2013 Mediterranean Games

17th edition of the Mediterranean Games December 2021 XVII Mediterranean Games 2013 Mediterranean Games logo.svg 170 Emblem of the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin Turkey 17th 24 3,064 27 264 20 June 2013 30 June 2013 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Mersin Arena 2009 Pescara 2018 Tarragona https://mersin2013.gov.tr/ mersin2013.gov.tr thumb|Poster of the Mediterranean Games in Mersin. The 2013 Mediterranean Games (tr 2013 Akdeniz Oyunları), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games (tr XVII Akdeniz Oyunları) and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 in Mersin, Turkey. Mersin was announced as the host city at the General Assembly of the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM) on 23 February 2011. Mersin is the second city in Turkey after İzmir to host the Mediterranean Games. All 24 member National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the ICMG participated in the Games. The official programme for the Games is featuring events in 27 different sports. 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 18 January 2013http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/history History – Les Jeux Mediterraneens Cijm.org.gr. International Committee of Mediterranean Games 18 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 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.http://cijm.org.gr./en/mediteranean-games Mediterranean Games Cijm.org.gr. International Committee of Mediterranean Games 18 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130103619/http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/mediteranean-games 30 November 2012 dead Bidding process Host city selection Cities from three countries submitted their bids to host the 2013 Mediterranean Games. Two Greek cities, Volos and Larisa, made a combined bid. This was the fourth attempt by the Croatian city of Rijeka to host the Mediterranean Games. Rijeka had lost its bids in 1995 for the 1997 games, in 1999 for the 2001 games and in 2003 for the 2009 Mediterranean Games.http://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 20 January 2012 The voting for the selection of the host of the 2013 Games was held in Pescara, Italy, host of the 2009 Mediterranean Games, on 27 October 2007. The election was conducted by the Mediterranean Games Bid Committee. At the end of the first round of voting, only Volos-Larisa and Rijeka remained; Mersin was eliminated after having received only thirteen votes. In the first round, Volos-Larisa and Rijeka received 31 and 24 votes, respectively. In the second round, the Greek bid of Volos-Larisa received enough votes to be elected as the host. The final round was comparatively more competitive, which was demonstrated by a three-vote difference between the final two bids.http://www.greekembassy.org/Embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=3&folder=200&article=21943 Greece to host 2013 Mediterranean Games Greekembassy.org. Press Office of the Embassy of Greece in Washington D.C. 29 October 2007 Athens News Agency 20 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130430170702/http://www.greekembassy.org/Embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=3&folder=200&article=21943 30 April 2013 dead + 2013 Mediterranean Games bidding results City NOC Round 1 Round 2 Volos-Larisa Greece Greece 31 37 Rijeka Croatia Croatia 24 34 Mersin Turkey Turkey 13  — Turkey Mersin Green_pog.svg 36.8 34.633333 340 right thumb A map of Turkey with Mersin marked in the south of the country. Location of Mersin in Turkey Greece was stripped of the hosting rights on 28 January 2011 because of its financial crisis.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-68a54432452d48048ef3e274b2694dfd.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030242/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-68a54432452d48048ef3e274b2694dfd.html usurped 24 September 2015 Greece loses Mediterranean Games over budget cuts AP Worldstream Nicholas, Paphitis 28 January 2011 HighBeam Research subscription AP Worldstream 18 January 2013 The ICMG cited Greece's inability to conform the organisational requirements as a reason for this action. Culture and Tourism Minister of Greece Pavlos Geroulanos said that the initially proposed budget "would have wasted money on a big, spendthrift party, [and that] [t]here are much better things [they] could spend that money on in the current situation". ICMG conducted an on-line poll on 23 February to decide the new host. Three cities—Tarragona, Tripoli and Mersin—offered to host the 2013 Mediterranean Games. Citizens of the 21 member nations of the ICMG cast their votes to select the host. Mersin was selected after it received more than half of the total votes, and on 4 March, ICMG president Amar Addad officially handed over the hosting rights of the 2013 Games to Mersin.