2013 Games of the Small States of Europe

XV Games of the Small States of Europe

Country	Luxembourg
Nations participating	9
Athletes participating	762
Events	120 in 10 sports
Opening ceremony	27 May 2013
Closing ceremony	1 June 2013
Officially opened by	Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Website	www.luxembourg2013.lu
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The 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe, also known as the XV Games of the Small States of Europe, were held in Luxembourg City and surrounding areas.^[1] The slogan, as well as the logo, was "Are you ready for the Games?" The opening ceremony was held at the Stade Josy Barthel on 27 May; the closing ceremony was held at the Neumünster Abbey on 1 June.

Games

Participating teams

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Andorra (39)  Cyprus (137)  Iceland (125)  Liechtenstein (37)  Luxembourg (167) (host team)

Malta (63)  Monaco (93)  Montenegro (12)  San Marino (89)

Sports

Athletics (36) () Basketball (2) () Cycling (6) () Mountain biking (2) Road (4) Gymnastics (12) ()

Judo (12) () Shooting (5) () Trap shooting (1) Swimming (32) ()

Table tennis (6) () Tennis (5) () Volleyball (4) () Beach volleyball (2)

Note: Basketball and artistic gymnastics were not contested in the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe. However, squash was dropped for this year's Games, also from 2011.

Venues

Venue	Sports held
d'Coque, Kirchberg, Luxembourg	Basketball
d'Coque, Kirchberg, Luxembourg	Volleyball
d'Coque, Kirchberg, Luxembourg	Beach volleyball
d'Coque, Kirchberg, Luxembourg	Swimming
d'Coque, Kirchberg, Luxembourg	Table tennis
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City	Tennis
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City	Gymnastics
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City	Athletics
Tramsschapp, Limpertsberg	Judo
Tramsschapp, Limpertsberg	Shooting
Differdange	Trap shooting
Cessange	Cycling
Hesperange	Mountainbike

Calendar

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OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

May/June		27th Mon	28th Tue	29th Wed	30th Thur	31st Fri	1st Sat
Ceremonies		OC					CC
Athletics			10		13		13	36
Basketball			●	●	●	●	2	2
Beach volleyball			●	●	●	●	2	2
Cycling			2		2	2		6
Gymnastics			2		10			12
Judo			10		2			12
Shooting			●	3		2		5
Swimming			8	10	8	6		32
Table tennis			●	2	2	●	2	6
Tennis			●	●	●	3	2	5
Volleyball			●	●	●	1	1	2
Total gold medals			32	15	37	14	22	120
May/June		27th Mon	28th Tue	29th Wed	30th Thur	31st Fri	1st Sat	T

Medal table

Key:

  Host country

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Luxembourg	36	39	31	106
2	Iceland	28	29	30	87
3	Cyprus	28	17	24	69
4	Liechtenstein	11	16	8	35
5	Montenegro	9	0	2	11
6	Monaco	7	8	15	30
7	Malta	2	11	13	26
8	Andorra	2	1	3	6
9	San Marino	1	4	9	14
	Total	124	125	135	384

References

1. "Cyprus to host small European states' games in 2009". People's Daily Online. Xinhua. 2007-06-05. Archived from the original on 2007-11-25. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
2. Number of Athletes Competing in Luxembourg 2013
3. Luxembourg 2013 Sport/Event Schedule

External links

• 2013 GSSE Official Website