Totallympics Open International Song Contest 2020

[heywoodu 15,135]

Totallympics Open International Song Contest 2020

 

Totallympics Forum - 22 September 2020 - 14 November 2020

 

 

 

 

Official Schedule

Until Saturday, October 24th: Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

From Sunday, October 25th: Central European Time (GMT +1)
 

Tuesday, September 22nd

18:00 National Jury Registration and Entries Selection Window Open

 

Sunday, October 11th

23:59 National Jury Registration and National Entries Window Closed

 

Monday, October 12th

06:00 Host Jury Voting Window Open

 

Wednesday, October 14th

23:59 Host Jury Voting Window Closed / National Jury Voting Window Open

 

Friday, October 30th

23:59 National Jury Voting Window Closed

 

Saturday, October 31st

15:00 Voting Order Draw / Team Allocation Draw 

 

Monday, November 2nd

06:00 Festival of Music Begins

 

Friday, November 13th

20:00 Opening Ceremony 

 

Saturday, November 14th

09:00 Totallympics Open International Song Contest 2020 Grand Final

 

 

 

Participating Nations

 

Nation	Jury Members	Artist	Song
Argentina	@konig @LDOG	Enanitos Verdes	Lamento Boliviano
Brazil	@titicow	Tom Jobim	Wave
Bulgaria	@stefanbg	Orhan Murad	Hilyadi Slanca (Thousand Suns)
Canada	@intoronto	MAGIC!	Rude
China	@Vic Liu	Hua Chenyu	The Dust in the Fireworks
Croatia	@dcro	Gabi Novak	Sretan Put
Czech Republic	@Michal Hroch	Aneta Langerová	Svatá Kordula
Denmark	@Agger @Wumo	Savage Rose	Wild Child
Egypt	@thepharoah	Egyptian Project	Menen Aguibak
France	@Benolympique @Bohemia	Woodkid	Run Boy Run
Germany	@catgamer	Robin Schulz ft. Jasmine Thompson	Sun Goes Down
Great Britain	@Dragon	Manic Street Preachers	Motorcycle Emptiness
Greece	@Janakis	Nikos Ganos	Last Summer
Hungary	@Vektor	Anima Sound System	'68
India	@Fly_like_a_don	Bethsy, Pensy, Temi Sailao	Mamawh Chhanna Lal Isua
Indonesia	@Griff88	Potret	Bagaikan Langit
Ireland	@OlympicIRL	Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová	Falling Slowly
Israel	@Dnl	Idan Raichel	Boiee
Italy	@Gianlu33@Henry_Leon@Pablita@SteveParker	Francesco Baccini ft. Ladri di Biciclette	Sotto Questo Sole
Kazakhstan	@Ruslan	Kamshat Zholdybayeva	Сүйіктім (My Love)
Lithuania	@Werloc	Daddy Was A Milkman	Sleeping Alone
Malta	@Glen	Airport Impressions	Berlin
Mexico	@mrv86	José José	El Triste
Moldova	@Ionoutz24	The Motans	42
Netherlands	@heywoodu	DJ Paul Elstak	Rainbow In The Sky
New Zealand	@Wanderer	Ladyhawke	Magic
Poland	@rybak@Vojthas	Budka Suflera	Takie Tango
Portugal	@kungshamra71	Senhor Galandum	Burgalesa
Romania	@IoNuTzZ	Angela Gheorghiu	Copacul
Serbia	@NikolaB	Irish Stew Of Sindidun	Lady Of New Tomorrow
Slovakia	@hckosice	I.M.T. Smile	Nepoznám
Slovenia	@justony	All Capone Štrajh Trio	I Heart Kitsch
Spain	@Cobi	La Casa Azul	La Revolución Sexual
Tunisia	@amen09 @tuniscof	Hassen Doss	Tabaani
United States	@dezbee2008 @Olympian1010	Monsters Of Folk	His Master's Voice
Total Jury Members   43		Total Nations   35

 

 

Playlist

 

TISC Open 2020 - Voting Schedule

 

