2013 Mediterranean Games
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The 2013 Mediterranean Games (
Background
The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event, much like the
The first edition of the Mediterranean Games was held in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in 1951 and attracted 734 competitors from 10 nations. Initially the female athletes were not allowed to compete. Beginning by the fifth (1976) game in Tunis female athletes were also allowed. Turkey hosted the Games for the first time in 1971 in Izmir—the sixth edition of the Games.[3]
Bidding process
Host city selection
Cities from three countries submitted their bids to host the 2013 Mediterranean Games. Two Greek cities,
City | NOC | Round 1 | Round 2 |
---|---|---|---|
Larisa |
Greece | 31 | 37 |
Rijeka | Croatia | 24 | 34 |
Mersin | Turkey | 13 | — |
Greece was stripped of the hosting rights on 28 January 2011 because of its
Development and preparation
Organisation
The organising committee of the 2013 Mediterranean Games consisted of eight members: president of the committee is Minister of Youth and Sports
Costs
After the success of the bid in February 2011, the Ministry of Youth and Sports spent ₺ 215 million on building the venues and infrastructure up to 31 December 2012. The Ministry has allocated a budget of ₺ 400 million to cover building the venues and infrastructure for the Games; at least ₺ 100 million was spent on the development of the Games village and the main stadium, and ₺ 200 million was assigned for other venues.[10]
Logo and mascot
The official logo of this edition of the Mediterranean Games featured a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) getting out of sea, with water underneath it. An orange is shown above its back, which represents the dry summer subtropical climate of Mediterranean.[11]
Karetta was the official mascot of the Mersin Games. The organisers of the 2013 Games have taken steps to promote the Games through its mascot. It was used in various events like the 34th Istanbul Marathon, Third Citrus Festival and others.[12][13][14]
Venues
The main stadium of the 2013 Mediterranean Games is
The Games
Sports
There were significant changes in the programme for the Mersin Games in comparison to that of the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara. Three new sports,
- Aquatics
- Swimming ( )
- Paralympic swimming ( )
- Water polo ( )
- Archery ( )
- Athletics
- Athletics ( )
- Paralympic athletics ()
- Badminton ( )
- Basketball ( )
- details)
- Boxing ( )
- Canoeing ( )
- Cycling ( )
- Fencing ( )
- Football ( )
- Gymnastics
- Handball ( )
- Judo ( )
- Karate ( )
- Rowing ( )
- Sailing ( )
- Shooting ( )
- Table tennis ( )
- Taekwondo ( )
- Tennis ( )
- Volleyball
- Beach volleyball ( )
- Indoor volleyball ()
- Water skiing ( )
- Weightlifting ( )
- Wrestling ( )
● | Opening ceremony | ● | Competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
June | |||||||||||||
Sport | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Ceremonies | ● | ● | |||||||||||
Archery | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Artistic gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||
Athletics | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||
Badminton | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||
Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ||||||||
Beach volleyball | ● | ● | ● | 2 | |||||||||
Bocce
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● | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Boxing | ● | ● | ● | ● | 10 | ||||||||
Canoeing | ● | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
Cycling | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Fencing | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
Football | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | |||||||
Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||
Judo | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
Karate | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||
Rhythmic gymnastics | ● | 1 | |||||||||||
Rowing | ● | ● | 7 | ||||||||||
Sailing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4 | |||||||
Shooting | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Swimming | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
Table tennis | ● | ● | 2 | ● | 2 | ||||||||
Taekwondo | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||
Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||
Water polo | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ||||||||
Water skiing | ● | 2 | |||||||||||
Weightlifting | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
Wrestling | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Participating nations
All 24 member countries of the ICMG participated in the Games.
Order | Country | Flag bearer | Sport |
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1 | Albania | ||
2 | Algeria | ||
3 | Andorra | ||
4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Amel Mekić | Judo |
5 | Croatia | Giovanni Cernogoraz | Shooting
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6 | Cyprus | Herodotos Giorgallas | Gymnastics |
7 | Egypt | Alaaeldin Abouelkassem | Fencing |
8 | France | Steeve Guénot | Wrestling |
9 | Greece | ||
10 | Italy | Jessica Rossi | Shooting
|
11 | Lebanon | ||
12 | Libya | ||
13 | Macedonia | Darko Sokolov | Basketball |
14 | Malta | ||
15 | Monaco | ||
16 | Montenegro | Milena Knežević |
Handball
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17 | Morocco | ||
18 | San Marino | Karim Gharbi | Judo |
19 | Serbia | Ivana Maksimović | Shooting
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20 | Slovenia | Lucija Polavder | Judo |
21 | Spain | Nicolás García | Taekwondo |
22 | Syria | ||
23 | Tunisia | ||
24 | Turkey | Rıza Kayaalp | Wrestling |
Medal table
* Host nation (Turkey)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy | 70 | 52 | 64 | 186 |
2 | Turkey* | 47 | 43 | 36 | 126 |
3 | France | 25 | 26 | 45 | 96 |
4 | Spain | 21 | 32 | 29 | 82 |
5 | Egypt | 21 | 22 | 24 | 67 |
6 | Greece | 15 | 18 | 26 | 59 |
7 | Slovenia | 13 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
8 | Serbia | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
9 | Croatia | 11 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
10 | Tunisia | 9 | 17 | 22 | 48 |
11–24 | Remaining | 23 | 24 | 49 | 96 |
Totals (24 entries) | 267 | 263 | 326 | 856 |
See also
Gallery
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