The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The idea was proposed at the 1948 Summer Olympics by Muhammed Taher Pasha, chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and they were first held in 1951. The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in London Muhammed Taher Pasha (1879 &ndash 1970 ( محمد طاهر باشا) was an Egyptian doctor of Turkish origin in Political sciences The Egyptian Olympic Committee (اللجنة الاولمبية المصرية abbreviated as EOC) is a Non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The first 10 games took place always one year preceding the Olympics. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games However, from 1993 on, they were held the year following the Olympic games. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
The Games were inaugurated on October 1951, in Alexandria, Egypt, in honour of Muhammed Taher Pasha,the man to whom their inspiration is owed, with contests being held in 13 sports along with the participation of 734 athletes from 10 countries. Muhammed Taher Pasha (1879 &ndash 1970 ( محمد طاهر باشا) was an Egyptian doctor of Turkish origin in Political sciences Ever since, they take place every 4 years without any interruption. In 1955, in Barcelona, during the II Games, the set up was decided of a Supervisory and Controlling Body for the Games, a kind of Executive Committee. The decisions were finally materialized on June 16, 1961, and the said Body was named, upon a Greek notion, ICMG (International Committee for the Mediterranean Games).
The Mediterranean Games, organized every four years, stand as the greatest sport event of the Mediterranean region, attracting the interest of the maritime countries, where Europe, Africa and Asia meet.
These games form an opportunity for a peaceful confrontation between youth from three Continents, different cultures and religions, yet bound together by a common ideal, The Olympic Ideal, which has sprung from an ancient Mediterranean country, Greece, the cradle of the contemporary western civilization. A chance is thus given, through these games, for young people to get to know each other, appreciate each other, reaffirm or strengthen their ties in a climate of peaceful rivalry.
The Mediterranean Games, held under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, fall within the competence of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, in terms of the preparation and composition of the National Delegation, precisely as for the Olympic games. Yet, their establishment too must be credited to the HOC, for it held a leading part in their being founded, despite all difficulties.
Athens is the permanent seat of the ICMG (irrespective of who the President might be) and the Committee’s General Secretary is Greek. This comes as a further tribute of honour to Greece, marking out its leading role as regards the function and strengthening of the institution.
The logo of the games, called also the “Mediterranean Olympics”, is composed of three white rings symbolically representing Africa, Asia, and Europe, the three continents that have coast on the Mediterranean Sea, reflecting themselves in the blue colour of the sea (this logo has been used since the Split games in 1979, for which it was devised and afterwards accepted for the whole Games). During the closing ceremony, the flag of the games is transferred to the country of the city chosen for the organisation of the next Mediterranean Games.
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Participating countries
At present 23 countries participate in the games:[1]
- Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa.
- Asia: Lebanon and Syria. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
- Europe: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra ( Catalan: Principat d'Andorra) is a small Landlocked country in western Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
The only country bordering the Mediterranean Sea which does not participate is Israel. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. In 2009 Israel will participate for the first time. [citation needed]
The Hellenic Olympic Committee suggested 9 more countries to be allowed to participate, such as Portugal, Bulgaria, and some Arabic countries. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
Host cities
No inland city has ever hosted the games. All but one of the host cities to date have been situated on the Mediterranean coast. (Casablanca is located on the Atlantic coast. ) Below together the official numbers in sequence
| Year | Host | Participating Countries |
Sports | Competitions | Athletes | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Country | Male | Female | |||||
| 1951 | Alexandria | (Egypt) | 10 | 14 | 91 | 734 | --- | 734 |
| 1955 | Barcelona | (Spain) | 10 | 20 | 102 | 1. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. 135 | --- | 1. 135 |
| 1959 | Beirut | (Lebanon) | 11 | 17 | 106 | 792 | --- | 792 |
| 1963 | Naples | (Italy) | 13 | 17 | 93 | 1. Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 057 | --- | 1. 057 |
| 1967 | Tunis | (Tunisia) | 12 | 14 | 93 | 1. Tunis ( Arabic: تونس Tūnis) is the Capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. 211 | 38 | 1. 249 |
| 1971 | İzmir | (Turkey) | 14 | 18 | 137 | 1. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches 235 | 127 | 1. 362 |
| 1975 | Algiers | (Algeria) | 15 | 19 | 160 | 2. Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's 095 | 349 | 2. 444 |
