2009 Mediterranean Games

16th edition of the Mediterranean Games December 2019 XVI Mediterranean GamesPescara 2009 Pescara2009JPG.jpg Pescara, Italy The Mediterranean – One Sea – One Dream 23 3,368 (2,183 men and 1,185 women) 28 sports yes 2009 06 25 yes 2009 07 05 Renato Schifani, President of the Italian Senate Stadio Adriatico Mersin 2013 Almería 2005 The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games (it XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (ICMG) (fr Comité international des Jeux méditerranéens). A total of 3,368 athletes (2,183 men and 1,185 women) from 23 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the Games. Montenegro participated for the first time at the Mediterranean Games, after their independence in 2006. The program included competitions in 24 different sports, including three non-Olympic sports – bocce, karate, and water skiing – and golf, which was reinstated as an official Olympic sport in 2016 Summer Olympics. Water skiing was introduced as a demonstration sport. Two disabled sports, athletics and swimming, were also contested in the Games. Italy became the first nation to host the Mediterranean Games three times, having previously hosted them in Naples (1963) and Bari (1997). Pescara was awarded the Games on 18 October 2003 in Almeria, Spain, which was the host of 2005 Mediterranean Games, defeating bids from Rijeka and Patras. The organising committee of the Games, Comitato Organizzatore dei XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo (COJM), was created in 2006 to oversee the staging of the Games. A total of 33 venues were used to host the events, including Stadio Adriatico — main stadium of the Pescara Games, hosted both the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics competition and football final. Many events took place in several different cities. The official logo of the 2009 Mediterranean Games featured simple graphical illustrations of mountains and sea of the Abruzzo region, and the Marsican brown bear was chosen as the mascot of the Games. Athletes from 21 countries won medals, leaving two countries without a medal; 18 of them won at least one gold medal. A total of 782 medals – 243 gold, 244 silver and 295 bronze – were awarded. Competitors from the host nation, Italy, led the medal table for the eleventh time in the history of the Games, with 64 gold medals. Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini and Spanish swimmer Aschwin Wildeboer set new world records in their respective events. Background The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event, much like the Summer Olympics (albeit on a much smaller scale), with participation exclusively from countries around the Mediterranean Sea where Europe, Africa, and Asia meet. The Games started in 1951 and are held every four years. The idea of holding the Mediterranean Games originated with Muhammed Taher Pasha, who was the chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee and the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at a meeting during the 1948 London Olympics. The Games "were designed specifically to bring together the Muslim and European countries surrounding the Mediterranean basin" to promote understanding through sporting competition.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-133501226.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160415103615/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-133501226.html usurped 15 April 2016 Where Muslim, European nations compete; The 21-nation Mediterranean Games open Friday night in Spain The Christian Science Monitor Abend, Lisa Pingree, Geoff 24 June 2005 HighBeam Research subscription 4 January 2013http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/history History – Les Jeux Mediterraneens Cijm.org.gr. International Committee of Mediterranean Games 4 January 2013 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20130130070405/http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/history 30 January 2013 dead The first edition of the Mediterranean Games was held in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in 1951, attracting 734 competitors from 10 nations. Female athletes were not allowed to compete. Italy hosted the Games for the first time in 1963 in Naples, the fourth edition of the Games. Naples was the second in Europe (following Barcelona in 1955) to host the Games. Thirty-four years later, another Italian city, Bari, hosted the Games.http://cijm.org.gr./en/mediteranean-games Mediterranean Games Cijm.org.gr. International Committee of Mediterranean Games 4 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130103619/http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/mediteranean-games 30 November 2012 dead Organisation Selection of host city Italy Pescara Green_pog.svg 42.463889 14.214167 180 right thumb A map of Italy with Pescara marked in the east of the country. Location of Pescara in Italy left|thumb|180px|Games mascot Pescara was elected as the host city for the 2009 Mediterranean Games on 18 October 2003 in Almeria, Spain, defeating bids from Rijeka and Patras. The decision for the host city was made after the voting by members of the International Committee of Mediterranean Games, held in Almeria, host of the 2005 Mediterranean Games. Croatia's bidding city, Rijeka, was the first city to be eliminated, followed by Patras, Greece's bidding city. This was the third time that any Italian city hosted this multi-sport event.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-85892733.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160309125827/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-85892733.html usurped 9 March 2016 Italy to host 2009 Mediterranean Games Associated Press Worldstream 18 October 2003 HighBeam Research subscription 28 December 2012http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-85892752.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140512190736/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-85892752.html usurped 12 May 2014 Disappointment in Croatia as it loses 2009 Med Games bid Associated Press Worldstream 18 October 2003 HighBeam Research subscription 28 December 2012 Croatian delegates were outraged by the final decision, particularly as this was their third bid in recent years; Croatia made bids in 1995 and 1999 for the 1997 and 2001 Mediterranean Games, respectively. Former Prime Minister of Croatia and the president of the Croatian Olympic Committee Zlatko Mateša expressed his disappointment: "It just shows, once again, that small countries have no chance of competing with the big ones". The Croatian bid was supported by the president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration Bernie Ecclestone, 1992 Olympic bronze medallist in tennis Goran Ivanišević and 1998 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe Award winner Davor Šuker. Organising committee The Comitato Organizzatore dei XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo – Pescara 2009 (English: Organizing Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games – Pescara 2009; abbreviated as COJM) was created in 2006 to oversee the staging of the Games. The committee was in charge of implementing and staging the Games, and to maintain the infrastructure and provide other services.http://www.pescara2009.it/attachment/GARE/Avviso_pubblico_edicola.pdf Comitato Organizzatore dei XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo Pescara 2009 – Fondazione di Diritto Privato Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 13 June 2009 15 January 2013 itAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes The committee's board of directors consisted of politicians, IOC members from Italy, and presidents of the various Italian sports governing bodies.http://www.pescara2009.it/cda.html Il Comitato Organizzatore Consiglio Di Amministrazione Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 15 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20070713111137/http://www.pescara2009.it/cda.html 13 July 2007 it Mario Pescante was appointed as the Commissioner Extraordinary of the Games in 2008 by the Italian Government. He had held the same office during the 2006 Winter Olympic, held in Turin.