Osarius at the Fourth Summer Olympics

	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Eliminated

	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Eliminated

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Osarius at the Fourth Summer Olympics
Flag of Osarius
NOC	Osarian National Athletic Committee
NOC code	OSR
Competitors	178 (92 male, 86 female)
Flag bearer	Sir Henry Krantz (opening) Ayanna Valentino and Maria Berry (closing)
Medal count	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 3	Total 3

The Osarian National Athletic Committee opted to send a team of athletes to the Fourth Summer Olympics in Paripana at a later time than most NOCs, and as such, there were some clerical and administrative problems. It is believed that the timing of the entry led to the exclusion of around 40% of Osarius' entrants from the Games, on the grounds of late registration. The national flag was carried by national treasure, Sir Henry Krantz, at the opening ceremony, and the nation's first ever Olympic medallists - Ayanna Valentino and Maria Berry - at the closing ceremony.

Medals and Targets

The ONAC, not having enough time to analyse the opposition, did not set any targets for Osarian athletes. However, it was felt that the nation's best medal hopes lay in the 100m events. Upon the exclusion of the Osarian track athletes, the most likely medal hopes were considered some of the boxers.^[1]

As it turned out, the biggest tip for a medal, Benni Watson, was eliminated in the first round. The nation's first medal came from Tennis Doubles pair Ayanna Valentino and Maria Berry when they defeated their Asteranian opponents in straight sets on Day 13 to claim third place. The nation would pick up two more bronze medals in boxing to take the total haul to three. This placed them 51st on the overall medal table.

Registration Controversy

The original list of entrants submitted by the ONAC did not contain any female boxers, nor any track and field athletes at all. It is believed this is the fault of the administrative assistant assigned to the task. He claims the athletes were included, however, it transpired that they were added after the initial submission.^[2] The host nation failed to acknowledge these entrants - as they were not announced seperately, according to protocol - which meant that the unfortunate athletes were unable to compete, reducing Osarius' Olympic contingent from 178 athletes to 108 athletes. As a gesture of good-will, the ONAC compensated them by allowing them to remain in Paripana on an all expenses paid month-long vacation.^[3]

Association Football

Neither team from Osarius fared well at the Olympics, despite high hopes for them both. The women's team was considered comparatively stronger than the men's, but did not progress any further. The men crashed out in the group stage, failing to pick up a single point. The women won two of their three games, but still went out at the group stage, after failing to beat Kelssek by the required margin. Their disappointing defeat at the hands of Kura-Pelland ultimately costing them.

The games were a showcase for some talent however, with Rhianna Johnson and Ishmael Millbanks-Ford in particular shining on international level. Many pundits have speculated that both players can expect a lot of interest from domestic clubs, and potentially overseas.

Men's Competition

The ONAC contacted the Osarian Football Association in order to get national team coach Benedict di Corradi to take a squad of under 23s to the Olympics, but the outspoken Osarian refused. As a second choice, the OFA turned to up and coming coach Donovan MacLean, who had a highly impressive record in the nation's second tier, the Royal League. MacLean declined to sign a new contract with Callisto City F.C. to take up the post, and selected his squad within 48 hours. The squad was packed with emerging talent from the King's League, and a few Royal League players also.

Results

MD1	Osarius	2 - 4	Iglesian Archipelago
	M. Lubret 46′ (pen) R. Wilson-Ouaddou 84′

MD2	Osarius	0 - 1	Liventia

Team	Pld	L	GF	GA	GD
Iglesian Archipelago	0	0	0	0	=
Liventia	0	0	0	0	=
Osarius	2	2	2	5	-3

Women's Competition

Elsewhere, for the women's event, the OFA had no problems arranging a side. Elissa Barca-Carthy took up the mantle, taking the opportunity in the absence of any senior international matches during the match. The squad was selected without incident, and was predictably Grasshoppers Turic heavy, with the Turic ladies being the dominant force in Women's football in Osarius.

Results

MD1	Osarius	4 - 3	Cafundéu
	R. Johnson 4′ 79′ J. Knezivic 39′ 68′

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nation	0	0	0	0	0	0	=	0
Nation	0	0	0	0	0	0	=	0

