2009 Games of the Small States of Europe

International multi-sport event XIII Games of the Small States of EuropeXIII Αγώνες των Μικρών Κρατών της Ευρώπης GSSE 2009 logo.jpg 200px Logo inspired by the Kyrenia shiphttp://www.cyprus2009.org.cy/docs/others/LogoManual_en.pdf CYPRUS 2009 Logo and Mascot Manual 2008-07-16 2008 Cyprus Olympic Committee CYP Cyprus 8 843 120 in 9 sports 1 June 2009 6 June 2009 Dimitris Christofias cyprus2009.org.cy 2007 2011 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 Games of the Small States of Europe. The opening ceremonies were on 1 June, and the closing ceremonies on 6 June. The games were held in Cyprus,Cyprus to host small European states' games in 2009 June 5, 2007 Xinhua http://english.people.com.cn/200706/05/eng20070605_381137.html People's Daily Online 2007-06-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071125152641/http://english.people.com.cn/200706/05/eng20070605_381137.html November 25, 2007 twenty years after the first Games were held there in 1989.Monaco to host 2007 GSSE Sports Business News June 6, 2003 http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/151435/monaco-to-host-2007-gsse Malta was scheduled for 2009 in the rotation, but were selected to host the games early in 2003.Games of the Small States of Europe Update Malta Olympic Committee http://www.nocmalta.org/page.asp?n=newsdetails&i=4961 4 February 2003 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071008001433/http://www.nocmalta.org/page.asp?n=newsdetails&i=4961 8 October 2007 The organizing committee estimated the cost at 1.5 million euros for all events.Cypriot organizers expect record high participation in games for small European states February 17, 2009 http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/90867/6594072.html Xinhua 2009-02-17 Overview The opening ceremony took place at the New GSP Stadium. A world premiere composed by David Foster was performed by tenor Mario Frangoulis on Monday 1 June 2009.http://www.cyprus2009.org.cy/news/20090428_01.htm Details of GSSE Ceremonies Unveiled 2009-05-03 2009-04-29 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20090531102624/http://www.cyprus2009.org.cy/news/20090428_01.htm 2009-05-31 live The principal sponsor of the event was Coca-Cola in a deal worth €140,000.http://www.cyprus2009.org.cy/docs/press/20090313_01gr.pdf Η Coca-Cola "χρυσός Χορηγός" των 13ων Αγώνων Μικρών Κρατών Ευρώπης (Coca-Cola, the 'golden' sponsor of the XIIIth GSSE). 2009-05-03 2009-03-13 PDF el 2011-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718164416/http://www.cyprus2009.org.cy/docs/press/20090313_01gr.pdf dead Participants Participating countries were: Andorra Cyprus Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino Montenegro, although eligible, did not participate. A record 1,500 athletes were expected to participate in the event. Official logo and mascot thumb|right|200px|Tefkros, the official mascot The official logo and the mascot, Tefkros the dove were revealed on the official website on 14 May 2008. Events Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport. 22em Athletics 35 Basketball 2 Gymnastics 2 Judo 16 Mountain biking 2 Sailing 16 Shooting 3 Swimming 32 Table tennis 6 Tennis 4 Volleyball 2 Calendar ● Opening Ceremony ● Events ● Finals ● Closing Ceremony Data Sport 01.06 02.06 03.06 04.06 05.06 06.06 Ceremony   ●      ●    Athletics   ●      ●      ●    Beach volley   ●      ●      ●      ●    Gymnastics   ●      ●      ●      ●    Judo   ●      ●      ●    Mountain biking   ●    Swimming   ●      ●      ●      ●    Basketball   ●      ●      ●      ●      ●    Volleyball   ●      ●      ●      ●      ●    Tennis   ●      ●      ●      ●      ●    Table Tennis   ●      ●      ●      ●      ●    Shooting   ●      ●      ●      ●    Sailing   ●      ●      ●      ●    Venues The majority of events (6 of 12) were held in venues in Nicosia. The southern city of Limassol 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.http://www.olympic.org.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1978&tt=graphic〈=l1 XIII Games of the Small States of Europe CYPRUS 2009 2008-07-16 Cyprus Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20120213193445/http://www.olympic.org.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1978 2012-02-13 dead http://www.cyprus2009.org.cy/venues/index.htm XIII Games of the Small States of Europe CYPRUS 2009, Venues 2008-07-16 Cyprus Olympic Committee {| class="wikitable" ! !Venues !City/Locality |- |Athletics |GSP Stadium | Nicosia |- |Basketball |Eleftheria Indoor Hall |Nicosia |- |Beach Volley |Sailing Centre |Limassol |- |Cycling |Mountain Bike Track |Machairas |- |Gymnastics |Palais de Sport |Limassol |- |Judo |Lefkotheo Indoor Hall |Nicosia |- |Sailing |Sailing Centre |Limassol |- |Shooting |Olympic Shooting Range |Nicosia |- |Swimming |Limassol Swimming Pool |Limassol |- |Table Tennis |Evangelos Florakis Indoor Hall |Nicosia |- |Tennis |National Tennis Centre |Nicosia |- |Volleyball |University of Cyprus Sports hall |Nicosia |- |Opening and closing ceremonies |GSP Stadium |Nicosia |} Media coverage Lumiere TV and the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation covered the event. Live transmission through Hellas Sat of many events was covered in High Definition. Two daily summaries were also released.el:Η μεγαλύτερη τηλεοπτική παραγωγή 2009-05-23 Cyprus Olympic Committee http://www.cyprus2009.org.cy/docs/press/PI_67_20090523_gr.pdf 2009-05-24 el October 2010 H3llBot Medal Count Final Medal Table CYP 59 47 33 yes 32 24 25 26 17 19 7 18 17 4 9 16 3 5 13 2 4 12 1 7 9 References External links Official website Category:Games of the Small States of Europe Games of the Small States of Europe Games Of The Small States Of Europe, 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe Games Of The Small States Of Europe Category:Multi-sport events in Cyprus Category:International sports competitions hosted by Cyprus