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Giovannilandian Esferiad Report - 2nd Day 1 Gold - 1 Silver - 1 Bronze Hello again, Giovannilandians! I am Karlo Nakamura-Edrense, the host of the Giovannilandian Esferiad Report. Today I will present the retrospective of the 2nd day of Esferic events, and briefly talk about the ones of the 3rd day that will start soon today. Firstly, we'll talk about yesterday's events in Kharventhin! The 3 m Springboard Dive, just like all other aquatic events, happened in the Rano Aquatics Centre. Three of our athletes competed: Amando Nivoso, Venusta Merkuria, and Guillermo Vindemia-Tamudio. While Amando and Venusta could not get past the semifinals, Guillermo made a very strong performance! He ended up 4th in the final, barely missing the podium, but his effort is nevertheless praised. Following that, we had the best event for Giovanniland in the 2nd day: the 1500 Freestyle Swim. Andreana Viriato, Taide Polari-Annabella, Zutrina Frateriana, and Paulo Varguntio Silva all participated, with Andreana and Zutrina qualifying for the final round. Zutrina earned Giovanniland its first gold of the II Summer Esferiad, while Andreana achieved the bronze! They both shared the podium with none other than our neighbors Blue Bubble, represented by Kaetana Makado. In the Beach Volleyball event, our pair of Alessander Elessiano-Savora and Elisabetta Santi had some time to rest as they were given a bye. There were also some unfortunate results, however, such as our Taekwondo athlete Amandita Gaudino-Ferenna losing the bronze medal match to Blue Bubble's Takondwa Cardoso. Another example was our Water Polo team sadly losing to Larxia 5-11. Furthermore, the Sailing Windsurfing and 10 m Air Rifle events also took place, but as I said yesterday, Giovanniland decided to not compete in them. We've seen that our Blue Bubble neighbors performed nicely in them, so congratulations to them! Meanwhile, in Quorivo, four more events happened. Similar to Beach Volleyball, our Basketball team had a bye, and will hopefully use this to prepare to win their next games as they lost the first one. In Baseball, however, our team won against Dilber and now stands in 2nd place of its group! Our Equestrian Dressage team performance was not that good, finishing 7th of 8 teams in the final; while in Tennis Singles we had a good start as both Karlo Herbario and Saulo Urydesi Afraniano qualified to the next round. Time to talk about upcoming events now! Here's the list for Kharventhin tomorrow, broadcasted on channels 206 to 210: 200 m Backstroke Swim featuring Yesse Gilvano-Altada, Lavanda Aselliana, Gigero Neuriano Vitale, and Klodio Giovanni-Santi; Judo Stage 1 featuring Alberto Montemorano, Tamara Montemor-Verdi and Raimundo Ligustio; Matchday 3 of Water Polo (team event); Matchday 3 of Beach Volleyball featuring Alessander Elessiano-Savora and Elisabetta Santi; Like other days, due to the limit of 150 entries, Giovanniland chose to not participate in a few events: the next ones in which this will happen are Sailing Multihull and Trap Shooting. Meanwhile, the following are the events in Quorivo, broadcasted on channels 201 to 205: 100 m Run featuring Kyro Velsio-Sousa, Humberto Takeda, Telles Arpineyo, and Roberto Arvale; High Jump featuring Frankina Savorana-Lauro, Vanda Kupienno, and Konrado Trieste; Equestrian Eventing Individuals featuring Klementina Regio-Amanda and Ivone Lauro Hamada; Tennis Singles Finals featuring Karlo Herbario and Saulo Urydesi Afraniano; Matchday 3 of Baseball (team event); Matchday 3 of Basketball (team event); That is the schedule for the third day of Esferic events! You can watch live events on the channels 201 to 210, and for members of our monthly subscription, we also have recordings in our website sportsreport.com.gl/esferiad/ii/events if you aren't able to check them live. See you tomorrow for another report!

Hi Guys!! I am from Blue Bubble (We call it Glenpavia!) and my name is Ana. I just want to tell you guys a little bit about my country's history around Independence Day as IDK if anyone else understands it?? IDK if anyone is taught this, but its like really important to me so here we go: On the 15th August 1091, Glenpavia was finally liberated from Giovannilandian rule. This was done over the previous 3 years after the eastern side of the island revolted and separated from the empire. To understand how this happened, You need to know a little bit of the history of Glenpavia. At the same time as the height of the Lavandulan’s empire, there was a minor invasion to the south west of the island. These people were travellers by nature, crossing land and ocean to see what is out there. Over the following centuries, the Glendora people who stayed on the island lived and interacted with Lavandulans, becoming a small but growing clan of Glendulans. The clan took land that the empire did not want to the south-west and soon grew into a nation which did not fight with the empire but had friendly relations. The modern day Glenpavia language is a mix of the native language of the clan and of Lavandulan. Following the breakdown of the empire, the people of Glendula divided into the north and the south with a civil war which was still being fought through a Cold War at the time of Giovanniland's conquest. The northern clan allowed conquest quickly in the belief the empire would help the side win, but the south resisted for 4 more years before admitting defeat in 731. During the time in the empire, Glendula culture was suppressed, and many families were forced to take on Giovannese names to protect themselves from prosecution. From 911, those of Glendula heritage began protesting the oppression, and began a movement of expression. Although minor efforts of Empress Teresa I allowed restrictions to easen, the Glendulan people were angry. It was during the rule of her son, Bruto, where the ambition to become one nation became ahead again. Records document a record movement of Glendulans to what is now the nation of Glenpavia during this time, as historical documents show a large underground rebellion network. The Glenpavian Group (AKA the rebelion name of the Glendulans) first rebelled in 1090, but did not succeed. In 1091, the rebellion