2018 Mediterranean Games

XVIII Mediterranean Games
	Emblem of the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Host city	Tarragona
Country	Spain
Edition	18th
Nations participating	26
Debuting countries	Kosovo
Athletes participating	4,541
Sport(s)	28
Events	244
Opening ceremony	22 June
Closing ceremony	1 July
Officially opened by	Felipe VI of Spain
Main venue	Nou Estadi
	← 2013 Mersin 2022 Oran →

The 2018 Mediterranean Games (Spanish: Juegos Mediterráneos de 2018), officially known as the XVIII Mediterranean Games (Spanish: XVIII Juegos Mediterráneos) and commonly known as Tarragona 2018, was an international multi-sport event held from 22 June to 1 July 2018 in Tarragona, Spain. Tarragona was announced as the host city at the ICMG General Assembly in Mersin, Turkey, on 15 October 2011.

Bidding process[]

The host city was announced during the ICMG General Assembly scheduled which took place in Mersin, Turkey (host of the 2013 Mediterranean Games) on 15 October 2011.^[1] The final candidates were Alexandria and Tarragona, where Tarragona won the vote 36–34.^[2]

Alexandria, Egypt^[3]

Alexandria hosted the first Mediterranean Games and planned to build a new Olympic Village for the 2017 Mediterranean Games in the iconic South Mediterranean city.

Tarragona, Spain^[4]

Under the motto "History making history", Tarragona planned to take the Games to Spain for the third time after the 1955 Mediterranean Games in Barcelona and the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería.

2018 Mediterranean Games bidding results
City	NOC	Round 1
Tarragona	Spain	36
Alexandria	Egypt	34

Development and preparation[]

Concerns and controversies[]

Tarracus

On 9 November 2016, it was announced by the International Committee of the Mediterranean Games (ICMG) that Tarragona was postponing its hosting of the Mediterranean Games from 2017 to 2018 due to funding problems caused by Spanish political and economical instability.^[5]

Some doubts were expressed in 2017 about the holding of the games due to the 2017 Spanish constitutional crisis after the Catalan government unilaterally declared independence on 27 October 2017.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Marketing[]

Tarracus, a humanoid character wearing a Roman helmet, was unveiled as the mascot for 2018 Mediterranean Games in May 2016.^[9] The pattern on the helmet plume is based on the flag of Tarragona.

The Games[]

Sports[]

The 2018 Mediterranean Games sports program featured 28 sports encompassing 244 events. The number of events in each discipline is noted in parentheses. Triathlon was the only new sport added to the Mediterranean Games program. Equestrian and Golf came back after being absent in Mersin. Disabled events were held in swimming and athletics. Basketball tournament would be held in the 3x3 format. Boxing and football are going to hold only men's events, while Rhythmic Gymnastics would be women's only. The number in paratheses next to the sport is the number of medal events per sport.

2018 Mediterranean Games sports programme

Aquatics
- Swimming (details) (38)
- Paralympic swimming (details) (2)
- Water polo (details) (2)
Archery (details) (4)
Athletics (details)
- Athletics (34)
- Paralympic athletics (1)
Badminton (details) (4)

Basketball (details) (2)
Bowls (details) (9)
Boxing (details) (9)
Canoeing (details) (5)
Cycling (details) (4)
Equestrian (details) (2)
Fencing (details) (4)
Football (details) (1)
Golf (details) (4)

Gymnastics
- Artistic gymnastics (details) (14)
- Rhythmic gymnastics (details) (1)
Handball (details) (2)
Judo (details) (14)
Karate (details) (10)
Rowing (details) (6)
Sailing (details) (4)
Shooting (details) (6)

Table tennis (details) (4)
Taekwondo (details) (8)
Tennis (details) (4)
Triathlon (details) (2)
Volleyball
- Beach volleyball (details) (2)
- Volleyball (details) (2)
Water skiing (details) (2)
Weightlifting (details) (24)
Wrestling (details) (14)

Participating nations[]

The 2018 Mediterranean Games were the first Games in which Kosovo was eligible to participate.

