The 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe, also known as the XIIIth Games of the Small States of Europe were held in June 2009 among the participant nations in the

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. The opening ceremonies were on June 1, and the closing ceremonies on June 6. The games were held in

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

, twenty years after the first Games held there in 1989.

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was scheduled for 2009 in the rotation, but were selected to host the games early in 2003. The organizing committee estimates the cost at 1.5 million euros for all events.

Overview

The opening ceremony took place at the New GSP Stadium. A world premiere composed by

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was performed by tenor

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on Monday 1 June 2009. The principal sponsor of the event was

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in a deal worth €140,000.

Participants

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, although eligible, did not participate. A record 1,500 athletes were expected to participate in the event.

Official logo and mascot

The official logo and the mascot, Tefkros the

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were revealed on the official website on May 14, 2008.

Events

''Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.'' * * * * * * * * * * *

Calendar

Venues

The majority of events (6 of 12) were held in venues in

Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...

. The southern city of

Limassol Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...

hosted Beach Volleyball, Gymnastics, Sailing and Swimming, whilst the Mountain Bike events were held at the National Park of Machairas at an average altitude of 700m. :

Media coverage

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and the

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ( gr, Ραδιοφωνικό Ίδρυμα Κύπρου , tr, Kıbrıs Radyo Yayın Kurumu), or CyBC (ΡΙΚ, KRYK), is Cyprus' public broadcasting service. It transmits island-wide on four radio and two domestic ...

covered the event. Live transmission through

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of many events was covered in High Definition. Two daily summaries were also released.

Medal Count

''Final Medal Table''

References

External links

Official website
{{Games of the Small States of Europe Games of the Small States of Europe

Games Of The Small States Of Europe, 2009

Multi-sport events in Cyprus International sports competitions hosted by Cyprus