Athletics

Osarius' track and field athletes were held in high regard back home, and it was assumed that at least one of them would pick up a medal. Most people assumed that the sprinters were the best bets, particularly Jermaine Johnson and Ridan Knott. However, in the wake of the registration controversy, not one of the athletics entries was processed. Below is a list of all intended participants, and their disciplines.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jermaine Johnson	100 m	Did not compete
Jermaine Johnson	200 m	Did not compete
Everton Lynch	100 m	Did not compete
Everton Lynch	200 m	Did not compete
Winston O'Neill	100 m	Did not compete
Beresford Hamilton	200 m	Did not compete
Hubert Igbeze	400 m	Did not compete
Hubert Igbeze	800 m	Did not compete
Said Al-Aghraib	400 m	Did not compete
Said Al-Aghraib	800 m	Did not compete
Jonathan Lewis	400 m	Did not compete
Jonathan Lewis	800 m	Did not compete
Vincent Cassero	5000 m	Did not compete
Vincent Cassero	10000 m	Did not compete
Adam Davies	5000 m	Did not compete
Adam Davies	10000 m	Did not compete
Christopher Goulding	5000 m	Did not compete
Christopher Goulding	10000 m	Did not compete
Ikenna Igbeze	110 m Hurdles	Did not compete
Colin Ravlet	110 m Hurdles	Did not compete
Tariq O'Connor	110 m Hurdles	Did not compete
Mohammed Khan	400 m Hurdles	Did not compete
Derek Knight	400 m Hurdles	Did not compete
Christopher Larkin	400 m Hurdles	Did not compete
Jermaine Johnson Everton Lynch Winston O'Neill Hubert Igbeze	4x100 m Relay	Did not compete
Hubert Igbeze Said Al-Aghraib Jonathan Lewis Mohammed Khan	4x400 m Relay	Did not compete
Ken Yan	Marathon	Did not compete
Noe Tafrican	Marathon	Did not compete
Badr Runar	Marathon	Did not compete
Melford Fraser	High Jump	Did not compete
Frazer Mann	High Jump	Did not compete
Clinton Wood	High Jump	Did not compete
Donovan Tracy	Pole Vault	Did not compete
Tyrone Bush	Pole Vault	Did not compete
Malcolm Hogan	Pole Vault	Did not compete
Robert Jansen	Long Jump	Did not compete
Robert Jansen	Triple Jump	Did not compete
George McLean	Long Jump	Did not compete
George McLean	Triple Jump	Did not compete
Nicholas Nwaraba	Long Jump	Did not compete
Nicholas Nwaraba	Triple Jump	Did not compete
John Smith	Shot Put	Did not compete
	Hammer Throw	Did not compete
	Javelin Throw	Did not compete
Barry Jones	Shot Put	Did not compete
	Hammer Throw	Did not compete
	Javelin Throw	Did not compete
Dexter Calico	Shot Put	Did not compete
	Hammer Throw	Did not compete
	Discus Throw	Did not compete
	Javelin Throw	Did not compete
Jack Michaelson	Discus Throw	Did not compete
Isaac Gregory	Discus Throw	Did not compete

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ridan Knott	100 m	Did not compete
Ridan Knott	100 m Hurdles	Did not compete
Margaret Okafor	100 m	Did not compete
Margaret Okafor	100 m Hurdles	Did not compete
Alison Reigns	100 m Hurdles	Did not compete
Marion Halford-Scott	100 m	Did not compete
Marion Halford-Scott	200 m	Did not compete
Harriet Scott	200 m	Did not compete
Hailey Young	200 m	Did not compete
Hailey Young	400 m	Did not compete
Meita Rouass	400 m	Did not compete
Paula Guerra	400 m	Did not compete
Angelina St Clair	800 m	Did not compete
Reishani Forrester	800 m	Did not compete
	1500 m	Did not compete
	5000 m	Did not compete
	10000 m	Did not compete
Jennifer Roberts	800 m	Did not compete
Jennifer Roberts	5000 m	Did not compete
Giovanna del Basso	1500 m	Did not compete
Kiana Hart	5000 m	Did not compete
Keita Tanaka	10000 m	Did not compete
Judith Jones-Ise	10000 m	Did not compete
Ridan Knott Marion Halford-Scott Margaret Okafor Harriet Scott	4x100 m Relay	Did not compete
Hailey Young Meita Rouass Paula Guerra Reika Kurono	4x400 m Relay	Did not compete
Charlotte Keats	Marathon	Did not compete
Jolene Scottell	Marathon	Did not compete
Petra Drovinsky	Marathon	Did not compete
Yvonne Mears	Long Jump	Did not compete
Yvonne Mears	Triple Jump	Did not compete
Sharon Landy	Long Jump	Did not compete
Sharon Landy	Triple Jump	Did not compete
Charlene Landy	Long Jump	Did not compete
Charlene Landy	Triple Jump	Did not compete
Heidi Grafton	Marathon	Did not compete
Helga Heidler	Marathon	Did not compete
Aksana Tsander	Discus Throw	Did not compete
Malena Jensen	Discus Throw	Did not compete
Christine Moreno	Hammer Throw	Did not compete
Jelena Espensen	Hammer Throw	Did not compete
Anna Iporovic	Javelin	Did not compete
Agnieska Wyzgowsky	Javelin	Did not compete
Felicia Munroe	Heptathlon	Did not compete
Aurora Belinetsky	Heptathlon	Did not compete

