16th Summer Olympics
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| Host cities |  Prescott Twin Cities
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| Nations | 61 NOCs from 59 delegations | ||||||||
| Opening ceremony | July 21, 2022 OOC | ||||||||
| Closing ceremony | August 18, 2022 OOC | ||||||||
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The 16th Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad) are an international multi-sport event being held in Prescott, Electrum and Twin Cities, Quebec and Shingoryeo.
Host selection
| Bid | Votes |
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| Prescott and Twin Cities
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| Re-open bids | 2 |
| Total | 18 |
The Prescott and Twin Cities joint bid for the Olympics won the vote for hosting rights unopposed. The vote was held according to the process specified by the Olympic Charter.
The opening ceremony was held simultaneously at Northcote Oval in Prescott and Two Rivers Stadium in Twin Cities. Preliminary matches in several team sports, as well as badminton and sailing, also began on Day 0. 33 official sports and four demonstration sports - Boccia, Goalball, Gridiron football and Lacrosse - were played in a span of eighteen days.
Summary
| Nation | Flag bearer | Sport |
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| ABU | Eva Gustafssen (Prescott) Ivor Watkins (Twin Cities) |
Athletics Gymnastics |
| AKE | Simeon Kalousis (Prescott) | Sailing |
| CMT | Sara Hoyashimi Raul Gregorio (both Twin Cities) |
Fencing Aquatics |
| DCS | Jennifer Exley (Prescott) Margaret Churchill Bretnil Urvoathil Taliesyn Vavarys (Twin Cities) |
Karate Fencing Judo |
| HMS | Serving Wench Molly (Prescott) | Sailing |
| KGS | Bart Banana (Prescott) Moe Edna (Twin Cities) |
Taekwondo Handball |
| KRY | Scott Madsen (Prescott) Olivia Taylor (Twin Cities) |
Skateboarding Aquatics |
| KWP | Mike Le (Prescott) Anck-su-namun Moon (Twin Cities) |
Rowing Aquatics |
| PCU | Jandiyuha Targaroha (Prescott) Sukma Ayu Widiari (Twin Cities) |
Boxing Judo |
| RAR | Reihan Ahmadi (Prescott) Githa Sanjiwani (Twin Cities) |
Tennis Gymnastics |
| SPD | Spiderman (Prescott) | Boxing, Golf |
| SRG | Monserrat Graciani (Twin Cities) | Weightlifting |
| TSA | Audra Aveskamp (Prescott) Tomos Ijbow (Twin Cities) |
Sports climbing Gymnastics |
| TTM | Fadli Rowley (Prescott) Ella Berg (Twin Cities) |
Athletics Aquatics |
| WSN | Konstantin Kirichenko (Twin Cities) | Weightlifting |
This summary of events is based on media reports from participating countries.
Day 0
Day 1
Medal tally
New Olympic records
| Athlete | NOC | Discipline | Event | Stage | Record |
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| Sira Niakate | BNJ | Weightlifting | Women's 49kg | total | 211 kg |
| Ayu Priyasti | PCU | Weightlifting | Women's 49kg | clean & jerk | 120 kg |
| Ebony Witcher | KNI | Swimming | Women's 1500m freestyle | heats | 15:45.44 |
| Iri'aa Umbera | VLT | Weightlifting | Men's 73 kg | clean & jerk | 195 kg |
| Iri'aa Umbera | VLT | Weightlifting | Men's 73 kg | total | 354 kg |
| Nathan Harper | HAN | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | final | 50.55 |
| Koenraad Aadi Dominijke Heeren Alexis Prins Stefan Bondstad |
TSA | Swimming | Mixed 4×100 m medley relay | final | 3:39.36 |
Participating nations
A total of 61 national Olympic committees are participating in Republica, including three as part of the ABEN Union. For the first time in many editions, neither Teremara nor Astyria were represented under an unified team.
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Venues and infrastructure
Prescott hosted the Winter Olympics thrice before, and several venues were used once again for the 16th Summer Olympics. Blackstone Marina in Port Grenville was a venue at the 15th Summer Olympics and many of the same football venues across Electrum used in the 10th and 15th Summer Olympics will see Olympic action again. Numerous gridiron football or lacrosse venues across Quebec and Shingoryeo were previously used in the qualifying events of the 11th Summer Olympics. Numerous side arenas of Yongma College, Acadie Institute of Technology, Beaudoin and Calvert Colleges are used for basketball, handball and volleyball group stages.
Prescott
- Northcote Oval - ceremonies, rugby sevens, athletics, football finals
- Edison Square - archery, skateboarding, speed climbing, BMX freestyle
- Landry's Arena - track cycling
- Monument to Pacifism Centre - shooting
- National Electrum University, Prescott - tennis (outdoor hard courts)
- Prescott Racecourse - equestrian, modern pentathlon
- Redford Lake/Toolmalook - rowing, sprint canoeing
- The Ice Palace - tennis show court (hall A), boxing (hall B), karate, taekwondo, boccia (hall C), goalball (hall D)
- Whitewater Canoe Course - canoe slalom
Outside Prescott
- Kingsford Farm Country Club - golf
- Mount Buckley National Park - road cycling, mountain biking, BMX racing
- Blackstone Marina (in Port Grenville) - sailing
Twin Cities
Downtown Cluster
- Ellington Park - baseball, softball
- 101st Regiment Armoury - weightlifting, rhythmic gymnastics
- Habpo Commons - open water swimming, beach volleyball, triathlon
- Habpo Convention Centre - fencing, judo, table tennis, wrestling
- KD Centre - artistic gymnastics, trampoline, basketball (finals)
Daehakro Cluster
- Skylight Arena - basketball
- Rudy and Alma Greenbaum Centre - badminton
- Yongma College Aquatics Centre - swimming, diving, artistic swimming)
Olympic Park Cluster
- Olympic Village
- Two Rivers Stadium - ceremonies, gridiron football, lacrosse
- National Hockey Centre - hockey
- Mipo Aquatics Centre - water polo
- National Steelworkers Union Centre - handball
- The Gazebo at Mipojoseon - volleyball
- Homebush Green - 3x3 basketball
Outside Twin Cities
- Rimini Beach, Exbury - surfing