1954
|[[1954 Summer Invictus Games|XII]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Hammarvik]]
|{{flag|Eldmark}}
|Asteria
|-
|1956
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1956 Winter Invictus Games|VII]]
|[[Niederburland]]
|{{flag|Valduvia}}
|Euclea
|-
|1958
|[[1958 Summer Invictus Games|XIII]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Keisi]]
|{{flag|Senria}}
|Coius
|-
|1960
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1960 Winter Invictus Games|VIII]]
|[[Estevia]]
|{{flag|AFR}}
|Asteria
|-
|1962
|[[1962 Summer Invictus Games|XIV]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Rémont]]
|{{flag|Ardesia}}
|Asteria
|-
|1964
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1964 Winter Invictus Games|IX]]
|[[Paltamo]]
|{{flag|Soravia}}
|Euclea
|-
|1966
|[[1966 Summer Invictus Games|XV]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Patovatra]]
|{{flag|Soravia}}
|Euclea
|-
|1968
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1968 Winter Invictus Games|X]]
|[[Tolbury]]
|{{flag|Estmere}}
|Euclea
|-
|1970
|[[1970 Summer Invictus Games|XVI]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Tosei]]
|{{flag|Senria}}
|Coius
|-
|1972
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1972 Winter Invictus Games|XI]]
|[[Spreglen]]
|{{flag|Caldia}}
|Euclea
|-
|1974
|[[1974 Summer Invictus Games|XVII]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Los Santos]]
|{{flag|Rizealand}}
|Asteria
|-
|1976
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1976 Winter Invictus Games|XII]]
|[[Nobeoka]]
|{{flag|Senria}}
|Coius
|-
|1978
|[[1978 Summer Invictus Games|XVIII]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Westbrücken]]
|{{flag|Werania}}
|Euclea
|-
|1980
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1980 Winter Invictus Games|XIII]]
|[[Monroial]]
|{{flag|Gaullica}}
|Euclea
|-
|1982
|[[1982 Summer Invictus Games|XIX]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Ogbei]]
|{{flag|Ansan}}
|Coius
|-
|1984
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1984 Winter Invictus Games|XIV]]
|[[Helganes]]
|{{flag|Scovern}}
|Euclea
|-
|1986
|[[1986 Summer Invictus Games|XX]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Sainte-Marie]]
|{{flag|Cassier}}
|Asteria
|-
|1988
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1988 Winter Invictus Games|XV]]
|[[Vallenoche]]
|{{flag|Paretia}}
|Euclea
|-
|1990
|[[1990 Summer Invictus Games|XXI]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Keisi]]
|{{flag|Senria}}
|Coius
|-
|1992
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1992 Winter Invictus Games|XVI]]
|[[Rongzhou]]
|{{flag|Shangea}}
|Coius
|-
|1994
|[[1994 Summer Invictus Games|XXII]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Harimisaareke]]
|{{flag|Valduvia}}
|Euclea
|-
|1996
|{{N/a|}}
|[[1996 Winter Invictus Games|XVII]]
|[[Urebosk]]
|{{flag|Alsland}}
|Euclea
|-
|1998
|[[1998 Summer Invictus Games|XXIII]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[San Alessandro]]
|{{flag|Etruria}}
|Euclea
|-
|2000
|{{N/a|}}
|[[2000 Winter Invictus Games|XVIII]]
|[[Pestelya]]
|{{flag|Chistovodia}}
|Asteria
|-
|2002
|[[2002 Summer Invictus Games|XXIV]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Port Hope]]
|{{flag|Satavia}}
|Asteria
|-
|2004
|{{N/a|}}
|[[2004 Winter Invictus Games|XIX]]
|[[Benbaun]]
|{{flag|Caldia}}
|Euclea
|-
|2006
|[[2006 Summer Invictus Games|XXV]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Crescent Island City]]
|{{flag|Dezevau}}
|Coius
|-
|2008
|{{N/a|}}
|[[2008 Winter Invictus Games|XX]]
|[[Shenkong]]
|{{flag|Shangea}}
|Coius
|-
|2010
|[[2010 Summer Invictus Games|XXVI]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Baiqiao]]
|{{flag|Shangea}}
|Coius
|-
|2012
|{{N/a|}}
|[[2012 Winter Invictus Games|XXI]]
|[[Montagne|Barnier]]
|{{flag|Cassier}}
|Asteria
|-
|2014
|[[2014 Summer Invictus Games|XXVII]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Gatôn]]
|{{flag|Satucin}}
|Asteria
|-
|2016
|{{N/a|}}
|[[2016 Winter Invictus Games|XXII]]
|[[Ubeyama]]
|{{flag|Senria}}
|Coius
|-
|2018
|[[2018 Summer Invictus Games|XXVIII]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Spreglen]]
|{{flag|Caldia}}
|Euclea
|-
|2020
|{{N/a|}}
|[[2020 Winter Invictus Games|XXIII]]
|[[Novokharbatsk]]
|{{flag|Soravia}}
|Euclea
|-
|2022
|[[2022 Summer Invictus Games|XXIX]]
|{{N/a|}}
|[[Verlois ]]
|{{flag|Gaullica}}
|Euclea
|-
|2024
|{{N/a|}}
|[[2024 Winter Invictus Games|XXIV]]
|[[Rimso]]-[[Nordfolden]]
|{{flag|Scovern}}
|Euclea
|-
|2026
|''[[2026 Summer Invictus Games|XXX]]''
|{{N/a|}}
|''[[Sindae]]''
|''{{flag|Ansan}}''
|Coius
|-
|2028
|{{N/a|}}
|''[[2028 Winter Invictus Games|XXV]]''
|
|
|''Asteria or Coius''
|-
|2030
|''[[2030 Summer Invictus Games|XXXI]]''
|{{N/a|}}
|
|
|''Asteria''
|-
|2032
|{{N/a|}}
|''[[2032 Winter Invictus Games|XXVI]]''
|
|
|''Asteria or Coius''
|}