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Giovannilandian Esferiad Report Good morning Giovannilandians! I am Karlo Nakamura-Edrense, the main host of the Giovannilandian Sports Report and of its Giovannilandian Esferiad Report that aims to keep Giovannilandians informed of the latest happenings of the Esferiad. We have reserved several channels to display games live in both Quorivo and Kharventhin when they happen, the channels 201 to 210, while our main channel 020 will sometimes display key matches involving Giovanniland while also continuing normal sports coverage from events around the world. I am glad to say our news report has once again been chosen by the Ministry of Sports to be the main media group reporting the events! Therefore, we are also using the logo of the Giovannilandian Esferiad Committee displayed above. In this report, I will talk about the Opening Ceremony, which was broadcasted by this same channel 12 hours ago, with special live coverage from our news reporter Urbano Sallotio. She is the head reporter of our press corps at Quorivo, while Madalena Vindemia heads the press corps covering the Kharventhin events. A brief retrospective of this ceremony will be said now, especially for those who couldn't view it live—those can also later check the recording made by our Quorivo crew at our official website. The opening ceremony was really nice to see, with the initial part telling about the story of Lavender Island and how the close relationship between Giovanniland and Blue Bubble was created. The anthems of those two nations were then played, and after that a beautiful section about nature and culture of Giovanniland was presented, including musical pieces such as Opera Arboria by Agrippina Quintilio and poems such as Lavender Island by Gyalba Tuditano-Poska. Then all sports were represented by pictograms in a technological display, and the long-awaited Parade of Nations started, with the Giovannilandian delegation arriving at the end of the queue. Important speeches were given by Gabriello Hiberno-Elisano (President of the Quorivo & Kharventhin Organising Committee of the Esferic Games) and Chi Ijendu (Chair of the International Esferiad Commission), and then our monarch King Giovanni VI officially opened the games together with Kassakira Petrovikan from Blue Bubble. The display of the Esferic hymn and flag soon followed together with the Esferic oaths on behalf of athletes, judges and coaches, with the first one notably taken by our athlete Katia Terra, gold medalist in the 1st Summer Esferiad. Last but not least, the very anticipated part of the cauldron lighting happened. It was designed in the form of a bouquet of lavenders with the fire in the middle, and was lit by none other than Vanessa Desniana, athlete and former reporter of this very sports program. Vanessa has now entered a well deserved retirement from journalism and continues to influence Giovannilandian sports as athlete, and I've had the pleasure to work with her ever since entering sports journalism, so she was naturally a great choice for this important moment of the Esferiad. Anyways, that's all that happened in the Opening Ceremony. Moving on, we have analyzed the upcoming schedule for the events of the 1st day and prepared a nice list of events featuring Giovannilandian athletes so that viewers from all around the country can watch them shine. Some of the events will start in a few hours, therefore, stay tuned! The following are the events happening in Kharventhin, channels 206 to 210: Artistic Swimming (team event); Matchday 1 of Beach Volleyball featuring the pair of Alessander Elessiano-Savora and Elisabetta Santi; 200 m Freestyle Swim featuring Farlina Arruntio-Kommodo, Vera Santanna-Borba, Milite Laroni, and Giordana Montana-Sousa; Stage 1 of Taekwondo featuring Barbara Urbolina Alboquerko and Amandita Gaudino-Ferenna; Matchday 1 of Water Polo (team event); Additionally, the Sailing One-Person Dinghy and 10 m Air Pistol events will also be happening, although the Giovannilandian Esferiad Committee has chosen to not send athletes to these events. Meanwhile, the events happening in Quorivo, broadcasted on channels 201 to 205, will be: Archery Individuals featuring Miria Ulpia-Numerio, Milite Lupo-Kadrino, and Giuditte Verania Quadri; Matchday 1 of Baseball (team event); Equestrian Dressage Individuals featuring Aura Attinio-Elisano and Federigo Violetone; That is the schedule for this very exciting first day of Esferic events! We're finishing the Esferiad Report for today, but viewers will of course have many things to watch, and for those not able to follow the events—worry not, as our report will present a retrospective of the first day tomorrow morning for all our viewers. See you then!

End of democracy in The Theeserrasland In a recent, shocking development, the now President and leader of The Theeserrasland has passed a controversial act of which removes the Theeserraslandian right to vote for public officials. This has riled up massive protest across the nation as millions wanted to bring back their right to vote. The leader has came out telling the public that, "I only did it so that the Theeserrasland could prosper for a longer time, too much have we had incompetence voted into our leadership, bringing corruption and creating uselessness in the political landscape. Which is why, the government of the Theeserrasland has decided to pick the most suitable candidates to prosper in our ranks," whether this would make the Theeserrasland into an unstable nation, held up only by corruption and kickbacks or will create a competitive environment, where only the most loyal and competent can hope to serve the nation is unknown. Weather today! It has been reported that there would be heavy rain near the coastal regions of The Theeserrasland, floods are to be expected Sunny weather is to be expected in the South. Cloudy weather in the Northeast, rain to be expected. The Theeserrasland economy growing! With the growing population of The Theeserrasland, the investment of foreign countries, and the government restructuring, The Theeserrasland economy is slowly, but surely, rising. With The Theeserrasland citizens having better wages, more meaningful jobs, and much more, The Theeserrasland as a whole is expected to go into a new golden age for it and it's citizens.