2009 Games of the Small States of Europe

XIII Games of the Small States of Europe
Logo inspired by the Kyrenia ship[1]
CountryCyprus Cyprus
Nations8
Athletes843
Events120 in 9 sports
Opening1 June 2009
Closing6 June 2009
Opened byDimitris Christofias
Websitecyprus2009.org.cy
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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]

  1. ^ "CYPRUS 2009 Logo and Mascot Manual" (PDF). Cyprus Olympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Monaco to host 2007 GSSE". Sports Business News. June 6, 2003.
  4. ^ "Games of the Small States of Europe Update". Malta Olympic Committee. 4 February 2003. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Cypriot organizers expect record high participation in games for small European states". Xinhua. February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-17.