Position	Nation	Voting time (CET)	Voting time (Jury time)
1	Israel	09:00	10:00
2	Denmark	09:15	09:15
3	Italy	09:30	09:30
4	Slovenia	09:45	09:45
5	Poland	10:00	10:00
6	India	10:15	14:15
7	Spain	10:30	10:30
Coffee break
8	Moldova	11:00	12:00
9	China	11:15	18:15
10	Bulgaria	11:30	12:30
11	Brazil	11:45	07:45
12	Lithuania	12:00	13:00
13	Ireland	12:15	11:15
14	Slovakia	12:30	12:30
Lunch break
15	Great Britain	13:30	12:30
16	Tunisia	13:45	13:45
17	Romania	14:00	15:00
18	Argentina	14:15	10:15
19	Croatia	14:30	14:30
20	Portugal	14:45	13:45
21	United States	15:00	06:00/09:00
Snack break
22	Netherlands	15:30	15:30
23	Serbia	15:45	15:45
24	New Zealand	16:00	04:00
25	Germany	16:15	16:15
26	Egypt	16:30	17:30
27	Indonesia	16:45	22:45
28	Canada	17:00	11:00
Dinner break
29	France	18:30	18:30
30	Czech Republic	18:45	18:45
31	Hungary	19:00	19:00
32	Kazakhstan	19:15	00:15
33	Greece	19:30	20:30
34	Mexico	19:45	12:45
35	Malta	20:00	20:00

Host city introduction

Delegation location 1 - Apeldoorn
 - France

 - Lithuania
 - Poland
 - Spain
Delegation location 2 - Epe
 - Argentina
 - Germany
 - New Zealand
 - United States
Delegation location 3 - Ermelo
 - Croatia
 - Greece
 - Portugal
Delegation location 4 - Elburg
 - Czech Republic
 - Hungary
 - Romania
Delegation location 5 - Harderwijk
 - Brazil
 - India
 - Moldova
 - Tunisia
Delegation location 6 - Garderen
 - Bulgaria
 - Kazakhstan
 - Serbia
 - China
Delegation location 7 - Kootwijk
 - Egypt
 - Indonesia
 - Slovenia
Delegation location 8 - Staverden
 - Italy
 - Malta
 - Ireland
Delegation location 9 - Vierhouten
 - Denmark
 - Israel
 - Mexico
Delegation location 10 - Nunspeet
 - Canada
 - Great Britain
 - Slovakia
 - Netherlands

 

Festival of Music

 

Nation	User	Artist	Song
Armenia	@kungshamra71	Serj Tankian	Bari Arakeel
Australia	@Werloc	Angus & Julia Stone	Grizzly Bear
Belgium	@Olympian1010	Stromae	Quand C’est
Bosnia and Herzegovina	@Wumo	Zabranjeno Pušenje	Možeš imat' moje tijelo
Brunei Darussalam	@rybak	Zul Faden	Cobalah Tuk Setia
Cyprus	@rybak	Loukas Yorkas	Mazi
Ecuador	@hckosice	Verde 70 LA TOQUILLA	Me tienes, Me puedes, me dueles Palomita errante
Japan	@Wanderer	Mariah	Shinzo No Tobira (My Life Is Big)
Jordan	@Wumo	El Morabba3	Ma Indak Khabar
Kenya	@Dragon	Nameless	Coming Home
Kyrgyzstan	@dcro	Gulnur Satilganova	Tuulgan Jerdi Saginuu
Russia	@dcro	Shura	Indecision
South Korea	@Vic Liu	Lee Juck	Don't Worry
Sweden	@Vojthas	Herreys	Mirror Mirror
Thailand	@Wanderer	The Petch Phin Thong Band	Soul Lam Plearn
Uruguay	@Cobi	Jorge Drexler	Todo se transforma
Zambia	@Olympian1010	Witch	Lazy Bones
Zimbabwe	@Dragon	Real Sounds of Africa	Soccer Fan

[heywoodu 15,135]

Charter and Official Rulebook

 

 

 

SECTION 1 - SONG CHOICE AND ELIGIBILITY:

 

1. (a) All songs must be released on or before December 31st, 2015, in keeping with TISC Open rules whereby songs released in the last 5 years are ineligible to compete.

 

1. (b) All songs must be ORIGINAL to the nation for which they are competing. In other words, if a song is a copy or cover of an original song by an artist from another nation, then it is ONLY permitted to participate for the nation of the artist who produced the original version. If the artist of the cover version is from the same nation as the original artist, then the cover version must fulfill rule 1(a) in order to be eligible to participate.

 

1. (c) Songs that competed at Eurovision shall be excluded from competing at TISC. However, songs which competed in a national final but were not put forward to represent their nation at Eurovision may be selected to compete at TISC.

 

 

SECTION 2 - ARTIST CHOICE AND ELIGIBILITY:

 

2. (a) Artists chosen to represent a nation must have been born in or be of the same nationality as the nation for which they are participating OR they must have more or equal association with that nation.