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-250125601.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152852/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-250125601.html usurped 24 September 2015 Mediterranean Games go to Mersin after Debt-Ridden Greece Loses 24 February 2011 HighBeam Research subscription Cihan News Agency 18 January 2013http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/news/173-jeux-mediterraneens-qmersin-2013q Mediterranean Games "Mersin 2013" 18 January 2013 Cijm.org.gr. International Committee for the Mediterranean Games https://web.archive.org/web/20121207131702/http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/news/173-jeux-mediterraneens-qmersin-2013q 7 December 2012 dead 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 Suat Kılıç, Hakan Hakyemez, Governor of Mersin Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu, Mehmet Baykan, Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Macit Özcan, rector of the Mersin University K. Aydin Süha, Hasan Albayrak and president of the Turkish Olympic Committee Uğur Erdener. It was in charge of "organising and controlling the essential preparations".http://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/5024/HAZIRLIK-VE-DUZENLEME-KURULU.html Organizing Committee Mersin2013.gov.tr. Organising Committee of the 2013 Mediterranean Games 18 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130123232054/http://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/5024/HAZIRLIK-VE-DUZENLEME-KURULU.html 23 January 2013 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.http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/digersporlar/22339767.asp Mersin Akdeniz Oyunları'na hazır Hürriyet Daily News 11 January 2013 20 January 2013 Istanbul Mersin'de, 20–30 Haziran tarihlerinde düzenlenecek Akdeniz Oyunları için tesisler 13 ayda test kullanıma hazır hale gelecek tr https://web.archive.org/web/20130113121045/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/digersporlar/22339767.asp 13 January 2013 live Logo and mascot right|thumb|100px|Karetta, mascot of the 2013 Games 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.http://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/5046/Kurumsal-Kimlik.html Organization – Corporate Identity Mersin2013.gov.tr. Organising Committee of the 2013 Mediterranean Games 19 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618011335/http://mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/5046/Kurumsal-Kimlik.html 18 June 2012 dead 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.http://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/6610/Karetta-Walked-From-Asia-to-Europe.html Karetta Walked From Asia to Europe 20 January 2013 Mersin2013.gov.tr. Organising Committee of the 2013 Mediterranean Games https://web.archive.org/web/20130928015703/http://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/6610/Karetta-Walked-From-Asia-to-Europe.html 28 September 2013 deadhttp://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/6661/Karetta-Introduced-the-Mediterranean-Games-at-the-Citrus-Festival.html Karetta Introduced the Mediterranean Games at the Citrus Festival 20 January 2013 Mersin2013.gov.tr. Organising Committee of the 2013 Mediterranean Games https://web.archive.org/web/20130928015746/http://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/6661/Karetta-Introduced-the-Mediterranean-Games-at-the-Citrus-Festival.html 28 September 2013 deadhttp://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/6449/Mascot-Karetta-at-the-Football-Fields.html Mascot Karetta at the Football Fields 20 January 2013 Mersin2013.gov.tr. Organising Committee of the 2013 Mediterranean Games https://web.archive.org/web/20130928015749/http://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/6449/Mascot-Karetta-at-the-Football-Fields.html 