Basketball

[ Summary - Remember to add squads ]

Men's Basketball

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
Edward City	4	4	0	8
Capitalizt SLANI	4	3	1	7
Valanora	4	2	2	6
Osarius	4	1	3	5
Cassadaigua	4	0	4	4


Capitalizt SLANI	70-54	Osarius
Osarius	66-77	Valanora
Cassadaigua	76-83	Osarius
Osarius	70-95	Edward City

Women's Basketball

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
United Beretania	3	3	0	6
Carpathia and Ruthenia	3	2	1	5
Antarctistan	3	1	2	4
Osarius	3	0	3	3


Carpathia and Ruthenia	86-60	Osarius
Osarius	71-76	Antarctistan
United Beretania	76-74	Osarius

Boxing

Before the tournament began, Benni Watson was tipped for a medal in the Lightweight competition. He failed to live up to the hype, however, ending up on the wrong end of a convincing result against Kyle Novak of Newmanistan. Joining him in his tumble at the first hurdle would be the elder Piqué - his brother had a bye, but would join him shortly afterward - as well as Roger Bruce and Scott Walker.

Following the elimination of Jahnyah Rose, the Nwokedi brothers emerged as the nation's best hopes for a medal, after the registration controversy ruled out most of Osarius' best chances. The younger of the two, Obinna, squeezed his way into the semi finals - and thus earning himself a bronze medal - with narrow victories in every round. Amachukwu, on the other hand, seemed to make the most of his first round bye, and was a little more convincing than his younger brother on route to his semi-final clash - and bronze medal. Their impressive displays, and the wins they clocked up, however, did not stop their trainer from expressing frustration at ringside. Olufemi Koné was present at every bout, and at the medal awarding ceremony for Amachukwu Nwokedi, he gave an interview for OSN. In the interview he expressed discontent at both fighters' defeats, remarking that either of them had the "potential to win gold medals" ^[4]

None of the women were able to compete, however, due to the registration controversy.

Athlete	Weight Class	First Round	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Weight Class	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Armand Piqué	Featherweight	Bye	Rufus Trabble L 7–7+	Did not progress
Benni Watson	Lightweight	Kyle Novak L 2-9	Did not progress
Roger Bruce	Light Welterweight	Sean Curren L 6-7	Did not progress
Walter Piqué	Welterweight	John Smith L 2-9	Did not progress
Scott Walker	Middleweight	Matthew Sindelar L 0-10	Did not progress
Jahnyah Rose	Light Heavyweight	Graham Stewart W 8-2	Aleksy Kuziemski L 4-5	Did not progress
Amachukwu Nwokedi	Heavyweight	Bye	Ben Lee W 6-4	Mike Punisher W 13-10	Marghorr Margh’hrurr L 2-14	Did not progress	3rd
Obinna Nwokedi	Super Heavyweight	Alp Emre Direnç Süleiman W +4-4	Andrew Payne W 12-11	Juan José Macías W 10-9	Þórir Bruno L 3-10	Did not progress	3rd
Lucia Stelios	Light Flyweight	Did not compete
Laila Webber	Flyweight	Did not compete
Penelope Rizzotti	Bantamweight	Did not compete
Luciana Silva	Featherweight	Did not compete
Sarah Corradini	Lightweight	Did not compete

Field Hockey

[ Overall summary - see football section ]

Men's Hockey

[ Summary ]

Team roster and tournament statistics

№	Player	Pos	GP	G	S	FG	PC	PS
C	Manfred Barrientos	Coach
1	Myles Green	GK	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Philip Meijer	DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Jordan Loftus	DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Asad Al-Mamouri	DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Theodore Pathosis	MF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Christopher Hogg	MF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Carson Wong	MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Lukasz Robelinski	MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Antonio Holmes	MF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Suvajeet Verma	MF	2	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	0
11	Tamour Ali	MF	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Gerald Spencer	FW	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Abbas Mistry	FW	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Michael Roorback	FW	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Roderick De Groot	FW	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Ian Kellogg	FW	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Res	Abbas Ali	GK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Res	Jean-Claude Pierrot	DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals				3	18	0	3	0	1	0	0

Legend: GP – Games Played; G – Goals; S – Shots; FG – Field Goals; PC – Penalty Corners; PS – Penalty Strokes; Green Cards; Yellow Cards; Red Cards

Group H

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Liventia	6	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2
Shivat	1	2	0	1	1	6	7	-1
Osarius	1	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1