 

2. (b) In the case of bands, at least 50% of the band must be born in or be of the same nationality as the nation for which they are participating OR they should have more or equal association with that nation.

 

2. (c) For the purposes of the Totallympics International Song Contest, the same concept of nationality as that used by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) will be adopted. So, for example, artists from Scotland must represent Great Britain, artists from Faroe Islands must represent Denmark, etc.

 

 

SECTION 3 - NATIONAL JURY VOTING:

 

3. (a) National juries may consist of a single jury member OR a multi-member jury made up of two or more users from that nation.

 

3. (b) National juries must send their votes in SECRET (via private message) to the host organising member(s) of the song contest as requested during the designated voting window.

 

3. (c) Each jury member in a multi-member jury shall send their individual preferences in SECRET (via private message) to the host organising member(s). The votes from each of the members of the multi-member jury will be combined to form a single set of votes which will represent the overall voting preference of that national jury. In this way, the votes from each of the participating national juries, whether single or multi-member juries, will hold equal value or weight.

 

3. (d) National juries will use the following voting format:

• (i) Jury members will award points to their 12 favourite songs in ascending manner from points 1 through 12 (inclusive) with the first preference receiving a maximum score of 12 points, second preference receiving 11 points, third preference receiving 10 points, and so forth until the song of 12th preference which will receive a single point. See below scoring table for reference:

 

 

 

1st Preference	12 pts
2nd Preference	11 pts
3rd Preference	10 pts
4th Preference	9 pts
5th Preference	8 pts
6th Preference	7 pts
7th Preference	6 pts
8th Preference	5 pts
9th Preference	4 pts
10th Preference	3 pts
11th Preference	2 pts
12th Preference	1 pt

 

 

• (ii) In single member juries, these scores will subsequently represent the National Jury Vote of that nation. However, in multi-member juries, the votes of all the jury members from that nation will be combined to form a single set of points. The song which has received the most number of points from that national jury will be deemed to be the overall first preference choice of that jury and will receive the maximum score of 12 points; the song which has received the second highest number of points from that national jury will be deemed to be the overall second preference choice of that jury and will receive a score of 11 points, and so forth until the song which has received the 12th highest number of points which will receive a single point from that national jury.
• (iii) In the case of multi-member juries with 4 jury members or more, that jury can choose between the standard voting format (12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1) or the following alternative points format (18-15-12-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1). However, all jurors of that national jury must use the same format when submitting their votes. It is not permitted that some use the standard format and some others use the alternative format. As such, if a national jury wants to choose the alternative format over the standard format, that national jury must debate together in private message to come to a common consensus or majority vote on which to decide. The result of that discussion will then be posted on thread to inform all contestants and the organisers of their decision.All members of that jury will then submit their votes using the selected format. The host will then combine the votes of the jury members in the usual manner to form a single set of points as standard (12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1).

 

3. (e) National juries must submit their votes by the official voting deadline as designated by the host organiser(s). National juries who fail to submit their votes within the required time frame will be disqualified from the contest.

 

3. (f) Any Nation which fails to participate in the voting process will be automatically disqualified from the contest.

 

3. (g) A random draw will take place in advance of the Grand Final to determine the order in which the National Juries will reveal their votes. This draw must be shown to be transparent and available to competing members should they wish to follow the result.

The result of this draw must always be adhered to in order to preserve the random nature in which the voting will progress during the Grand Final. A National Jury may only request a "swap" in their designated voting position if, after the random draw, they have been assigned a voting slot outside of "reasonable hours". For the purpose of this contest, reasonable hours will be determined as anytime between 08:30-23:00 local time of that national jury. During the "swap" process, the host organiser will first look to make swaps between National Juries who are eligible for swaps after the random draw.

 

 

SECTION 4 - NATIONAL JURY TIE-BREAK PROCEDURES:

 

4. (a) In the event of a tie in the combined votes of multi-member juries, the following set of rules outlines how the tie-break will be resolved:

