Back ألعاب الدول الصغيرة الأوروبية 2009 Arabic Spiele der kleinen Staaten von Europa 2009 German Juegos de los Pequeños Estados de Europa de Chipre 2009 Spanish Jeux des petits États d'Europe 2009 French XIII Giochi dei piccoli stati d'Europa Italian Spiller vun de klenge Länner 2009 LB Logħob tal-Pajjiżi ż-Żgħar tal-Ewropa 2009 Maltese Spelen van de Kleine Staten van Europa 2009 Dutch De europeiske småstatslekene 2009 NB Igrzyska Małych Państw Europy 2009 Polish
 Logo inspired by the Kyrenia ship[1] | |
| Country |  Cyprus |
|---|---|
| Nations | 8 |
| Athletes | 843 |
| Events | 120 in 9 sports |
| Opening | 1 June 2009 |
| Closing | 6 June 2009 |
| Opened by | Dimitris Christofias |
| Website | cyprus2009.org.cy |
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 June 1, and the closing ceremonies on June 6. The games were held in Cyprus,[2] twenty years after the first Games held there in 1989.[3] Malta was scheduled for 2009 in the rotation, but were selected to host the games early in 2003.[4] The organizing committee estimates the cost at 1.5 million euros for all events.[5]
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- ^ "Cyprus to host small European states' games in 2009". People's Daily Online. Xinhua. June 5, 2007. Archived from the original on November 25, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ^ "Monaco to host 2007 GSSE". Sports Business News. June 6, 2003.
- ^ "Games of the Small States of Europe Update". Malta Olympic Committee. 4 February 2003. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
- ^ "Cypriot organizers expect record high participation in games for small European states". Xinhua. February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-17.