The Olympiad
The Olympiad is a major event held on Disparatus once every five years. Within it, a great number of athletes from across the planet come together to participate in various competitions for the honor and glory of both themselves and the nation they represent. These competitions include such events as track running, archery, boxing, gymnastics, tic-tac-toe, and of course the ever-popular fighting tournament.
The event has always been held in one of the seven major countries of Disparatus, although being held elsewhere is allowed as long as the host nation is an Olympiad participant. It usually occurs in the spring, although this is changed on occasion depending on the location, often being pushed to the summer months when held in the far northern country of Ostfold. Although the tournament has never been held on Earth, regulations established in the Treaty of Svaneholm in 2137 AE permitted competitors from Earth to begin competing in the games in the 79th Olympiad, held the very next year.
Rules regarding the host nation of the Olympiad state that no one nation may host the Olympiad twice within a span of five consecutive Olympiads, or a span of 21 years, whichever happens first. Additionally, out of the seven major nations of Disparatus (six prior to an amendment to the Olympiad Charter in 1857 AE adding Ostfold to the list of major nations), each must hold an Olympiad no more than 10 consecutive Olympiads or 51 years after its previous time hosting the Olympiad, whichever happens first, unless the nation in question voluntarily excludes itself from hosting. By these rules, whenever a new Olympiad is held, the choice is always between the three nations which have not hosted it in the preceding four Olympiads.
The first Olympiad was held in 1748 AE, with the most recent being the 117th Olympiad, held in 2328 AE.
Notable Olympiads
- 1st Olympiad: 1748 AE, Alibaas Republic
- 20th Olympiad: 1843 AE, De la Arena (First Olympiad to feature Ostfold competing as a sovereign nation.)
- 24th Olympiad: 1863 AE, Ostfold (First Olympiad to be held in Ostfold.)
- 38th Olympiad: 1933 AE, Ostfold (First Olympiad to feature participation from modern Alibaas)
- 69th Olympiad: 2088 AE, Dragonoa (Only Olympiad to feature participation from the Handoran Provisional Government.)
- 70th Olympiad: 2093 AE, Handora (First Olympiad to feature participation from modern Handora.)
- 79th Olympiad: 2138 AE, Svaldon (First Olympiad to feature nations from Earth.)
- 91st Olympiad: 2198 AE, Dragonoa (De la Arena did not paricipate due to the Arenan Civil War.)
- 92nd Olympiad: 2203 AE, Alibaas (First Olympiad to feature participation from the modern Arenan Alliance.)
- 100th Olympiad: 2243 AE, United Provinces
- 101st Olympiad: 2248 AE, Alibaas (500th anniversary of the first Olympiad.)
Recent Olympiads
- 109th Olympiad: 2288 AE, Alibaas
- 110th Olympiad: 2293 AE, Handora
- 111th Olympiad: 2298 AE, Svaldon
- 112th Olympiad: 2303 AE, Ostfold
- 113th Olympiad: 2308 AE, Dragonoa
- 114th Olympiad: 2313 AE, United Provinces
- 115th Olympiad: 2318 AE, Arenan Alliance
- 116th Olympiad: 2323 AE, Svaneholm, Svaldon
- 117th Olympiad: 2328 AE, Hardock, Ostfold
The 118th Olympiad will be held in 2333 AE. The potential host nations will be Alibaas, Handora, and Dragonoa. According to Olympiad regulations, Alibaas must be permitted to host either the 118th or 119th Olympiad, unless it willingly abstains from hosting.
