The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran 2022, was an international

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held from 25 June to 6 July 2022 in

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. Oran was announced as the host city at the ICMG General Assembly in

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, Italy, on 15 August 2015. 3,390 athletes took part in the games.

Bidding process

Five cities signed an official declaration of candidacy for hosting the 2021 Mediterranean Games, two from Africa and three from Europe: The final candidates were Oran and Sfax.

planned to take the Games to

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for the second time after the 1975 Mediterranean Games in

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Sfax Sfax (; ar, صفاقس, Ṣafāqis ) is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Berber Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterranean ...

planned to take the Games to

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for the third time after the

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and the

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2-15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes ( ...

, both in

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. Oran won by 51-17 after voting.

Host city selection

Cities from five countries submitted their bids to host the 2021 Mediterranean Games. Oran, Algeria, has been chosen to host the Games. The North African city was elected during the International Committee for the Mediterranean Games (ICMG) General Assembly, which took place on August 27, 2015, in

, Italy. Oran took the vote by a considerable margin, winning 51 to 17 over

, Tunisia, which was the other final contender to host the 2021 Games. This is the second time that an Algerian city has hosted the Mediterranean Games, the first was in 1975, in Algiers, the country's capital. Oran is the 2nd largest city in Algeria, with a population of roughly 1.2 million.

Development and preparation

The Minister of Youth and Sports, El Hadi Ould Ali, inaugurated on October 30, 2016 at Oran, the headquarters of the organizing committee of the 19th Mediterranean Games 2021 in the presence of the Wali, Abdelghani Zaalane, the Presidents of the

People's Provincial Assembly The People's Provincial Assembly (also known by its French acronym APW Assemblée populaire de wilaya''">:fr:Assemblée populaire de wilaya">Assemblée populaire de wilaya'' is the political body governing the provinces of Algeria. It is composed ...

(APW), Fethallah Chaâbni, the Presidents of the

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(CPA), Nourredine Boukhatem and the President of the

Algerian Olympic Committee Algerian Olympic and Sport Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية و الرياضية الجزائرية, french: Comité Olympique et Sportif Algérien) (IOC code: ALG) is the National Olympic Committee representing Algeria. It was crea ...

, Mustapha Berraf. Several personalities from the world of sport took part in the inauguration as a legendary football star,

Lakhdar Belloumi Lakhdar Belloumi ( ar, لخضر بلومي; born on 29 December 1958) is an Algerian former football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa. He is said to have inv ...

, and the boxer star,

Mustapha Moussa Mustapha Moussa ( ar, مصطفى موسى; born February 2, 1962 in Oran) is an Algerian former boxer who fought in the light heavyweight division. He won the first-ever Olympic medal for Algeria, winning a bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics in ...

, and also consuls of different Mediterranean countries. The headquarters of the Committee was located in NLA boulevard in the old daïra completely renovated. It was Senator and Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Mediterranean Games (COMG), Abdelhak Kazi-Tani and Secretary General of the Algerian Sports and Olympic Committee, Abdelhafid Izem, who initialed the seat allocation paper.

Venues

The main stadium of the 2022 Mediterranean Games is the Oran Olympic Stadium (Miloud Hadefi Stadium) which is a part of the Miloud Hadefi Olympic Complex in

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, Oran. The stadium hosted both the opening and closing ceremonies. Stade de Oran

Costs

The Wilaya of Oran has allocated 5 billion DA for the construction of a large sports infrastructure program including an Olympic complex in Bir El Djir,

Miloud Hadefi Stadium Miloud Hadefi Stadium () is a multi-use stadium in Belgaïd, in the Bir El Djir suburb of Oran, Algeria. Completed in 2019, it is used mostly for football matches. It has a capacity of 40,143 people. The value of construction work of the stadi ...

, athletics stadium, multi-purpose sports halls, center hosting sports, playgrounds and green spaces, in addition to the Mediterranean village in progress. The planned rehabilitation of the old sports infrastructure of Oran was taken.

Emblem and mascot

The logo as well as the graphic charter of the Mediterranean Games Oran 2021 was redone in September 2019. Wihro, the mascot of the Mediterranean Games Oran 2021 represents a lion (symbol of the city of

) with the colors of the games and of the Mediterranean basin.

The Games

Sports

The 2022 Mediterranean Games sports program featured 24 sports encompassing 234 events.

Participating nations

Calendar

Medal table

Source
Medal Standings
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Broadcasting

The European broadcasting union subsidiary Eurovision Sport is the owner of the broadcasting rights according to a contract signed with CIJM.

References

External links

International Committee of Mediterranean Games Official website
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Sport in Oran