[PASSED] Commend The Kytler Peninsulae

The Security Council,

Recognizing that The Kytler Peninsulae, as well as its associated states of Kaze progressa and Kura-pelland, has been an innovator in the NationStates sporting community for over two decades, having competed since well before World Cup 10,

Noting that the first of these associated states to make its mark on the international scene was Kaze progressa, whose representatives immediately began finding improvements that made international sport more enjoyable for all nations competing, including:

  • creating the Baptism of Fire, a tournament meant to introduce nations to multiversal football and to allow them to show off their skill to the multiverse, which has since had 88 successful editions, cementing its role as a pillar of sporting competition,

  • bringing style modifiers, a way for nations to indicate how aggressively or defensively their nation plays, to the World Cup, allowing for more accurate and varied scores on the multiverse’s biggest stage, and

  • developing the KPB rankings, itself named after Kaze Progressa, a successor of which is still used for ranking nations’ footballing skill to this day,

Appreciating Kaze Progressa’s achievements in the world, both administratively and competitively, with the nation hosting World Cups 12, 17, and 25, becoming only the third nation in the multiverse to host three at the time of their achievement, as well as reaching the final of World Cup 18, where despite a hat-trick from Sani Luvo, Kaze Progressa lost 4-3 to the Orange-Blues of Rejistania in what is widely recognized as one of the most exciting World Cup finals of all time,

Remembering the achievements of Kura-pelland, the second of these associated states, a nation that grew in prominence late in the Jolt Era, the period prior to the growth in international participation starting with World Cup 47, which hosted World Cups 38, 44, and 47, reached the semifinals of World Cups 41 and 47, and was a dominant force in the early days of multiversal gridiron, consistently reaching the semifinals of early World Bowls,

Applauding the tenacity of the Kytlerians in hosting the Games of the IX Olympiad in Zube and Kytler Bay City, where they topped the medal table in an Olympics marred by tragedy after several were killed due to a crowd stampede in an event that could not have been prevented even by the most prepared of nations, saddened by the impact of the tragedies of these games on the nation, which caused it to enter a period of withdrawal known as the Isolation, and glad that after many years of reflection, this period was ended,

Amazed at the persistence of the Kytlerian people after the tragedy of Kytlair Flight 134, in which all 328 passengers and crew, including the vast majority of the Kytlerian national football team, lost their lives, with the national team rebuilding and stunningly qualifying for World Cup 99, led by Vicente Bautista Oleandro, one of the few Kytlerian starters not on Flight 134, before making a run to the quarterfinals in World Cup 100,

Astonished by the sporting achievements of the Kytler Peninsulae, including winning World Lacrosse Championship 13, winning World Baseball Classic 62, and finishing on the podium in seven straight Elephant Chess Cups, the multiverse’s premier chess competition,

Impressed at the breakthroughs those at the Margaret Institute at the University of Zube have made, such as the development of LISA, a model that has been shown to accurately measure the relationship between media coverage, rank, and results in sports ranging from football to basketball to chess, which has been recognized by sporting administrators including but not limited to the World Cup Committee,

Extolling the Kytler Peninsulae’s continued commitment to the organization and hosting of international sporting events, including two World Cups, two regional football championships, the play-in round of World Bowl LII, and World Baseball Classic 61,

Aware that diligent and trustworthy Kytlerian administrators currently hold the position of President of the World Cup Committee, in charge of organizing the international sporting community’s most prestigious tournament, a position both elected and relied on by the community,

Believing that such achievement and innovation should be celebrated, and that the international sporting community would be much worse off if not for the impressive breakthroughs both on and especially off the pitch that the Kytler Peninsulae and their associated states have made,

Hereby commends the Kytler Peninsulae.

Commend The Kytler Peninsulae was passed 9,148 votes to 785.