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-221226226.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160222205534/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-221226226.html usurped 22 February 2016 New Permanent Observer of International Olympic Committee Presents Appointment Letter States News Service 15 March 2010 15 January 2013 HighBeam Research subscription States News Service New York City A few weeks before the Games on 18 May, Sabatino Aracu resigned from his post of the president of the organising committee in order to allow its dissolution, which according to him was "incapable of taking urgent measures". Aracu's decision was reportedly motivated by the bureaucratic reasons.http://www.repubblica.it/ultimora/cronaca/PESCARA-2009-SI-DIMETTE-IL-PRESIDENTE-ARACU/news-dettaglio/3664650 Pescara 2009: Si Dimette Il Presidente Aracu la Repubblica 15 May 2009 15 January 2013 Pescara 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065637/http://www.repubblica.it/ultimora/cronaca/PESCARA-2009-SI-DIMETTE-IL-PRESIDENTE-ARACU/news-dettaglio/3664650 livehttp://www.ilpescara.it/sport/sabatino-aracu-si-e-dimesso-dalla-carica-di-presidente-dei-giochi-del-mediterrano.html# Sabatino Aracu si è dimesso dalla carica di Presidente dei Giochi del Mediterrano Il Pescara 17 May 2009 15 January 2013 Pescara 3 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103210506/http://www.ilpescara.it/sport/sabatino-aracu-si-e-dimesso-dalla-carica-di-presidente-dei-giochi-del-mediterrano.html live He was later appointed Honorary President of the Games.http://www.ilpescara.it/sport/pescara-2009-aracu-presidente-onorario-4-mila-volontari-a-pescara.html Giochi: Aracu Presidente onorario, quattromila volontari in città 4 June 2009 24 June 2013 ilpescara.it 2 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150502154056/http://www.ilpescara.it/sport/pescara-2009-aracu-presidente-onorario-4-mila-volontari-a-pescara.html live Logo and mascot right|thumb|200px|Mascot The official logo of this edition of the Mediterranean Games featured simple graphical illustrations of mountains and sea of the Abruzzo region. Pescara is the capital of Province of Pescara which is situated in the Abruzzo region. The official mascot was a Marsican brown bear, called Aua', wearing a diving mask and flip-flops with swimfins in his hands.http://www.eurolympic.org/en/news/75-eoc/718-The-Mascot-for-the-Pescara-2009-Mediterranean-Games-is-a-bear-in-a-swimsuit..html The Mascot for the Pescara 2009 Mediterranean Games is a bear in a swimsuit 31 March 2008 28 December 2012 European Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20120815174404/http://www.eurolympic.org/en/news/75-eoc/718-The-Mascot-for-the-Pescara-2009-Mediterranean-Games-is-a-bear-in-a-swimsuit..html 15 August 2012 dead The Marsican brown bear is a highly threatened, unrecognised subspecies of the Brown bear, with a range restricted to the Abruzzo National Park.http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy/abruzzo/marsican-bear-found-dead-abruzzo Marsican bear found dead in Abruzzo Italy Magazine 12 May 2008 28 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20081229091016/http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy/abruzzo/marsican-bear-found-dead-abruzzo 29 December 2008 dead The mascot was unveiled by the Mediterranean Games Executive Committee during their meeting in Pescara from 24 to 28 March 2008. Medals The medals of the Games were designed and produced by the Italian company, Coinart, specialising in the manufacture of medals, jewellery, badges, plaques, and trophies. The medals were made up of brass, bronze, and gold. The obverse features the Games logo, stylised shape of an athlete posed to plunge into the waves, with the inscription "Pescara 2009" and XVI Jeux méditerranéens in French and the ICMG logo at bottom—three interlocking rings, representing Africa, Asia and Europe. The reverse features the Warrior of Capestrano (Italian: Guerriero di Capestrano), a fourth-century BC statue, measures more than two metres in height. The statue was discovered in 1934 in Capestrano, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo region. It is widely considered to be an archaeological evidence of the pre-Roman settlements in Abruzzo.http://www.pescara2009.it/images/comunicato_stampa_medagliegiochidelmediterraneo.doc.doc Il Guerriero di Capestrano simbolo della medaglia ufficiale dei Giochi Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 8 January 2013 it DOC I XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo sottolineati da un’icona dell’Abruzzo. Una immagine che rappresenta la stratificazione della storia abruzzese, da sempre una miscela tra pulsioni di progresso e radicamento nelle tradizioni 3 July 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250703075120/https://www.pescara2009.it/images/comunicato_stampa_medagliegiochidelmediterraneo.doc.doc dead Venues left|thumb|150px|Games village under development. right|thumb|150px|Completed blocks of the village. The main stadium of the 2009 Mediterranean Games was Stadio Adriatico. The stadium received major renovations and upgrades at a cost of about €10 million.http://www.pescara2009.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8577%3Ainaugurato-lo-stadio-adriatico-di-pescara-struttura-completamente-ristrutturata-allinterno-il-main-press-center-la-casa-dei-giornalisti-durante-i-giochi-del-mediterraneo&catid=3%3Acomunicati-stampa&Itemid=73&lang=it https://web.archive.org/web/20091002221643/http://www.pescara2009.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8577%3Ainaugurato-lo-stadio-adriatico-di-pescara-struttura-completamente-ristrutturata-allinterno-il-main-press-center-la-casa-dei-giornalisti-durante-i-giochi-del-mediterraneo&catid=3%3Acomunicati-stampa&Itemid=73&lang=it 2 October 2009 Inaugurato lo Stadio Adriatico di Pescara, struttura completamente ristrutturata. All'interno, il Main Press Center, la "casa" dei giornalisti durante i Giochi del Mediterraneo Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 May 2009 25 June 2013 it It hosted the opening ceremonies as well as the athletics competition and football final.http://www.pescara2009.it/results/pdf/FB/FB_C73_FB040060100001ENG.pdf Results – Match Report Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 4 July 2009 28 December 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120215081712/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/pdf/FB/FB_C73_FB040060100001ENG.pdf 15 February 2012http://www.pescara2009.it/programma.html The Sports Programme Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 28 