2019 Games of the Small States of Europe

The 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe, also known as the XVIII Games of the Small States of Europe, took place in Budva, Montenegro,^[6][7] from 27 May to 1 June 2019.^[8][9][10]

XVIII Games of the Small States of Europe
XVIII Igre malih zemalja Evrope

Host city	Budva[1]
Country	Montenegro
Motto	How Big We Are[2] Be fair by nature (as part of the UNDP Green Games Programme)[3][4]
Nations	9
Athletes	835[5]
Events	113 in 10 sports
Opening	27 May 2019
Closing	1 June 2019
Opened by	Milo Đukanović
Website	www.montenegro2019.me
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Development and preparation

Topolica Sport Hall for the athletics and basketball

After the Games, The Malta Independent reported that many of the facilities were "not up to standard" and that the athletics track had been finished just 24 hours before events were due to start.^[11]

Venues

Sport/Event	Venues	City/Locality
Athletics	Topolica Sport Hall	Bar[12]
Basketball	Topolica Sport Hall	Bar[13]
Boules	Olympic Park	Budva[14]
Judo	SC Cetinje	Cetinje[15]
Shooting	SC Rea	Budva[16]
	Markovići Shooting Range	Budva[16]
Swimming	Morača Sports Center	Podgorica[17]
Table tennis	Župa Hall	Tivat[18][19]
Tennis	Slovenska Plaža Center	Slovenska[20]
Volleyball	Morača Sports Center	Podgorica[21]

Games

The 2019 Games were the first time Montenegro has hosted the event since its inception into the GSSE in 2009.^[22]

The Games opened on the 27 May 2019 with around 2000 people attending the ceremony.^[23]

Participating teams

•  Andorra (details) (27)
•  Cyprus (details) (142)
•  Iceland (details) (120)
•  Liechtenstein (details) (33)
•  Luxembourg (details) (140)
•  Malta (details) (80)
•  Monaco (details) (116)
•  Montenegro (host nation) (details) (130)
•  San Marino (details) (58)

Both the Faroe Islands and the Vatican City expressed an interest in participating in the Games but neither have an official Olympic Committee, one of the requirements of participation in the GSSE.^[5][24][25]

Sports

There were competitions in ten different disciplines:^[26]

•  Athletics (details)
•  Basketball (details)
•  Boules (details)
•  Judo (details)
•  Shooting (details)
•  Swimming (details)
•  Table tennis (details)
•  Tennis (details)
•  Volleyball (details)
  • Volleyball
  • Beach volleyball

Calendar

OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

May / June		27 Mon	28 Tue	29 Wed	30 Thu	31 Fri	1 Sat	Total
Ceremonies		OC					CC
Athletics				11	11	15		37
Basketball			●	●	●	●	2	2
Beach volleyball			●	●	●	2		2
Boules			●	1	3			4
Judo			9		2			11
Shooting				●	3	3		6
Swimming			12	12	14			38
Table tennis			●	2	2	●	2	6
Tennis			●	●	●	●	5	5
Volleyball			●	●	●	●	2	2
Total events			21	26	35	20	11	113
May / June		27 Mon	28 Tue	29 Wed	30 Thu	31 Fri	1 Sat	Total

Medal table

Luxembourg topped the medal table, winning 77 medals including 26 golds.^[27]

  *   Host nation (Montenegro)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Luxembourg (LUX)	26	27	24	77
2	Cyprus (CYP)	21	27	16	64
3	Iceland (ISL)	19	13	23	55
4	Monaco (MON)	15	13	20	48
5	Montenegro (MNE)*	15	6	14	35
6	Liechtenstein (LIE)	9	5	6	20
7	Malta (MLT)	6	12	9	27
8	Andorra (AND)	3	4	11	18
9	San Marino (SMR)	1	4	7	12
Totals (9 entries)		115	111	130	356