The 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games (MBG) (

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: Μεσογειακοί Παράκτιοι Αγώνες 2023) is the third edition of the

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. It will be held from 9 to 16 September 2023 in

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. The MBG are celebrated every four years bringing together the athletes of the Mediterranean Olympic Committees, members of the ICMG, from three continents: Africa, Asia and Europe.

Host city selection

The Greek city of Heraklion was elected as host city of the third edition of the Mediterranean Beach Games (2023) during the ordinary General Assembly of the ICMG which was held in 2021 via

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meeting.

Mascots

There are 2 mascots of the games: Ariadne and Minotaur. Four different versions of Ariadne and four different versions of the Minotaur were created and put to a vote. More than 7.700 people participated in the online voting, choosing the final Mascots, between the following four versions of each character:

Ariadne

She is a princess of the Cretan Mythology, daughter of King Minos and Pasiphae and the mother goddess in the Minoan pantheon, worshipped as goddess of fertility. She remains still a symbol of the womens’ independence, strongly represented in many archeological findings.

Minotaur

The mythical creature with the human body and the head of a bull, is the most iconic symbol of the Minoan Era and the Cretan Mythology. Together with the famous “Horns of Consecration” found in Knossos Palace, they form a global figure of strength and prosperity.The different sports editions

Nations

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Medal table

Sports

Medalists

3×3 basketball

Beach handball

Beach soccer

Beach tennis

Beach volleyball

Beach wrestling

Canoe ocean racing

Finswimming

;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Karate beach kata

Kiteboarding

Open water swimming

Rowing beach sprint

Triathle

Results

# https://heraklion23.microplustimingservices.com/#/general-schedule # https://heraklion23.microplustimingservices.com/#/results-books

Results Books

# https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/BK3/ResultBook/MBG2023_BK3_v1.0.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/HBB/ResultBook/MBG2023_HBB_v1.0.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/BCS/ResultBook/MBG2023_BCS_v1.0.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/VBV/ResultBook/MBG2023_VBV_v1.0.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/WRB/ResultBook/MBG2023_WRB_v1.0.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/COR/ResultBook/MBG2023_COR_v1.0.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/KTE/ResultBook/MBG2023_KTE_v1.0.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/KBD/ResultBook/MBG2023_KBD_v1.0.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/OWS/ResultBook/MBG2023_OWS_v1.0.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/ROB/ResultBook/MBG2023_ROB_v1.0.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/TRA/ResultBook/MBG2023_TRA_v1.0.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/BTE/ResultBook/MBG2023_BTE_v1.1.pdf # https://heraklion23-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/MBG2023/FSW/ResultBook/MBG2023_FSW_v1.0.pdf

References

Mediterranean Beach Games Multi-sport events in Greece Mediterranean Beach Game Mediterranean Beach Game Sport in Heraklion International sports competitions hosted by Greece Mediterranean Beach Game {{Greece-sport-stub