Invictus Games

The Invictus Games (Gaullican: Jeux invictus, Vespasian: Giochi invitto) are a major international multi-sport competition in which athletes from across the globe participate. The two major set of events are the Summer and Winter Games, but there are also the Youth and 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 International Invictus Committee and hosted the first games in Solaria in 1898. The games were based on the Sol Invictus festival held in the late Solarian Republic, which were a celebration of 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 Solarian triumphs and the similar but distinct 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?]

Winter, Youth and Paravictus games

[discuss the launch of the winter games, the youth games, and the 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 Champanian NIC due to proven allegations of doping.

President of the IIC

The current President of the International Invictus Committee is Prospero D'Agosta of Etruria.

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 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 global south eligible to host.

After the conclusion of the Solarian War, however, the world had changed. Decolonisation was taking place, and the 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, 1954 and 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

The Invictus flag

Invictus emblem

The Invictus emblem depicts three arcs, one each in red, blue, and yellow, forming an unfinished circle. The arcs symbolize the three Invictus continents of Euclea, Coius, and Asteria reaching out toward each other, and the incomplete circle symbolizes the ever-unfinished work of international cooperation in sport. The design also recalls the shape of the globe as well as the medals that are awarded to top athletes.

Invictus flag

The Invictus flag's design consists of the Invictus emblem on a white background.

Sports

The most recently added sport at the Summer Games was esports, at the 2022 Games in Verlois.

Summer games

  Aquatics –   Canoeing –   Cycling –   Equestrian –   Martial arts –   Volleyball –   Wrestling –   Baseball and Softball

Winter games

  Bobsleigh –   Skating –   Skiing

Controversies

Boycotts

• 1990 Summer Invictus Games in Keisi, Senria: Boycott by Shangea and its allies

Nations

Host nations and cities

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