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20070911172757/http://www.pescara2009.it/programma.html 11 September 2007 dead it A total of 33 venues were used to host the events during the Games. Many events took place in several different cities.http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=42 Come raggiungere gli impianti Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 15 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20131224200427/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=42 24 December 2013 dead The Mediterranean Village provided accommodation and training for athletes of the Games. It was designed by the Italian architect Paolo Desideri, and the total cost of the project was €150 million. It was located in the municipality of Chieti and was spread over an area of 18 acre ha sqmi on, including a 7 acre ha sqmi public park. More than 450 apartments accommodated athletes and team officials.http://www.urbanfile.org/it/2008/04/Pescara-2009-Il-Villaggio-Mediterraneo/ Pescara 2009 – Il Villaggio Mediterraneo Urbanfile.org 29 April 2008 7 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20130709235655/http://www.urbanfile.org/it/2008/04/Pescara-2009-Il-Villaggio-Mediterraneo/ 9 July 2013 deadhttp://www.pescara2009.it/images/comunicatostampa_villaggiodelmediterraneo.doc.doc Il Villaggio Mediterraneo di Chieti, cittadella dello Sport di Pescara 2009 Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 7 January 2013 it DOC 3 July 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250703075120/https://www.pescara2009.it/images/comunicatostampa_villaggiodelmediterraneo.doc.doc dead The village was designed according to modern architecture and was said to have adopted green features like solar water heating. Key facilities such as a restaurant, medical centre, and a conference hall with a seating capacity of 800 people were hosted there. Rhythmic gymnast Fabrizia D'Ottavio was appointed the mayor of the village. + List of venues, showing the city, venue, sport and venue capacity City Venue Sport Capacity Ref Pescara Stadio AdriaticoAthletics 22,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=1&cHash=ffc302f8cd Stadio Adriatico Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719003730/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=1&cHash=ffc302f8cd 19 July 2012 dead Pescara Stadio Adriatico Football 22,000 Chieti Stadio Guido Angelini Football 12,750 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=4&cHash=8fb34d983a Stadio Angelini Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719003458/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=4&cHash=8fb34d983a 19 July 2012 dead Lanciano Stadio Guido Biondi Football 6,500 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=5&cHash=763e179b4f Stadio Biondi Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719003904/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=5&cHash=763e179b4f 19 July 2012 dead L'Aquila Stadio Tommaso Fattori Football 5,000http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=8&cHash=d95a66794f Impianto Comunale di Avezzano Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719005649/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=8&cHash=d95a66794f 19 July 2012 dead Francavilla al mare Stadio Valle Anzuca Football 1,500 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=7&cHash=d245054d8c Stadio Comunale di Francavilla Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719005708/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=7&cHash=d245054d8c 19 July 2012 dead Teramo Stadio Comunale Football 8,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=6&cHash=69f7f6b94d Stadio Comunale di Teramo Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719005909/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=6&cHash=69f7f6b94d 19 July 2012 dead Pescara Stadio del mare Beach volleyball 2,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=2&cHash=26544df7f9 Stadio del Mare Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719005412/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=2&cHash=26544df7f9 19 July 2012 dead Pescara Stadio Adriano Flacco Bocce 800–1,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=3&cHash=00bf422919 Centro Sportivo "A. Flacco" Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://archive.today/20130218192039/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=3&cHash=00bf422919 18 February 2013 dead Bomba Lago di Bomba Canoeing 1,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=9&cHash=894db15a70 Lago di Bomba Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719003853/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=9&cHash=894db15a70 19 July 2012 dead Bomba Lago di Bomba Rowing 1,000 Pescara Street circuit Cycling http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=10&cHash=4362c4fa22 Circuito urbano Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719004356/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=10&cHash=4362c4fa22 19 July 2012 dead Chieti PalaTricalle Artistic gymnastics 2,400 Silvi Pala Universo Artistic gymnastics 2,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=11&cHash=2a5e5e087a Pala Universo Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719003910/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=11&cHash=2a5e5e087a 19 July 2012 dead Miglianico Golf Club Miglianico Golf http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=13&cHash=9aedcf93f8 Golf Club Miglianico Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719005426/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=13&cHash=9aedcf93f8 19 July 2012 dead Pescara Stadio Adriatico Disabled athletics 22,000 Pescara Piscine Le Naiadi Disabled swimming 4,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=14&cHash=7514ef1ff7 Piscine Le Naiadi Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120312203402/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=14&cHash=7514ef1ff7 12 March 2012 dead Pescara Centro Sportivo Febo Judo 800–1,500 Pescara Centro Sportivo Febo Wrestling 800–1500 Pescara Piscine Le Naiadi Swimming 4,000 Pescara Centro Sportivo Febo Karate 800–1,500 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=15&cHash=75887f6490 Palazzetto dello Sport "R. Febo" Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719003804/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=15&cHash=75887f6490 19 July 2012 dead Pescara PalaElettra Basketball 2,000 http://www.comune.pescara.it/UserFiles/utenti/File/Impiantisport/Pala_Elettra/body_pala_elettra.html Pala Elettra Comune.pescara.it 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120103113924/http://www.comune.pescara.it/UserFiles/utenti/File/Impiantisport/Pala_Elettra/body_pala_elettra.html 3 January 2012 dead Pescara PalaElettra II Basketball 555 http://www.comune.pescara.it/UserFiles/utenti/File/Impiantisport/Pala_Elettra_2/body_pala_elettra_2.html Pala Elettra 2 Comune.pescara.it 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20150503070447/http://www.comune.pescara.it/UserFiles/utenti/File/Impiantisport/Pala_Elettra_2/body_pala_elettra_2.html 3 May 2015 dead Teramo PalaScapriano Basketball 3,500 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=17&cHash=8c22fca053 Pala Scapriano Teramo Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719004621/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=17&cHash=8c22fca053 19 July 2012 dead Roseto degli Abruzzi PalaMaggetti Basketball 