 Complete the following phrase:  The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games  and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games ICMG . A total of 3,368 athletes 2,183 men and 1,185 women from 23 National Olympic Committees NOCs participated in the Games. Montenegro participated for the first time at the Mediterranean Games, after their independence in 2006. The program included competitions in 24 different sports, including three non-Olympic sports  bocce, karate, and water skiing  and golf, which will be reinstated as an official Olympic sport in 2016 Summer Olympics. Water skiing was introduced as a demonstration sport. Two disabled sports, athletics and swimming, were also contested in the Games. Italy became the first nation to host the Mediterranean Games three times, having previously hosted them in Naples 1963 and Bari 