2017 Mediterranean Games
| Host city | Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
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| Nations participating | 25 | ||
| Opening ceremony | 30 June | ||
| Closing ceremony | 9 July | ||
| Officially opened by | King Felipe VI | ||
| Main venue | Nou Estadi | ||
| Website | Official Website | ||
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The XVIIIth Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 2017 Mediterranean Games will be the 18th Mediterranean Games. The Games will be held in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain over 10 days from 30 June to 9 July 2017.
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Candidate cities[edit]
The host city was announced during the ICMG General Assembly scheduled which took place in Mersin, Turkey (host of the 2013 Mediterranean Games) on 15 October 2011.[1] The final candidates were Alexandria and Tarragona, where Tarragona won by 34-36 during the voting.[2]
Alexandria hosted the first Mediterranean Games and planned to build a new Olympic Village for the 2017 Mediterranean Games in Burg al-Arab.
Under the motto "History making history", Tarragona planned to take the Games to Spain for the third time after the 1955 Mediterranean Games in Barcelona and the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería.
Sports[edit]
The official event categories are listed below.
- Aquatics
Swimming ()
Paralympic Swimming ()
Water polo ()
Archery ()- Athletics
Badminton ()
Basketball ()
Bocce ()
Boxing ()
Canoeing ()
Cycling ()
Equestrian ()
Fencing ()
Football ()
Golf ()- Gymnastics
Handball ()
Judo ()
Karate ()
Rowing ()
Sailing ()
Shooting ()
Taekwondo ()
Table tennis ()
Tennis ()
Triathlon ()- Volleyball
Waterskiing ()
Weightlifting ()
Wrestling ()
Nations[edit]
Kosovo and Portugal will compete for the first time in the Mediterranean Games. Portugal will compete as invited country, not as the member of ICMG. [5]
Competition Venues[edit]
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- Athletics
Basketball ()
Football ()
Golf ()
Gymnastics ()
Shooting ()
Swimming ()
Paralympic Swimming ()
Taekwondo ()
Tennis ()
Volleyball ()
Water polo ()
Waterskiing ()
Equestrian ()
Fencing ()
Football ()
Table tennis ()
Handball ()
Beach volleyball ()
Sailing ()
Triathlon ()
Badminton ()
Volleyball ()
Basketball ()
Broadcasting[edit]
| Territory | Broadcaster | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| RTSH | ||
| EN TV | ||
| RTVE | ||
| HRT | ||
| CyBC | ||
| ERT | ||
| RAI | ||
| MRT | ||
| MENA | ||
| RTCG | ||
| SNRT | ||
| RAI | ||
| RTS | ||
| RTV Slovenija | ||
| [6][7] | ||
| ERTT | ||
| TRT |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tarragona aparca los Juegos Mediterráneos hasta 2017" (in Spanish). mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Tarragona és escollida per organitzar els Jocs del Mediterrani de l'any 2017" (in Catalan). 324.cat. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Alexandria launches promotional campaign for 2017 Mediterranean Games bid". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Web oficial de la candidatura de Tarragona als XVIII Jocs Mediterranis". Tarragona 2017. Retrieved 21 Jun 2013.
- ^ "Participation of Portugal in the MG Tarragona 2017". cijm.org.gr. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "The CCMA and the Tarragona 2017 Foundation sign a collaboration agreement to broadcast the Mediterranean Games". tarragona2017.cat. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Tarragona 2017 Foundation and RTVE sign an agreement to broadcast the MG". cijm.org.gr. Retrieved 14 August 2016.