2019 Mediterranean Beach Games

II Mediterranean Beach Games
Nations participating	26
Athletes participating	700
Events	55 in 11 sports
Opening ceremony	25 August 2019
Closing ceremony	31 August 2019
Officially opened by	Eleftherios Avgenakis; Deputy Minister for Sports
Website	mbgpatras2019.gr

The 2019 Mediterranean Beach Games (Greek: Μεσογειακοί Παράκτιοι Αγώνες 2019) is the second edition of the Mediterranean Beach Games. It will be held from 25 to 31 August 2019 in Patras, Greece.

II Mediterranean Beach Games. Beach Soccer 3rd Place Final: Morocco vs. France = 1-5. Patras, GRE, 31 Aug 2019.

Host city selection

The Greek city of Patras was elected as host city of the second edition of the Mediterranean Beach Games (2019) during the ordinary General Assembly of the ICMG which was held in 2017 at Tarragona, Spain.[1]

Sports

Eleven sports will feature in these Games.[2][3][4][5]

Aquathlon () (2)
Beach handball () (2)
Beach soccer () (1)
Beach tennis () (3)
Beach volleyball () (2)
Beach wrestling () (6)
Canoe ocean racing () (2)
Finswimming () (16+5) (Pool+Open Water)
Open water swimming () (3)
Rowing beach sprint () (7)
Water ski () (6)

Participating nations

26 member nations of the International Committee for the Mediterranean Games competed in the II Mediterranean Beach Games. To the countries that participated in 2015 there was an addition of two more: Portugal and Kosovo.

Medal table

Final medal standings are shown below, information from official website of 2019 Mediterranean Beach Games for 55 events. One share gold in finswimming when haven't bronze medal at this event.[6]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Greece*	19	16	11	46
2	Italy	15	13	11	39
3	France	13	7	12	32
4	Spain	6	5	7	18
5	Portugal	1	5	0	6
6	Turkey	1	0	3	4
7	Albania	1	0	0	1
8	Tunisia	0	4	2	6
9	Croatia	0	3	2	5
10	Syria	0	1	2	3
11	Cyprus	0	1	1	2
12	Monaco	0	0	2	2
13	San Marino	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 nations)		56	55	54	165

Venues

Antonios Pepanos aquatic center
Agyia seaside front (north)
Lighthouse & St Andrew seaside front (south)

References

"Patras, host city of the MBG 2019". International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). cijm.org.gr. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
"Sports". Patras 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
"Rankings". medbeachgames.
"Medals by Country". medbeachgames.
"Overall Results". medbeachgames.
MEDALS Patras 2019, 26 August 2019

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[1] "Patras, host city of the MBG 2019". International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). cijm.org.gr. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[2] "Sports". Patras 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[3] "Rankings". medbeachgames.

[4] "Medals by Country". medbeachgames.

[5] "Overall Results". medbeachgames.

[PATRAS_2019-6] MEDALS Patras 2019, 26 August 2019