• (i) The song which has received points from the greatest number of jury members will be deemed the winner of the tie. For example, take the following scenario.... Songs A, B, and C each received a combined score of 10 points after the results of each national jury member were combined and calculated. Song A received a single score of 10 points from one jury member, Song B received scores of 7 points and 3 points from two separate jury members and Song C received scores of 5 points, 3 points and 2 points from 3 separate jury members. All three songs received a total of 10 points, however, Song C is deemed to be the winner of the tie because a greater number of jury members voted for that song (3 members in this case).
• (ii) If the songs remain deadlocked after 4 (a) (i), the song which received the highest value score from an individual jury member will be deemed the winner of the tie. For example, take the following scenario.... Song A and Song B each received a combined score of 14 points after the results of each national jury member were combined and calculated. Song A received scores of 8+6 points while Song B received scores of 7+7 points. Song A will be deemed the winner of that tie since that song received a score of higher value (8 points) from one of the national jury members.
• (iii) If the songs remain deadlocked after 4 (a) (i) and (ii), jury members from that national jury who did not award any votes to any of the songs involved in the tie-break will be asked to break the tie. This tie-break rule can only ever be used to break ties in juries of 3 members or more and ONLY if there is a jury member who did not vote for any of the songs involved in the tie-break.
• (iv) After the procedures 4 (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) have been carried out, all outstanding ties within the votes of a national jury shall be resolved by carrying out a single random draw. The nature of this random draw shall be as follows:
• The names of each national jury member will be entered into a draw. Each name will be drawn. The first jury member drawn will be awarded the right to break the unresolved tie of highest value. The second jury member drawn will be awarded the right to break the unresolved tie of the second highest value. For example, take the following scenario.... there are two members of National Jury X. After the votes of User A and User B are combined and calculated the following situation arises:

 

      COUNTRY (Total points) -> Combined value

• Country A (24 points) -> 12 points
• Country B (21 points) -> 11 or 10 points
• Country C (21 points) -> 11 or 10 points
• Country D (18 points) -> 9 points
• Country E (16 points) -> 8 points
• Country F (13 points) -> 7 or 6 points
• Country G (13 points) -> 7 or 6 points
• Country H (10 points) -> 5 points
• Country I (7 points) -> 4 or 3 points
• County J (7 points) -> 4 or 3 points
• Country K (4 points) -> 2 points
• Country L (1 point) -> 1 or 0 points
• County M (1 point) -> 1 or 0 points

 

• Those highlighted in red text are those ties which could not be resolved by 4 (a) (i), (ii) or (iii). As a result of the random draw, User A was drawn first, meaning that user will be given the right to break the unresolved tie of the highest value (the tie between Country B and C for 11 or 10 points). User B was drawn second meaning that user will be given the right to break the unresolved tie of the second highest value (the tie between Country F and G for 7 or 6 points). The order will then be reversed so that User B will be given the right to break the unresolved tie of the third highest value (the tie between Country I and J for 4 or 3 points). User A will finally be given the right to break the unresolved tie of the fourth highest value (the tie between Country L and M for 1 or 0 points).
• This procedure to break the unresolved ties will be used for national juries of any number with the first user drawn being given the right to break the unresolved tie of the highest value, the second user drawn being given the right to break the unresolved tie of the second highest value, third user the third highest tie, etc. reversing the order if need be when the order has completed one cycle.
• However, it should be noted that unresolved tie-breaks which require random draws will occur mostly in two-member juries since national juries with 3 or more members will likely resolve all ties through 4 (a) (i), (ii) or (iii).

 

 

SECTION 5 - OVERALL SCOREBOARD TIE-BREAK PROCEDURES:

 

5. (a) In the event of a tie in the overall scoreboard between two or more nations, the following set of rules outlines how the tie-break will be resolved:

• (i) The nation which has received points from the greatest number of National Juries will be deemed the winner of the tie.
• (ii) If there is still a tie after 5 (a) (i), the nation which has received the greatest number of 12 points will be deemed the winner of the tie.
• (iii) If there is still a tie after 5 (a) (i), (ii), the nation which has received the greatest number of 11 points will be deemed the winner of the tie. If the tie remains deadlocked, the process will continue by counting the number of 10 points each nation received, 9 points, 8 points, and so on until the tie-break can be resolved.

5. (b) If there is still a tie in the overall scoreboard between two or more nations after 5 (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) have been implemented, those nations shall be deemed to have tied for position in the overall scoreboard.

 

 

SECTION 6 - TEAM CHALLENGE FORMAT AND RULES:

 

6. (a) Each edition of the Totallympics International Song Contest will feature a Team Challenge competition. The main purpose of this team element is to further enhance the community spirit that is an integral feature of TISC events and to provide another means of encouraging users to interact with one another.

 

6. (b) The TISC Team Challenge event may vary in format from one contest to the next. The nature of the format will be dependent on the number of participating nations.

 

6. (c) Nations will be assigned to their team by random draw.