Participating National Committees
Albania (59) Algeria (233) Andorra (34) Bosnia and Herzegovina (70) Croatia (99) (123) Egypt (177) France (310) Greece (299) Italy (419) Kosovo (40) Lebanon (21) Libya (30) Macedonia (72) Malta (11) Monaco (22) Montenegro (57) Morocco (114) Portugal (233) San Marino (16) Serbia (140) Slovenia (174) Spain (396) (host) Syria (33) Tunisia (132) Turkey (349)

Calendar[]

●	Opening ceremony	●	Competitions	●	Event finals	●	Closing ceremony

Sport	22nd Fri	23rd Sat	24th Sun	25th Mon	26th Tue	27th Wed	28th Thu	29th Fri	30th Sat	1st Sun
	June / July
Ceremonies	●									●
Archery	●	●	4
Artistic gymnastics		●	2	2	10
Athletics						5	7	11	12
Badminton		●	●	2	2
Basketball						●	●	2
Beach volleyball							●	●	2
Bowls							●	4	5
Boxing				●	●	●	●	●	9
Canoeing		●	5
Cycling						2			2
Equestrian						1		1
Fencing			2	2
Football	●		●		●		●	●	1
Golf				●	●	●	4
Handball		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1
Judo						5	5	4
Karate		7	3
Rhythmic gymnastics								●	1
Rowing							●	●	6
Sailing		●	●	●	●	●	●	4
Shooting		2	4
Swimming		13	13	14
Table tennis					●	●	2	●	2
Taekwondo							3	3	2
Tennis					●	●	●	2	2
Triathlon		2
Volleyball	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	2
Water polo						●	●	●	1	1
Water skiing		●	2
Weightlifting		4	6	4	6	4
Wrestling			●	5	4	5
Total	0	28	41	29	22	22	21	31	46	4
Cumulative Total	0	28	69	98	120	142	163	194	240	244
	June / July
Sport	22nd Fri	23rd Sat	24th Sun	25th Mon	26th Tue	27th Wed	28th Thu	29th Fri	30th Sat	1st Sun

Medal table[]

* Host nation (Spain)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	56	56	44	156
2	Spain*	38	40	44	122
3	Turkey	31	25	39	95
4	France	28	31	40	99
5	Egypt	18	11	16	45
6	Greece	12	14	22	48
7	Serbia	12	11	9	32
8	Morocco	10	7	7	24
9	Croatia	9	5	3	17
10	Tunisia	6	13	13	32
11	Slovenia	4	9	23	36
12		4	2	2	8
13	Portugal	3	8	13	24
14	Kosovo	3	1	0	4
15	Algeria	2	4	7	13
16	Syria	2	2	3	7
17	Macedonia	2	1	3	6
18	San Marino	2	0	0	2
19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	1	3	5
20	Albania	1	1	0	2
21	Monaco	0	2	0	2
22	Montenegro	0	1	2	3
23	Lebanon	0	1	0	1
24	Malta	0	0	1	1
25	Andorra	0	0	0	0
25	Libya	0	0	0	0
Totals (26 nations)		244	246	294	784

Source: Medal Standings

Broadcasting[]

Territory	Broadcaster	Ref
Albania	RTSH
Algeria	EPTV
Andorra and Spain	TV3 RTVE Movistar+	^[10]^[11]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHRT RTRS FTV
Croatia	HRT
Cyprus	CyBC
France	France Télévisions Canal+
Greece	ERT
Italy	RAI
Macedonia	MRT
MENA	ASBU beIN Sports
Montenegro	RTCG
Morocco	SNRT
Portugal	RTP Sport TV
San Marino	RAI
Serbia	RTS
Slovenia	RTV Slovenija
Tunisia	ERTT
Turkey	TRT

References[]

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^ "Tarragona és escollida per organitzar els Jocs del Mediterrani de l'any 2017" (in Catalan). 324.cat. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
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^ "Web oficial de la candidatura de Tarragona als XVIII Jocs Mediterranis". Tarragona 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "Tarragona postpone Mediterranean Games until 2018 due to Spanish political problems". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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^ "Tarragona 2017 Foundation and RTVE sign an agreement to broadcast the MG". cijm.org.gr. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

[1] "Tarragona aparca los Juegos Mediterráneos hasta 2017" (in Spanish). mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

[2] "Tarragona és escollida per organitzar els Jocs del Mediterrani de l'any 2017" (in Catalan). 324.cat. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

[3] "Alexandria launches promotional campaign for 2017 Mediterranean Games bid". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

[4] "Web oficial de la candidatura de Tarragona als XVIII Jocs Mediterranis". Tarragona 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[5] "Tarragona postpone Mediterranean Games until 2018 due to Spanish political problems". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

[ElMundo27102017-6] "Un Parlament semivacío consuma en voto secreto la rebelión contra el Estado". El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.

[20minutos27102017-7] "Los letrados del Parlament advierten de que la votación de la DUI es ilegal". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 27 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

[LaVanguardia27102017-8] "PPC, PSC y Ciudadanos abandonarán el Parlament si se vota la resolución de Junts pel Sí y la CUP". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 27 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

[9] "TARRACUS". tarragona2018.cat. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[10] "The CCMA and the Tarragona 2017 Foundation sign a collaboration agreement to broadcast the Mediterranean Games". tarragona2017.cat. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[11] "Tarragona 2017 Foundation and RTVE sign an agreement to broadcast the MG". cijm.org.gr. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

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