4,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=16&cHash=0810a05f98 Palazzetto dello Sport Roseto Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719003754/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=16&cHash=0810a05f98 19 July 2012 dead Ortona Palasport Basketball 1,450 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=18&cHash=f22a848ae5 Palazzetto dello Sport Pescara Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719003448/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=18&cHash=f22a848ae5 19 July 2012 dead Pescara Palasport Giovanni Paolo II Handball 2,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=19&cHash=1ea104f3a3 Palazzetto dello Sport "Giovanni Paolo II" Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719005343/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=19&cHash=1ea104f3a3 19 July 2012 dead Chieti Palasport Santa Filomena Women's handball 1,500 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=20&cHash=5c80986b56 Palazzetto dello Sport "S. Filomena" Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719004640/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=20&cHash=5c80986b56 19 July 2012 dead Pescara Piscine Le Naiadi Water polo 4,000 Chieti PalaTricalle Volleyball 2,400 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=12&cHash=06614bea65 Palazzetto dello Sport Tricalle Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120312204129/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=12&cHash=06614bea65 12 March 2012 dead Montesilvano PalaRoma Montesilvano Volleyball 1,500 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=21&cHash=c8e9934491 PalaRoma Montesilvano Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719005633/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=21&cHash=c8e9934491 19 July 2012 dead Vasto Sports Hall of Vasto Volleyball 1,700 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=22&cHash=41f222db05 Palazzetto dello Sport di Vasto Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719004610/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=22&cHash=41f222db05 19 July 2012 dead Avezzano Palaghiaccio Boxing 2,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=24&cHash=d72608c7af Palazzetto dello Sport di Avezzano Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120312223559/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=24&cHash=d72608c7af 12 March 2012 dead Pineto PalaVolley S. Maria Fencing 1,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=25&cHash=de94acfdf1 Palazzetto dello Sport "S. Maria" Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719003745/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=25&cHash=de94acfdf1 19 July 2012 dead Pescara Arena del Mare Water skiing 2,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=26&cHash=939afd2a35 Arena del Mare Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719004335/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=26&cHash=939afd2a35 19 July 2012 dead Pescara PalaRigopiano Weightlifting 1,200 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=23&cHash=784467108a Palazzetto dello Sport "Rigopiano" Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719004106/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=23&cHash=784467108a 19 July 2012 dead Chieti Centro ippico "Teaterno" Equestrian 1,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=27&cHash=82c48d4fa3 Maneggio Teaterno Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719005655/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=27&cHash=82c48d4fa3 19 July 2012 dead Pescara Tennis Club Pescara Tennis 1,500 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=28&cHash=4b44f32874 Tennis Club Pescara Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719005435/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=28&cHash=4b44f32874 19 July 2012 dead Lanciano Palasport Table tennis 2,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=29&cHash=3503185a2b Palazzetto dello Sport di Lanciano Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719005347/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=29&cHash=3503185a2b 19 July 2012 dead Pescara Centro Sportivo Febo Shooting 100 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=30&cHash=921917c035 Poligono "Febo" Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120312225144/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=30&cHash=921917c035 12 March 2012 dead Manoppello Poligono S.Uberto Trap shooting 1,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=31&cHash=5af07491b3 Poligono Manoppello Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120719005407/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=31&cHash=5af07491b3 19 July 2012 dead Pescara City marina Sailing 2,000 http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=32&cHash=e8d1531366 Porto Turistico di Pescara Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 11 January 2013 it https://web.archive.org/web/20120312230019/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=192&impianto=32&cHash=e8d1531366 12 March 2012 dead Calendar right|thumb|Greek athlete Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou during the women's pole vault event. right|thumb|Football final in between Italy and Spain. In the following calendar for the 2009 Mediterranean Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. On the left the calendar lists each sport with events held during the Games. There is a key at the top of the calendar to aid the reader. http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=47 Programma gare Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 10 January 2012 it https://web.archive.org/web/20131224200053/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=47 24 December 2013 dead Although the Games officially began on 26 June 2009, the first football games were held on 25 June.http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/FB/FBS158A_FBXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_date=2009-06-25.htm Football – Daily Competition Schedule – 25 June Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20111206230923/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/FB/FBS158A_FBXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_date=2009-06-25.htm 6 December 2011 dead Opening ceremony was held on 26 June, and on the same day Tunisian weightlifter Khalil El-Maaoui won the first gold medal of the Games in the men's 56 kg event.http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/WL/WLS158A_WLXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_date=2009-06-26.htm Weightlifting – Daily Competition Schedule – 26 June Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426130448/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/WL/WLS158A_WLXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_date=2009-06-26.htm 26 April 2012 deadhttp://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=68&giorno=26&sport=22&cHash=ae1879d655 Dettaglio gare – Pesi Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 10 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120719033909/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=68&giorno=26&sport=22&cHash=ae1879d655 19 July 2012 dead  ● Opening ceremony ●  Competitions  ● Event finals ● Closing ceremony June/July Sport 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 Ceremonies   ●       ●   20px|alt=|link= Athletics    ●      ●      ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Basketball   ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Beach volley    ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Bocce    ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Boxing    ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Canoeing    ●      ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Cycling    ●       ●    20px|alt=|link= Disabled sports    ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Equestrian    ●       ●    20px|alt=|link= Fencing   ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Football   ●      ●       ●       ●       ●      ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Golf    ●      ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics   ●      ●       ●      ●      ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Handball   ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Judo    ●      ●      ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Karate    ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Rowing    ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Sailing    ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Shooting   ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Swimming    ●      ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Table tennis    ●      ●      ●      ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Tennis    ●      ●      ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Volleyball    ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Water polo    ●      ●      ●      ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Waterskiing   ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Weightlifting    ●      ●      ●      ●      ●    20px|alt=|link= Wrestling   ●      ●      ●      ●    June/July 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 Games Opening ceremony The opening ceremony officially began at 9:00 pm Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00) on 26 June in the Stadio Adriatico. http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=68&giorno=26&sport=30&cHash=eef0e26dec Programma gare – Cerimonia del 26 giugno 2009 Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 12 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701041430/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=68&giorno=26&sport=30&cHash=eef0e26dec 1 July 2009 dead Italian entrepreneur Marco Balich, who coordinated the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics, held in Turin, was its producer and director, with "music moments and stage actions" were developed by the choreography director Doug Jack.http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2005/novembre/29/Torino_olimpica_ora_scintille_co_9_051129136.shtml Torino olimpica ora fa scintille 12 January 2012 Corriere della Sera Milan 29 November 2005 Serra, Elvira 1 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151101174750/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2005/novembre/29/Torino_olimpica_ora_scintille_co_9_051129136.shtml live K-events (now Filmmaster Events), subsidiary of the Italian holding company Filmmaster Group, was responsible for the organisation of the opening and closing ceremonies.http://www.filmmaster.com/en/about About Filmmaster.com 12 January 2012 6 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121006030503/http://www.filmmaster.com/en/about livehttp://www.tuttoabruzzo.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12537&Itemid=711 Jacques Rogge alla cerimonia dei Giochi 12 January 2012 28 January 2009 Tuttoabruzzo.it https://web.archive.org/web/20090706022433/http://www.tuttoabruzzo.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12537&Itemid=711 6 July 2009 dead The ceremony, among other dignitaries and guests, included the president of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge, president of the ICMG Amar Addadi, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Commissioner Extraordinary of the Games Mario Pescante, president of the Pescara Games organising committee Sabatino Aracu, European Olympic Committee (EOC) president Patrick Hickey, president of the Italian National Olympic Committee (Italian: Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI)) Gianni Petrucci and the EOC and CONI secretary general Raffaele Pagnozzi.http://www.eurolympic.org/en/news/75-eoc/882-XVI-Mediterranean-Games-kick-off-in-Pescara-(ITA).html XVI Mediterranean Games kick off in Pescara (ITA) 26 June 2009 12 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120815171820/http://www.eurolympic.org/en/news/75-eoc/882-XVI-Mediterranean-Games-kick-off-in-Pescara-(ITA).html 15 August 2012 deadhttp://www.iwsf.com/dbheadlines/showarticle.php?id=319 Skiers And Riders Excel at Pescara Mediterranean Games International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation 1 July 2009 12 January 2013 9 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120709114825/http://www.iwsf.com/dbheadlines/showarticle.php?id=319 livehttp://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/2009-06-09/1811445.html The 16th Mediterranean games kick off in three weeks time 9 June 2009 12 January 2013 Chinese Olympic Committee 19 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819191509/http://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/2009-06-09/1811445.html livehttp://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/2009-06-29/1829417.html The Games of records and challenges 29 June 2009 Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive 13 January 2013 Chinese Olympic Committee 19 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819191515/http://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/2009-06-29/1829417.html live The cultures of Abruzzi Region and Mediterranean were highlighted in the two-and-a-half hours long opening ceremony.http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=3&i=3316 Libyans Participate in Opening Ceremony of 16th Mediterranean Games in Pescara The Tripoli Post 27 June 2009 13 January 2013 Tripoli https://web.archive.org/web/20140906154742/http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=3&i=3316 6 September 2014 dead The stadium was full to its 25,000 capacity.http://news.marweb.com/algeria/sports/th-mediterranean-games-opening-ceremony-a-typically-medite.html 16th Mediterranean Games Opening Ceremony: A typically Mediterranean show in Pescara 28 June 2009 13 January 2013 News.marweb.com/algeria https://archive.today/20130216102320/http://news.marweb.com/algeria/sports/th-mediterranean-games-opening-ceremony-a-typically-medite.html 16 February 2013 dead A special tribute was presented to the victims of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, occurred in the region of Abruzzo on 6 April; Italian flag was carried by the Italian Special Forces, "who were the first to arrive in L’Aquila". The ceremony featured a special performance by the Italian Air Force. Italian musician and singer-songwriter Eros Ramazzotti sang "L'orizzonte" from his 2009 studio album Ali e radici.http://www.newspettacolo.com/news/view/4363-ramazzotti_domani_a_pescara_per_i_giochi_del_mediterraneo Storico RAMAZZOTTI domani a Pescara per i Giochi del Mediterraneo News Spettacolo 25 June 2009 14 January 2013 6 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140906160759/http://www.newspettacolo.com/news/view/4363-ramazzotti_domani_a_pescara_per_i_giochi_del_mediterraneo live The main