14th Summer Olympics
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| Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||
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| Host cities |  Orean Istria
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| Nations | 89 | ||||||||
| Opening ceremony | August 14, 2020 OOC | ||||||||
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The 14th Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad are an international multi-sport event celebrated in the cities of Orean, Liventia and Istria, Banija. It is the 14th summer edition of the Olympic Games and the first to be hosted by a majority-Black or majority-Mormon nation. This is also the fourth time Liventia is hosting the Olympics. Athletes representing 89 national Olympic committees, 21 of which were part of three combined team delegations, took part in the Olympics. For organizational purposes, there were thus 71 delegations.
The logo was designed by Vilitan firm 3WD and symbolizes the banners of the two host nations and the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger".
Host selection
| Bid | Votes |
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| Orean Istria
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14 |
| Re-open bids | 1 |
| Total | 15 |
Orean and Istria's bid for the Olympics won the vote for hosting rights unopposed. The vote was held according to the process specified by the Olympic Charter.
Venues and infrastructure
A number of venues were re-used from Orean's previous hosting of the 8th Summer Olympics. The student residences of Loyola University were utilized as the Athletes Village in Istria.
Orean
- Grovers Olympic Park stadium (ceremonies)
- Orean Olympic Aquatics Centre (artistic swimming, diving, modern pentathlon - swimming)
- Orean Olympic Velodrome (track cycling)
- National Indoor Convention Centre (artistic gymnastics, taekwondo, wrestling, modern pentathlon - fencing)
- Orean Great Hall (rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline, judo, karate)
- National Cycling Centre (BMX cycling)
- Widmore Artificial Lake (canoe sprint, rowing)
- Langdon Barracks (shooting, modern pentathlon - laser run)
- Polarian Gardens (equestrian, modern pentathlon - jumping)
- Urban Sports Arena (skateboarding, speed climbing)
Outside Orean:
- City Centre (road cycling)
- Madford (mountain bike, canoe slalom)
- Schimpol (sailing, surfing)
Istria
- Albert III Aquatics Center (swimming)
- Istria City College Aquatics Center (water polo)
- Rukunbi Shooting Range (archery)
- Istria Olympic Stadium (ceremonies, athletics, football, rugby)
- Loyola-Istria MBA College (badminton)
- Caribou Arena (basketball, handball)
- Istria City Baseball Diamond (baseball/softball)
- Cobo Convention Center (boxing, fencing)
- Istria Lighting Yard (American football demonstration event)
- Museveni Country Club (golf)
- Rukunbi Sporting Gymnasium (table tennis)
- Kisangara Tennis Club (tennis)
- Royal Banijan Naval Academy (triathlon, beach volleyball)
- South Istria Gymnasium (indoor volleyball, weightlifting)
The Games
The opening ceremony was held simultaneously in the two host cities, at Grovers Park in Orean and Istria Olympic Stadium in Istria. Preliminary matches in several team sports, as well as boxing, began two days before the opening ceremony. In Istria, spectators were treated to depictions of Banija's history and culture and a performance by two-time WorldVision runner-up Dijana Jurina. The cauldron in Istria was lit by Omugabe (Prince) Ssekamanya with a throwing spear. The Orean opening ceremony presented a retrospective of the previous Olympics to be held in Orean, the 8th Summer Olympics. The ceremonial portion in Orean saw the President of Liventia Jonny Ryder and the crown prince of Banija declared the Games open, with the cauldron being lit by multi-sport athlete and Olympic champion Jérôme Taric.
Day 1
- Theresa Blanchard of Tikariot won the country's first Olympic gold medal in the women's judo 48kg category.
- Despite an excellent time in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay, Omerica's swimmers were disqualified, allowing Kelssek to win the bronze in the event.
- A come-from-behind performance in the anchor leg by Ginny Beale helped New Waldensia win its first Olympic gold medal in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay.
Day 2
- Welcomzia's flag-bearer Luca Rojas was among several cyclists involved in a crash in the men's road race.
- Sargossan swimmer Naomí Alarcón added a gold medal, the second Olympic medal of her career, by winning the women's 200m individual medley.
Participating nations
There were a total of 71 delegations sent to the 14th Summer Olympics. The number of national Olympic committees appears inflated because Diarcesia had previously competed as a single nation but was divided into eight NOCs for this Olympics.
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