Discipline

Osarius	3 – 3	Shivat
S. Verma 16′ 49′ 56′
J. Loftus 33′		None

Discipline

Liventia	1 - 0	Osarius

None		None

Women's Hockey

[ Summary - note the supreme poor luck of being eliminated by drawing of lots vs Quintessence of Dust for second place in group ]

Team roster and tournament statistics

№	Player	Pos	GP	G	S	FG	PC	PS
C	Faith Segel	Coach
1	Katrina Hartley	GK	0	0	0
2	Sinead McConnell	DF	0	0	0
3	Laura Halse	DF	0	0	0
4	Aileen Hunslet	DF	0	0	0
5	Jessica Bovell	DF	0	0	0
6	Serena McLaren	MF	0	0	0
7	Mariela Coster	MF	0	0	0
8	Petra Jancova	MF	0	0	0
9	Harmony Longstaff	MF	0	0	0
10	Claudia Ostrander	MF	0	0	0
11	Priya Gupta	FW	0	0	0
12	Ruth Ashkenazi	FW	0	0	0
13	Sara Cabrera	FW	0	0	0
14	Abani Chopra	FW	0	0	0
15	Kimberly Mirren	FW	0	0	0
16	Capri Flores	FW	0	0	0
Res	Zoe Golding	GK	0	0	0
Res	Jennifer Fox	FW	0	0	0
Team totals			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Legend: GP – Games Played; G – Goals; S – Shots; FG – Field Goals; PC – Penalty Corners; PS – Penalty Strokes; Green Cards; Yellow Cards; Red Cards

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Cassadaigua	9	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4
Quintessence of Dust	4	3	1	1	1	7	7	=
Osarius	4	3	1	1	1	7	7	=
Shivat	0	3	0	0	3	5	9	-4

Quintessence of Dust ahead of Osarius by drawing of lots.

	Qualified for knockout stage

Discipline

Osarius	3 – 3	Quintessence of Dust
R. Ashkenazi 6′ C. Ostrander 18′ S. Cabrera 55′		Hale 27′ Fríða 39′ Gervais 62′
H. Longstaff 30′ J. Bovell 48′		None

Discipline

Shivat	2 – 4	Osarius
		S. Cabrera 22′ C. Flores 32′ 43′ R. Ashkenazi 39′
None		P. Gupta 38′

Discipline

Osarius	0 – 2	Cassadaigua

L. Halse 48′		None

Tennis

Men's Tennis

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Alain Cross	Singles	Raimundo Lopes W 6-1 6-0	Darkki Nepaisale W 6-1 6-0	Michael Chang L 4-6 6-3 5-7	Did not advance
Thomas Dowt	Singles	Michael Chang L 3-6 4-6	Did not advance
Jean Claymore	Singles	Tiago Havalon L 0-6 6-4 6-8	Did not advance
Steven Vaiper	Singles	Pierre LaBouche L 6-7 1-6	Did not advance
Jean Claymore Steven Vaiper	Doubles	Ming Sung Alfons Mikkelsen W 1-6 6-3 7-5	Marcin Matkowski Mariusz Frystenberg W 7-6 7-6	Jo Cuckow Joe Wittfjord L 6-7 4-6	Did not advance
Alain Cross Thomas Dowt	Doubles	Bye	Frederic Renard Tom O'Leary L 4-6 6-4 5-7	Did not advance

Women's Tennis

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final/Bronze	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Maria Berry	Singles	Viviane Levasseur L 2-6 3-6	Did not advance
Ayanna Valentino	Singles	Ute Fierchen W 6-3 7-5	Jess Pound L 4-6 4-6	Did not advance
Claire Forami	Singles	Tomoko Koyami W 3-6 6-3 6-4	Harriet Arendt W 6-3 6-3	Jess Pound W 6-2 6-4	Ana Paula Klaeigh L 4-6 6-7	Did not advance
Michelle Munnay	Singles	Jo Gyuŋ-hyun L 2-6 4-6	Did not advance
Maria Berry Ayanna Valentino	Doubles	Laura Mafalda Joana Skaplowska W 5-7 6-0 6-3	Leila Redd Abigail Zenidarov W 6-3 5-7 6-3	Béatrice Quévillon Marie-Jeanne Poteau W 7-6 7-5	Myriam Thérault Viviane Levasseur W 7-5 6-3	Yazmin Nazar Rabbiah Sajjad L 1-6 4-6	Anna of Asteran Denise McCormick W 6-2 6-2	3rd
Claire Forami Michelle Munnay	Doubles	Caitlin Kessinger Shelby Pratt L 7-5 2-6 3-6	Did not advance