attraction of the ceremony was the "Water Ceremony". The "water journey" took place through the villages most stricken by the earthquake and ended at the stadium. Sports The programme for the Pescara Games included 24 sports and 245 events. Two disabled sports – athletics and swimming – were also held, each comprising two events. Three sports were open only to men – boxing, football and water polo – while rhythmic gymnastics and two events of fencing (foil and sabre) were open only to women. Equestrian was the only sport in which men and women competed together.http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/EQ/EQE132C_EQ2002XXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Equestrian – Individual Jumping Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 14 April 2013 https://archive.today/20130615173221/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/EQ/EQE132C_EQ2002XXXXXXXXENG.htm 15 June 2013 deadhttp://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/EQ/EQE132C_EQ2402XXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Equestrian – Team Jumping Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 14 April 2013 https://archive.today/20130615193032/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/EQ/EQE132C_EQ2402XXXXXXXXENG.htm 15 June 2013 deadhttp://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZM195A_EQXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm Equestrian – Medal Standings Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 14 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20090707020255/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZM195A_EQXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm 7 July 2009 dead Water skiing was added as a demonstration sport.http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/news/149-constitution-de-la-confederation-mediterraneenne-de-water-ski-a-wake-board- Creation of the Mediterranean Waterski and Wakeboard Confederation 10 January 2013 Cijm.org.gr. International Committee of Mediterranean Games https://web.archive.org/web/20130701012525/http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/news/149-constitution-de-la-confederation-mediterraneenne-de-water-ski-a-wake-board- 1 July 2013 deadhttp://www.cijm.org.gr/en/news/130-proposition-pour-admission-de-deux-sports-au-programme-des-jeux-de-2013 Proposition for inclusion of two sports in the program of the 2013 Games 10 January 2013 Cijm.org.gr. International Committee of Mediterranean Games https://web.archive.org/web/20111023072907/http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/news/130-proposition-pour-admission-de-deux-sports-au-programme-des-jeux-de-2013 23 October 2011 dead Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport. 22em Aquatics Swimming (38)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/SW/SWE132C_SWXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Swimming Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20090630084744/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/SW/SWE132C_SWXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm 30 June 2009 dead Water polo (1)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/WP/WPE132C_WPXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Water Polo Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Athletics (40)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/AT/ATE132C_ATXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Athletics Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20090630061839/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/AT/ATE132C_ATXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm 30 June 2009 dead Basketball (2)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/BK/BKE132C_BKXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Basketball Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Bocce (10)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/PE/PEE132C_PEXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Bowls Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130218103109/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/PE/PEE132C_PEXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm 18 February 2013 dead Boxing (11)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/BX/BXE132C_BXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm https://archive.today/20130218110548/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/BX/BXE132C_BXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm dead 18 February 2013 All Sports – Boxing Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 Canoeing Sprint (6)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/CF/CFE132C_CFXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Canoeing Flat Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Cycling Road (3)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/CR/CRE132C_CRXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Cycling Road Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Disabled sports Athletics (2) Swimming (2) Equestrian Jumping (2)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/EQ/EQE132C_EQXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Equestrian Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Fencing (4)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/FE/FEE132C_FEXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Fencing Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20100917210713/http://pescara2009.it/results/ENG/FE/FEE132C_FEXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm 17 September 2010 dead Football (1)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/FB/FBE132C_FBXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Football Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Golf (4)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/GO/GOE132C_GOXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Golf Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Gymnastics Artistic gymnastics 14http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/GA/GAE132C_GAXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Artistic Gymnastics Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203181320/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/GA/GAE132C_GAXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm 3 February 2014 dead Rhythmic gymnastics 1http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/GR/GRE132C_GRXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Rhythmic Gymnastics Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203181323/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/GR/GRE132C_GRXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm 3 February 2014 dead Handball (2)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/HB/HBE132C_HBXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Handball Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Judo (14)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/JU/JUE132C_JUXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Judo Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130218112143/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/JU/JUE132C_JUXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm 18 February 2013 dead Karate (10)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/KA/KAE132C_KAXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Karate Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Rowing (8)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/RO/ROE132C_ROXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm https://archive.today/20130218095405/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/RO/ROE132C_ROXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm dead 18 February 2013 All Sports – Rowing Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 Sailing (4)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/SA/SAE132C_SAXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Sailing Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Shooting (13)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/SH/SHE132C_SHXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Shooting Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130218113003/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/SH/SHE132C_SHXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm 18 February 2013 dead Table tennis (4)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/TT/TTE132C_TTXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Table Tennis Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Tennis (4)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/TE/TEE132C_TEXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Tennis Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Volleyball Beach volleyball (2)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/BV/BVE132C_BVXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Beach Volleyball Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Volleyball (2)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/VO/VOE132C_VOXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Volleyball Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Water skiing (6)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/WS/WSE132C_WSXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Water Ski Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Weightlifting (22)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/WL/WLE132C_WLXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Weightlifting Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130218164437/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/WL/WLE132C_WLXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm 18 February 2013 dead Wrestling (17)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/WR/WRE132C_WRXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm All Sports – Wrestling Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130218152717/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/WR/WRE132C_WRXXXXXXXXXXXXENG.htm 18 February 2013 dead Closing ceremony right|thumb|Young ladies carrying signs with the participating country's name in Italian during the closing ceremony. left|thumb|Majorettes during the closing ceremony. The 2009 Mediterranean Games closing ceremony concluded the Pescara Games on 5 July. It began at 9:00 pm Central European Summer Time (UTC+2:00), and took place on the streets of the city.http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=68 https://archive.today/20130218113410/http://www.pescara2009.coni.it/index.php?id=68 dead 18 February 2013 Programma gare – Cerimonia del 5 luglio 2009 Pescara2009.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee 14 January 2012 The "main element" of the ceremony was white, and spectators were asked by the organisers to wear white clothing.http://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/2009-07-05/1833744.html Pescara 2009 – a sea of white planned for closing ceremony 4 July 2009 Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive 14 January 2013 Chinese Olympic Committee 17 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120817204252/http://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/2009-07-05/1833744.html live The event was directed by Marco Balich and organised by K-events. The ceremony included the handover of the Games from Pescara to Volos, co-host of the 2013 Mediterranean Games with Larissa. The Italian army's brass band played the Italian national anthem, Il Canto degli Italiani. The Mayor of Pescara, Luigi Albore Mascia, then handed the Mediterranean Games flag to the president of the International Committee for the Mediterranean Games, Amar Addadi, who in turn passed it to Aleksandros Voulgaris, the Mayor of Volos. The closing act of the ceremony was the romanza of Mario Cavaradossi "E lucevan le stelle", performed by local pop singer Piero Mazzocchetti, who was specially chosen for this purpose by the president of the organising committee Sabatino Aracu.http://www.tuttoabruzzo.it/diario-dabruzzo/piero-mazzocchetti-canta-per-l-unicef-2.html https://archive.today/20130218225514/http://www.tuttoabruzzo.it/diario-dabruzzo/piero-mazzocchetti-canta-per-l-unicef-2.html dead 18 February 2013 Piero Mazzocchetti canta per l'Unicef tuttoabruzzo.it 24 December 2008 18 June 2013 ithttp://www.abruzzo24ore.tv/news/La-chiusura-dei-Giochi-del-Mediterraneo/23372.htm La chiusura dei Giochi del Mediterraneo 6 July 2009 14 January 2013 it Abruzzo24ore.tv 23 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130223091330/http://abruzzo24ore.tv/news/La-chiusura-dei-Giochi-del-Mediterraneo/23372.htm live Medal count 2009 Mediterranean Games medal table Athletes from 21 countries won medals, leaving two countries without a medal, and 18 of them won at least one gold medal. Andorra and Lebanon did not win any medal. Athens Olympics silver medallist in 200 metre freestyle, Federica Pellegrini of Italy made a new world record in the 400 metres freestyle event. Spanish swimmer Aschwin Wildeboer set a new world record in 100 metres backstroke.http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090706/sport/hosts-italy-top-medals-table-at-successful-med-games.263888 Hosts Italy top medals table at successful Med. Games The Times 6 July 2009 29 December 2012 Times of Malta 7 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091950/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090706/sport/hosts-italy-top-medals-table-at-successful-med-games.263888 live Participating nations right|thumb|350px|Participating countries A total of 3,368 athletes (2,183 men and 1,185 women) from 23 member nations of the International Committee of Mediterranean Games participated (ICMG) in the Games. The number of participating countries was the greatest in Mediterranean Games history (equivalent to Tunis 2005). The total number of female athletes was an all-time high. Women took part in the Games for the first time in 1967.http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/mediteranean-games?format=pdf Mediterranean Games Cijm.org.gr. International Committee of Mediterranean Games 29 December 2012 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Italy and Greece had the largest teams, with 452 athletes for Italy and 391 for Greece. Andorra sent the smallest delegation of 13 members. All but one of the 24 National Olympic Committees that were member of the ICMG, as of 2009, participated in the Pescara Games, the exception being Republic of Macedonia.http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/noc?format=pdf National Olympic Committees Cijm.org.gr. International Committee of Mediterranean Games 29 December 2012 30 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120430114903/http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/noc?format=pdf live Montenegro, after their independence in 2006, participated for the first time at the Mediterranean Games. The states of Serbia and Montenegro, which participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games jointly as Serbia and Montenegro, competed separately.http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/Tableau_des_medailles_par_pays_en.