 

6. (d) The ideal format is that there will be a minimum of 8 teams, each made up of 4 nations. However, if that is not possible, the teams will be formed from one of the following formats (listed in order of preference):

• (i) teams of 3 nations
• (ii) teams of 5 nations
• (iii) if it's not possible for each team to have the same number of nations, a special provision will be introduced (for example: power plays).

 

6. (e) It is recommended that the teams shall be named after various cities/regions of the host country and combined with a nickname. For example, a contest in Brazil might feature teams called the Brasilia Capitals and Manaus Amazons.

 

 

SECTION 7 - ELIGIBILITY, CONDUCT AND RESPONSIBILITY OF PARTICIPANTS:

 

7. (a) Any first time participant must have been registered on the forum at least 2 months before they take part in the contest. The date used to calculate the 2 months rule will be 2 months prior to the National Selection deadline. A first time participant may be allowed special dispensation to participate in TISC, even if they do not fulfill the 2-month rule criteria. However, in such circumstances, that user must have shown a high level of activity in the forum in terms of posts and presence. This special dispensation will be awarded on the agreement of Totallympics admin, namely Sindo, who will conduct all necessary verification checks and will be given final approval by the TISC management team, namely OlympicIRL and the host of that TISC edition.

These rules are not designed to exclude, only to ensure TISC retains a distinct character, built upon a unique community atmosphere created by users of the forum.

 

7. (b) Participating users shall be respectful of the song choice of all nations once they fulfill all of the necessary eligibility requirements.

 

7. (c) Participating users must not reveal or give any indication as to their preferences or voting choices at any stage before the official announcement of the votes during the Grand Final.

 

7. (d) Participating users must not discuss private voting procedures with other members so as to ensure fairness is always in play and to ensure any suspense during the Grand Final is kept intact.

 

7. (e) Participating users must be respectful when posting and discussing with other members on the Totallympics International Song Contest Thread.

 

7. (f) If foul play is detected with respect to 7 (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) at any stage before, during or after the contest, the TISC organising committee reserves the right to place the participation or result of that nation under review.

 

 

SECTION 8 - HOSTING DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND ORGANISATIONAL TIMEFRAME:

 

8. (a) The host organisation should adhere to the follow basic schedule upon organising the contest:

 

• There shall be 2 weeks allocated for registration and national selection until the deadline to submit an entry.
• There shall be 2 weeks allocated for voting (of which a maximum of 3 days will be allocated to the host jury to submit their votes to a designated neutral third party).
• There shall be a maximum of 2 weeks allocated after the voting window closes to allow the hosts time to organise the Grand Final.
• This 6 week time-frame was agreed upon during a public vote but in special circumstances, exceptions will be considered.

 

8. (b) The host organiser(s) must submit their votes in advance of receiving votes from other National Juries by private message. The votes of the host(s) should be sent by private message to a neutral third party after the national selection window has passed and before the national jury voting phase begins.

 

8. (c) The host organiser(s) must abide by the same rules that govern the participation of users in the Totallympics International Song Contest as outlined in Section 6.

 

 

SECTION 9 - FUTURE HOSTING RIGHTS:

 

9. (a) Upon completion of the relevant song contest, the winning nation will automatically be awarded the rights to host the subsequent Totallympics International Song Contest 1 year later.

 

9. (b) If the winning nation wishes to decline the hosting duties, the runner-up of that edition will then be awarded the opportunity to accept or decline the hosting rights. If the runner-up also declines the hosting duties, the 3rd placed nation of that edition will have the opportunity to accept or decline the hosting rights.

 

9. (c) In the event that the hosting rights are declined by the top 3 ranked nations at the previous edition of the relevant TISC, an open bid process will be conducted in order to award the hosting rights. This process will be open to all candidates, first-time hosts as well as previous hosts.

A random draw will take place with each candidate being awarded a number of tickets in the draw. The more tickets a candidate has entered, the better their chance of being selected as host. Here is the process for how the tickets will be distributed:

 

Each candidate automatically awarded 1 ticket each in the draw. However, additional tickets awarded as follows

- did not host in the previous 5 editions (+1 additional ticket)

- did not host in the previous 10 editions (+1 additional ticket)

- did not host previously (+2 additional tickets)

- took part in the previous bidding process (+1 additional ticket). For first-time hosts, they will add an additional ticket for each edition they are unsuccessful for in bidding, thus increasing their chance slightly with each unsuccessful bid. This increase will only be available for first-time hosts. Additionally, if a first-time host missed 2 consecutive bidding campaigns, then their tickets no longer carry forward and they lose those additional tickets.

[heywoodu 15,135]

Welcome to TOISC 2020!