| 1979 | Split | (Croatia,Yugoslavia) | 14 | 26 | 192 | 2. Split (Spalatum Ancient Greek: Aspálathos, Ασπάλαθος Spalato is the largest and most important Dalmatian city the second-largest Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: 009 | 399 | 2. 048 |
| 1983 | Casablanca | (Morocco) | 16 | 20 | 162 | 1. Casablanca (in Standard Arabic: الدار البيضاء ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ; Moroccan Arabic: dar beïda الدار البيضا Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa 845 | 335 | 2. 180 |
| 1987 | Latakia | (Syria) | 16 | 20 | 162 | 1. Latakia or Latakiyah (اللاذقية Al-Ladhiqiyah, Λαοδικεία transliterated as Laodicea, Laodikeia or Laodiceia, Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية 845 | 335 | 2. 180 |
| 1991 | Athens | (Greece) | 18 | 24 | 217 | 2. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 176 | 586 | 2. 762 |
| 1993 | Languedoc-Roussillon | (France) | 20 | 24 | 217 | 1. Languedoc-Roussillon ( Occitan: Lengadòc-Rosselhon; Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is one of the 26 regions of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 994 | 604 | 2. 598 |
| 1997 | Bari | (Italy) | 21 | 27 | 234 | 2. Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 999 | 804 | 2. 195 |
| 2001 | Tunis | (Tunisia) | 23 | 23 | 230 | 2. Tunis ( Arabic: تونس Tūnis) is the Capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. 002 | 1. 039 | 3. 041 |
| 2005 | Almería | (Spain) | 21 | 27 | 258 | 2,134 | 1,080 | 3,214 |
| 2009 | Pescara | (Italy) | ||||||
| 2013 | Volos and Larissa | (Greece) | ||||||
List of sports
24 sports make up the programme of the games in 2005: Aquatics (Swimming, Waterpolo), Archery, Athletics (track and field), Basketball, Bowls, Boxing, Canoe-Kayak, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic), Handball, Handisports, Judo, Karate, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Table tennis, Tennis, Volleyball (and Beach volleyball), Weightlifting and Wrestling. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Tim Parks, from On the Beach Italian Style on Daily Telegraph, 6 January 2007 |The genius of Pescara Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Volos (Βόλος is a coastal port city situated at the center of the Greek mainland about 326 km north from Athens and 215 km south from Thessaloniki Larissa ( Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. Archery is the practice of using a bow or Crossbow to shoot Arrows Archery has historically been used in Hunting and Combat and has Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Bowls (also known as Lawn Bowls or Lawn Bowling) is a precision Sport in which the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical Balls Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, A canoe is a small narrow Boat, typically human-powered though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors A kayak is a small human-powered Boat. It typically has a covered deck and a cockpit covered by a Spraydeck. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six meaning "gentle way" is a modern Japanese martial art ( Gendai budō) and Combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late ( or is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands from indigenous fighting methods and Chinese Kenpō. GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 Sailing is the art of controlling a Sailing vessel. By changing the Rigging, Rudder and dagger or centre board a Sailor manages the force Shooting is the act or process of firing Rifles Shotguns or other projectile Weapons such as bows or Crossbows Even the firing of Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Weightlifting, also called Olympic weightlifting or Olympic-style weightlifting, is a sport in which participants attempt a maximum weight single lift of a barbell Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport Wrestling.
Proposals have been made to enter sailing in the program. Sailing is the art of controlling a Sailing vessel. By changing the Rigging, Rudder and dagger or centre board a Sailor manages the force
A proposal that women be included in the games was made as early as 1959, but women did not participate until 1967. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.
All-time medal table 1951-2005
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
687 | 584 | 515 | 1786 |
| 2 |  France |
529 | 467 | 409 | 1405 |
| 3 |  Turkey |
243 | 155 | 178 | 576 |
| 4 |  Spain |
241 | 356 | 436 | 1033 |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia |
191 | 168 | 155 | 514 |
| 6 |  Greece |
146 | 201 | 260 | 607 |
| 7 |  Egypt |
92 | 151 | 178 | 421 |
| 8 |  Tunisia |
57 | 50 | 97 | 204 |
| 9 |  Algeria |
53 | 50 | 81 | 184 |
| 10 |  Morocco |
46 | 51 | 75 | 172 |
| 11 |  Croatia |
26 | 38 | 46 | 110 |
| 12 |  Slovenia |
25 | 27 | 45 | 97 |
| 13 |  Syria |
24 | 32 | 66 | 122 |
| 14 |  United Arab Republic |
23 | 21 | 30 | 74 |
| 15 |  Serbia and Montenegro |
16 | 18 | 42 | 76 |
| 16 |  Lebanon |
10 | 22 | 40 | 72 |
| 17 |  Cyprus |
5 | 11 | 12 | 28 |
| 18 |  Albania |
3 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| 19 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 20 |  Libya |
1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 21 |  San Marino |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 |  Malta |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 |  Monaco |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2421 | 2422 | 2697 | 7540 | |
References
External links
- International Mediterranean Games Committee
- Mediterranean Games Athletic results at gbrathletics website
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