28 September 2013 dead Venues The main stadium of the 2013 Mediterranean Games is Mersin Olympic Stadium in Yenişehir district of Mersin. The stadium hosted both the opening and closing ceremonies.http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/22801151.asp Hürriyet Akdeniz Oyunları için geri sayım 2013-03-13 tr 2013-05-15 A total of 38 venues were used to host the events during the Games, 13 of them for training purposes only. The events took place in several venues at different districts of Mersin and neighboring city of Adana.http://2013akdenizolimpiyat.com/tesisler.html XVII Akdeniz Oyunları 2013 Akdeniz Oyunlarının Oynanacağı Tesisler tr 2013-05-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130625043906/http://2013akdenizolimpiyat.com/tesisler.html 25 June 2013 + List of venues, showing the city, venue, sport and venue capacity City Venue Sport Capacity Ref Erdemli Erdemli Shooting RangeShooting 1,550 MersinNevin Yanıt Athletics Complex Athletics4,500 Paralympic athleticsMersinAdnan Menderes Blvd Cycling Athletics Half marathon & 20 km walkMersinMersin University, Çiftlikköy Campus Hall No. 1 Judo Badminton Tarsus Tarsus Arena Boxing 1,500 http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=30 https://archive.today/20130706132535/http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=30 dead 2013-07-06 Mersin Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Tarsus Spor Salonu tr 2013-05-15MersinServet Tazegül Arena Basketball 7,500 Volleyball finals Adana Adana Equestrian Club Equestrian http://www.adanaatlispor.com/Akdeniz.aspx Adana Atlı Spor Kulübü Derneği 2013 Akdeniz Oyunları tr 2013-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20130515022812/http://www.adanaatlispor.com/Akdeniz.aspx 15 May 2013 dead dmy-all Mersin Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium Football 20,000 MersinCNR Yenişehir Fair Ground Hall A Fencing Table tennis Mersin CNR Yenişehir Fair Ground Hall C Wrestling Mersin Mersin District 7 Sports Hall Table tennis training http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=41 https://archive.today/20130706135657/http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=41 dead 2013-07-06 Mersin Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü 7. Bölge Spor Salonu tr 2013-05-15 Adana Yüreğir Serinevler Arena Handball women's 2,500 Adana Sakıp Sabancı Sports Hall Handball training Tarsus Seyfi Ali Türkoğlu Field Football training Tarsus Anafartalar Field Football training Tarsus Tarsus City Stadium Football training Mersin Mersin Volleyball Hall Volleyball men's 1,000 Erdemli Erdemli Sports Hall Weightlifting 500 Adana Lütfullah Aksungur Sports Hall Handball men's 1,750 AdanaSeyhan Dam Rowing1,000 Canoeing Kızkalesi Kızkalesi Beach Beach volleyball Mersin Macit Özcan Sports Complex Swimming Pool Water polo MersinEdip Buran Arena Taekwondo1,750http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=25 https://archive.today/20130624213313/http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=25 dead 2013-06-24 Mersin Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Edip Buran Spor Salonu tr 2013-05-15 Karate Mersin Mezitli Sports Hall Judo training 1,500 http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=28 Mersin Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Mezitli Spor Salonu tr 2013-05-15 6 July 2013 https://archive.today/20130706141433/http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=28 dead Mersin Seyfi Alanya Sports Hall Badminton training 500 http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=27 Mersin Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Seyfi Alanya Spor Salonu tr 2013-05-15 6 July 2013 https://archive.today/20130706135327/http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=27 dead Mersin Gelişim Koleji Sports Hall Volleyball women's training Mersin Toroslar Bocce Facility Bocce 1,000 Mersin Davultepe Sports Hall Boxing training Mersin Mersin Gymnastics Hall Rhythmic gymnasticsArtistic gymnastics 1,000 Mersin İçel Anadolu High School Volleyball men's training Mersin Mersin Tourism and Hotel Management High School Volleyball men's training Tarsus 3 Ocak Field Football training Tarsus Burhanettin Kocamaz Stadium Football 4,200 http://www.soccerwaytr.com/venues/turkey/burhanettin-kocamaz-stad/ Soccer Way Burhanettin Kocamaz