 

Less than a year ago, Caro Emerald's Liquid Lunch provided the Dutch TISC Team with a rather liquid dinner by making history as the first ever winner from The Netherlands. Therefore the TOISC 2020 will be held in The Netherlands, which of course is a first as well. The organizing committee would like to invite each and everyone on Totallympics to join the tradition that is TISC and participate in this year's contest, to be held in the beautifully located city of...not yet.

 

 

The Netherlands may be rather small, we've got plenty of cities. Big cities, unless you compare them with Tokyo and São Paulo, small cities, unless you compare them with Adamstown and Ngerulmud, and a whole lot in between. Amsterdam assumed they were going to get the honours, because according to Amsterdam, nothing is better than Amsterdam and everything Amsterdam has to offer. Logically, it's not going to be Amsterdam, because plenty of places are a lot more suitable for the festival that is TOISC.

"Ha! It's not Amsterdam, surely it's going to be us", said Amsterdam's eternal rival Rotterdam. You'll get a nice bit of getting your head bashed in if you say so to either side, but obviously Amsterdam and Rotterdam are basically just one and the same and so it ain't gonna be either of them. "Fantastic news, that means we...", nope. The Hague's attempt remains a futile one. Same stuff, different location (slightly) and that's just not going to cut it. They may have tons of embassies, they're not getting TOISC.

 

The main square in Amsterdam, with clear evidence that nobody wants to be there

There are not that many major cities left, but Utrecht is a big one. If the Tour de France gives it a try, surely it's good enough for TOISC? Nice attempt and we are in fact getting closer, but with the big three looming around the corner, we'd better move away. On to Eindhoven then? They make light bulbs like no other, but their lives get turned entirely upside down for a week when Carnival comes peeking around the corner and we just need something a bit more...down-to-earth. "Eindhoven the craziest", they say. Too bad.

"Nothing goes above Groningen!", the saying goes in, well, Groningen. The towns above Groningen surely dare to disagree and we are going to join them: it's a decent city, but other than - and including - student life...why go there? Tilburg has Eindhoven's Carnival problem, the committee would rather take over Ngerulmud and hold TOISC there than setting foot in Almere, Breda joins Eindhoven and Tilburg and Nijmegen...well, big events centered on that city tend to have a bit of a negative outcome.

 

The sad joke that is Eindhoven. And Tilburg. And Breda. We ain't going to the province of Brabant

That's the first ten Dutch cities in terms of population down the drain, wonderful, because that means we've arrived at our destination. Ladies and gentlemen, TOISC 2020 will be held in Apeldoorn! Unlike is often the case, the choice is not made mostly based on the city itself, as much as it is based on the beautiful location and surrounding. You'll get to know this area better in the coming weeks, but everyone who loves enjoying nature will be taken care of and locations for the delegations to stay will be announced.

The event will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn, where the cycling track's stands can hold a good amount of people and the track itself will be used to give everyone some extra space in these times of distance. The small infield will be transformed into a stage, so that everyone can enjoy the show. Welcome to Apeldoorn 2020 and feel free to announce your participation!

 

The majestic Omnisport Apeldoorn, home of all kinds of sports - and TOISC 2020!

[Werloc 3,164]

Can I confirm the Lithuanian participation, or are we here too early? 

[heywoodu 15,135]

2 minutes ago, Werloc said:

Can I confirm the Lithuanian participation, or are we here too early? 

Took you long enough!

[Vektor 3,326]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

OP

Very informative. 

[Vektor 3,326]

Oh, and if we are confirming participations...  is in, duh. I just have to translate the lyrics because I couldn't find an official or unofficial English translation anywhere.

[Olympian1010 7,971]

I see @heywoodu distaste of urban places is still alive and well. That said, I do like the selection of Apeldoorn, so I’ll let it slide.

 

Also, the US will be making an appearance once more to everyone’s chagrin.

[heywoodu 15,135]

10 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I see @heywoodu distaste of urban places is still alive and well. That said, I do like the selection of Apeldoorn, so I’ll let it slide.

 

Also, the US will be making an appearance once more to everyone’s chagrin.

Not to worry, I have a city in mind for the US delegation.

[dcro 10,210]

I expected some village to be honest. Would have been the first one since the 2015 Open.

 

Interestingly enough, we do not like giving honors to capital cities around here. Since 2016, Košice, Kaunas, Brighton, Carthage, Rio de Janeiro, Orlando, Guadalajara, Odense, Rijeka and now Apeldoorn have hosted. Not one of them a capital.