Gallipoli Games Gallipoli Games The inaugural Gallipoli Games is being held in 2015 under the patronage of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. It is being held to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign and is intended to be held every two years. The Games have the motto: "On the land their ancestors sacrificed their lives 100 years ago, they are now competing for peace." University students from seven countries - Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, India, Germany, France and the Great Britain are eligible to compete. Torch relay commenced in March 2015 and it visited the seven participating
Gallipoli (1981 film) and events that soldiers endured in the Gallipoli theatre of war. Archy Hamilton's athlete character was inspired by a line from Charles Bean's "Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918", describing Private Wilfred Harper of the 10th Light Horse during the attack at the Nek: ""Wilfred... was last seen running forward like a schoolboy in a foot-race, with all the speed he could compass."" The most notable deviation of the film from reality, and the one for which it has been most criticized, is its portrayal of the chain of command at the Nek. Although he is seen