resurfaced and kept up the revolt until Emperor Pietro I signed over the land of Glenpavia to Tsiory Amin, one of the main leaders of the rebellion and chosen first Mpitarika of Glenpavia. This moment in history is often documented with a lot of celebration, but also terror for those of Giovannese nationality in the new nation. After the declaration of freedom, there was a month of mass movement of those who had been in the region but was not of Glendula heritage, as those who stayed faced discrimination. Since these turbulent times, the mark of independence has become a majority positive thing for Glenpavia, with communities coming together to mourn the lives lost and celebrate their continued freedom. We have adopted the Glenpavia name to describe our people and our culture as a result of our relations, and we are very passionate about our history. Independence Day starts 2 days before, with a day of mourning. There is often a minute of silence, and memorials across the nation are decorated. The schools and workplaces are often not in for the day of mourning, and do not go back until the day after Independence Day. Adults have Independence Day as a day of national rest as well. The middle day is the day of change, where we take time to change something in our lives, normally a redecoration of our homes. Some opt for a change of looks, some may go for a change in social life. There are often posts on social media of major changes people may make on this day. The actual day of Independence is a day of celebration, with major parties in town centres. There is free food, dancing, drinking, and everyone gets dressed up. Towards the nighttime, some places have fireworks too. The Mpitarika has a big speech which everyone watches. This year, Kassakira Petrovikan spoke about the topic of showing off our national pride and culture, and it spoke a lot to me. That’s why I am writing this blog. And totally not because this was also a history assignment. If you have any questions, I will try and answer them <3 I hope my common is okay!! Posted by Ankizivavy at 00:13 UTC, 28/10/1421

Giovannilandian Esferiad Report - 1st Day 0 Gold - 1 Silver - 0 Bronze Good morning Giovannilandians! I am Karlo Nakamura-Edrense, and today I will host the first edition of our Giovannilandian Esferiad Report talking about the Esferic events themselves, i.e. review the ones that happened yesterday, and then briefly talk about the ones starting soon today. Firstly, we'll talk about yesterday's events in Kharventhin! In artistic swimming, the Giovannilandian team finished 6th overall with a score of 48.167, while Nieubasria and Santos-Dominius notably shared the gold medal due to achieving the exact same score. Another defeat happened in the 1st matchday of beach volleyball, in which our pair of Alessander Elessiano-Savora and Elisabetta Santi lost to Frisk Dachev and Robert Spïdwagen from Hertfordshire and Jammbo. However, in the 200 m freestyle swim, we've got some happy news to report! While three of our four swimmers could not get past the semifinals, the swimmer Milite Laroni earned Giovanniland its first medal in the II Summer Esferiad, namely a silver medal, which was also our only medal for this first day. Nilton had also earned a silver medal at the same event a year ago in the I Summer Esferiad of Saint-Josalyn, making him one of the most successful Giovannilandian athletes of today. Four more events happened in Kharventhin, two of which we did not participate in. We did, however, participate in water polo, in which our team won 9-5 against Santos-Dominius, and taekwondo. Our athlete Barbara Urbolina Alboquerko sadly lost to Naho Sotirova from Hertfordshire and Jammbo in the round of 16, but the other athlete Amandita Gaudino-Ferenna was more successful and won against Hrolf Vidal from Nieubasria. Amandita later lost to Takondwa Cardoso from Blue Bubble in the quarterfinals, however this is not the end of the road for her as she will proceed into the repechage bracket: the winners of it will compete with the losers of the semifinals for bronze medals. In Quorivo, four events happened yesterday. In the archery individuals, Giovannilandian athlete Miria Ulpia-Numerio failed to qualify for the final after ranking 20th in the first round, while Milite Lupo-Kadrino and Giuditte Verania Quadri did qualify but ended up ranked 5th and 9th respectively in the final. In baseball, the Giovannilandian team lost to Cambria 5-6, and in basketball, Giovanniland similarly lost but to Dalimbar 75-77 instead. Luckily, both of those still have several matchdays ahead so who knows if our team can win or not. Finally, in the equestrian dressage individuals, Aura Attinio-Elisano and Federigo Violetone both did not qualify for the final round. I now proceed to talking about the upcoming events! Just like yesterday, here is a list of events featuring Giovannilandian athletes so that people from all around the country can watch their performances. Here's the list of events happening in Kharventhin, broadcasted on channels 206 to 210: Matchday 2 of Beach Volleyball featuring the pair of Alessander Elessiano-Savora and Elisabetta Santi; 1500 m Freestyle Swim featuring Andreana Viriato, Taide Polari-Annabella, Zutrina Frateriana, and Paulo Varguntio Silva; 3 m Springboard Dive featuring Amando Nivoso, Venusta Merkuria, and Guillermo Vindemia-Tamudio; Taekwondo Finals featuring Amandita Gaudino-Ferenna; Matchday 2 of Water Polo (team event); The Sailing Windsurfing and 10 m Air Rifle events are also happening, but Giovanniland will not compete in these events. Meanwhile, these are the events in Quorivo, broadcasted on channels 201 to 205: Matchday 2 of Baseball (team event); Matchday 2 of Basketball (team event); Equestrian Dressage Team featuring Aura Attinio-Elisano and Federigo Violetone; Tennis Singles Stage 1 featuring Gustavo Quintana Oralino, Karlo Herbario, and Saulo Urydesi Afraniano; That is the schedule for the second day of Esferic events! This is it for Esferiad Report for today, but stay tuned for the many events happening today. Remember: watch live events on 201 to 210, and for members of our monthly subscription, recordings in our website will be waiting for you if unable to check them live!