3rd Summer Olympics
| Games of the III Olympiad | |
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| Host city |  Columbia
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| Participating NOCs | 48 |
| Olympic stadium | Holmes Stadium |
| Opening ceremony | August 8, 2008 |
| Closing ceremony | August 25, 2008 |
The Games of the III Olympiad were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Columbia, a city in Bedistan, one of the Unified Capitalizt States.
A number of demonstration events were held: American football, bocce, cliff diving, chess boxing, croquet, lacrosse, summer vigil fasting, tug of war, wheelchair fencing and wheelchair racing.
Medal tally
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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 Cafundéu (CAF) |
41 | 24 | 31 | 96 |
 Allanea (ALL) |
25 | 23 | 31 | 79 |
 Secristan (SEC) |
24 | 25 | 24 | 73 |
| Baranxtu, Cikoutimi, and Otea (BCO) |
23 | 21 | 24 | 68 |
 Newmanistan (NEW) |
23 | 17 | 26 | 66 |
 Roumberre (RMB) |
21 | 15 | 15 | 51 |
 Wentland (WLD) |
19 | 12 | 8 | 39 |
 Bears Armed (BRS) |
18 | 22 | 20 | 60 |
 Ariddian Isles (ARI) |
16 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
 Capitalizt SLANI (COM) |
15 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
Participating NOCs
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The Games
| List of known flag-bearers | ||
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| Nation | Flag bearer | Sport |
| ADN | Martina McOwen | Tennis |
| CAF | Antônio Carlos Bamerindus | Equestrian |
| CAM | Josh Woodward | Field hockey |
| EYS | Gigi Monk | Assocation football |
| KSK | Ahn Na-Kon | Judo |
| OMG | Susa Batko-Yovino | Boxing |
| SNA | Femke van der Vaart | Athletics |
| SNO | Kate Bucksway | |
| VAL | Kir Razov | Athletics |
| WPC | Courtney Peterson | Gymnastics |
- Day 1
The opening ceremony held at Holmes Stadium featured sophisticated lighting and holography, with performances highlighting the search for peace and the diversity of Paripana. The Olympic cauldron was lit by Ham Son-lib, Olympic champion in the marathon at the Querzakhi Olympics.
- Day 2
Francisco José Ventoso Alberd won the first Olympic gold medal in Sorthern Northland history by winning the men's road cycling. Jozenna Nai (Fujisawan Territories) was disappointed in failing to advance from the semifinals of the women's 400m freestyle, but then won gold in the women's 400m individual medley. Tom Parsons became Newmanistan's first Olympic medallist with a gold in the men's 10m pistol.
- Day 3
Fr. Vasily the Heavily-Accented was outrage at the failure of Wentland vexillographers to recognize the excellence of The Archregimancy's flag. The Wentland women's archery team won gold in their event but ended up in an altercation during the medal ceremony.
- Day 4
Kura-Pelland weightlifters won a one-two in the men's 63 kg with Scott Smith setting an Olympic record and Barry Omagh winning silver. In swimming, Krytenia won the men's 4x100m relay gold.
- Day 5
Newmanistan's swimming success continued with a one-two for Dave Perroti and Nate Compston in the men's 200m freestyle, a bronze for Compston in the men's 100m backstroke, and Lauren Biron winning gold in the women's 100m breaststroke.
- Day 6
Mollifying a great deal of kvetching in Kelssek about its performances in swimming, the men's 4x200m relay team won gold.
- August 23
Kennyite diver Pete Wence was pictured attempting to eat his bronze medal following the presentation ceremony for the men's 10m platform. In the demonstration events, Fr. Sweeney of Newmanistan was the surprise winner in summer vigil fasting, an event originally proposed by the Monastic Olympic Committee.