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150923203558/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/Tableau_des_medailles_par_pays_en.pdf dead 23 September 2015 Medals table per country and per Games Cijm.org.gr. International Committee of Mediterranean Games 29 December 2012 The Montenegrin Olympic Committee was accepted as a new National Olympic Committee by the International Olympic Committee in 2007.http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2237 https://web.archive.org/web/20071112130845/http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2237 12 November 2007 Two new National Olympic Committees on board! International Olympic Committee 6 July 2007 7 January 2013 22em ALB Albania (151 athletes)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=ALB.htm Albania – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140319035039/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country%3DALB.htm 19 March 2014 ALG Algeria (116)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=ALG.htm https://archive.today/20130218133331/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=ALG.htm dead 18 February 2013 Algeria – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 AND Andorra (13)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=AND.htm https://archive.today/20130218142910/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=AND.htm dead 18 February 2013 Andorra – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina (83)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=BIH.htm https://archive.today/20130218193545/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=BIH.htm dead 18 February 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 CRO Croatia (163)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=CRO.htm https://archive.today/20130218204048/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=CRO.htm dead 18 February 2013 Croatia – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 CYP Cyprus (70)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=CYP.htm https://archive.today/20130218100826/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=CYP.htm dead 18 February 2013 Cyprus – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 EGY Egypt (70)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=EGY.htm Egypt – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20090801111237/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=EGY.htm 1 August 2009 dead FRA France (359)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=FRA.htm https://archive.today/20130218140802/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=FRA.htm dead 18 February 2013 France – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 GRE Greece (391)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=GRE.htm Greece – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20090630062016/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=GRE.htm 30 June 2009 dead ITA Italy (452)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=ITA.htm https://archive.today/20130218190632/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=ITA.htm dead 18 February 2013 Italy – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 LIB Lebanon (36)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=LIB.htm https://archive.today/20130218225152/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=LIB.htm dead 18 February 2013 Lebanon – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 LBA 1977 Libya (81)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=LBA.htm https://archive.today/20130218121738/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=LBA.htm dead 18 February 2013 Libya – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 MLT Malta (43)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=MLT.htm https://archive.today/20130218222151/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=MLT.htm dead 18 February 2013 Malta – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 MON Monaco (15)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=MON.htm https://archive.today/20130218113604/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=MON.htm dead 18 February 2013 Monaco – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 MNE Montenegro (107)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=MNE.htm https://archive.today/20130218185943/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=MNE.htm dead 18 February 2013 Montenegro – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 MAR Morocco (129)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=MAR.htm Morocco – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090803083919/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country%3DMAR.htm 3 August 2009 SMR 1862 San Marino (30)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=SMR.htm https://archive.today/20130218110659/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=SMR.htm dead 18 February 2013 San Marino – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 SRB 2004 Serbia (154)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=SRB.htm https://archive.today/20130218210541/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=SRB.htm dead 18 February 2013 Serbia – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 SLO Slovenia (135)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=SLO.htm https://archive.today/20130218093516/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=SLO.htm dead 18 February 2013 Slovenia – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 ESP Spain (249)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=ESP.htm https://archive.today/20130219045031/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=ESP.htm dead 19 February 2013 Spain – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 SYR 1980 Syria (60)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=SYR.htm https://archive.today/20130218224238/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=SYR.htm dead 18 February 2013 Syria – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 TUN Tunisia (129)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=TUN.htm Tunisia – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701052350/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=TUN.htm 1 July 2009 dead TUR Turkey (332)http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country=TUR.htm Turkey – Number of Entries by Sport Pescara2009.it. Organising Committee of the XVI Mediterranean Games 10 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130627052153/http://www.pescara2009.it/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZE130B_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_country%3DTUR.htm 27 June 2013 See also Mediterranean Games 2009 Mediterranean Games medal table European Olympic Committees Sports Italy Europe Asia Africa References External links Official website of the 2009 Mediterranean Games (Wayback Machine archive) International Mediterranean Games Committee Villaggio Mediterraneo Almería Mediterranean GamesPescara 2009 Mersin 2009 Category:Sport in Pescara Category:Multi-sport events in Italy M M M Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games