Stadı tr 2013-05-15 21 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200521070302/http://www.soccerwaytr.com/venues/turkey/burhanettin-kocamaz-stad/ dead Mersin Koray Aydın Stadium Football training 8,000 http://www.soccerwaytr.com/venues/turkey/koray-aydn-stad/ Soccer Way Koray Aydın Stadı tr 2013-05-15 18 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200518010851/http://www.soccerwaytr.com/venues/turkey/koray-aydn-stad/ dead MersinMersin Olympic Swimming Pool Swimming1,000 Paralympic swimming Mersin Mersin Marina Sailing Mersin Mersin University, Çiftlikköy Campus Hall No. 2 Volleyball men's 500 Mersin Mersin Tennis Complex Tennis 3,000 Mersin Mersin University, Çiftlikköy Campus Swimming Pool Water polo training 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, archery, badminton and taekwondo, were the special additions. The programme for the Games featured a total of 27 different sports. Two disabled sports—athletics and swimming—were contested by the athletes with physical disabilities. Even though it was planned, equestrian competitions were not held. 22em Aquatics Swimming 20px  Paralympic swimming (Swimming at the 2013 Mediterranean Games) Water polo Archery Athletics Athletics 20px  Paralympic athletics (Athletics at the 2013 Mediterranean Games) Badminton Basketball Bocce Boxing Canoeing Cycling Fencing Football Gymnastics 20px|Gymnastics Artistic gymnastics (Artistic gymnastics at the 2013 Mediterranean Games) 20px|Rhythmic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics (Rhythmic gymnastics at the 2013 Mediterranean Games) Handball Judo Karate Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Volleyball 20px|Volleyball Beach volleyball (Beach volleyball at the 2013 Mediterranean Games) 20px|Volleyball Indoor volleyball (Volleyball at the 2013 Mediterranean Games) 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   ●      ●   20px|alt=|link= Archery   ●      2      2   20px|alt=|link= Artistic gymnastics   1      1      2      10   20px|alt=|link= Athletics   9      10      12      13   20px|alt=|link= Badminton   ●      ●      ●      ●      2      2   20px|alt=|link= Basketball   ●      ●      ●      ●      1   20px|alt=|link= Beach volleyball   ●      ●      ●      2   20px|alt=|link= Bocce   ●      2      4      2      2   20px|alt=|link= Boxing   ●      ●      ●      ●      10   20px|alt=|link= Canoeing   ●      3      3   20px|alt=|link= Cycling   1      1   20px|alt=|link= Fencing   3      3   20px|alt=|link= Football   ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      1   20px|alt=|link= Handball   ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      1      1   20px|alt=|link= Judo   5      5      4   20px|alt=|link= Karate   7      3   20px|alt=|link= Rhythmic gymnastics   ●      1   20px|alt=|link= Rowing   ●      ●      7   20px|alt=|link= Sailing   ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      4   20px|alt=|link= Shooting   3      3      1      3      2      1   20px|alt=|link= Swimming    9      7      10      8      6   20px|alt=|link= Table tennis   ●      ●      2      ●      2   20px|alt=|link= Taekwondo   3      3      2   20px|alt=|link= Tennis   ●      ●      ●      ●      2      2   20px|alt=|link= Volleyball   ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      ●      1      1   20px|alt=|link= Water polo   ●      ●      ●      ●      1   20px|alt=|link= Water skiing   ●      2   20px|alt=|link= Weightlifting   6      6      4      4      6      2   20px|alt=|link= Wrestling   4      3      6      4      3    Participating nations All 24 member countries of the ICMG participated in the Games.http://cijm.org.gr./en/noc N.O.Cs Cijm.org.gr. International Committee of Mediterranean Games 18 January 2013http://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/5568/Katilimci-Ulkeler.html Participating Countries Cijm.org.gr. International Committee for the Mediterranean Games 18 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130123014040/http://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/5568/Katilimci-Ulkeler.html 23 January 2013 dead This was the highest number of nations in any edition of the Mediterranean Games. Macedonia (FYROM) made its debut in the Games.http://www.cijm.org.gr/en/mediteranean-games?format=pdf Mediterranean Games Cijm.org.gr. 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