2013 Mediterranean Games
mediterranean game turkish akdeniz oyunları officially known xvii mediterranean game turkish xvii akdeniz oyunları commonly known mersin international multisport event held june mersin turkey mersin announced host city general assembly international committee mediterranean game cijm february mersin second city turkey i̇zmir host mediterranean game member national olympic committee noc icmg participated game official programme game featuring event different sport mediterranean game multisport event much like summer olympics albeit much smaller scale participation exclusively country around mediterranean sea europe africa asia meet game started held every four year idea holding mediterranean game originated muhammed taher pasha chairman egyptian olympic committee vicepresident international olympic committee ioc meeting london olympics game designed specifically bring together muslim european country surrounding mediterranean basin promote understanding sporting competition first edition mediterranean game held egyptian city alexandria attracted competitor nation initially female athlete allowed compete beginning fifth game tunis female athlete also allowed turkey hosted game first time izmir—the sixth edition game city three country submitted bid host mediterranean game two greek city volos larisa made combined bid fourth attempt croatian city rijeka host mediterranean game rijeka lost bid game game mediterranean game voting selection host game held pescara italy host mediterranean game october election conducted mediterranean game bid committee end first round voting voloslarisa rijeka remained mersin eliminated received thirteen vote first round voloslarisa rijeka received vote respectively second round greek bid voloslarisa received enough vote elected host final round comparatively competitive demonstrated threevote difference final two bid greece stripped hosting right january financial crisis icmg cited greece inability conform organisational requirement reason action culture tourism minister greece pavlos geroulanos said initially proposed budget would wasted money big spendthrift party much better thing could spend money current situation icmg conducted online poll february decide new host three cities—tarragona tripoli mersin—offered host mediterranean game citizen member nation icmg cast vote select host mersin selected received half total vote march icmg president amar addad officially handed hosting right game mersin organising committee mediterranean game consisted eight member president committee minister youth sport suat kılıç hakan hakyemez governor mersin hasan basri güzeloğlu mehmet baykan mersin metropolitan municipality mayor macit özcan rector mersin university k aydin süha hasan albayrak president turkish olympic committee uğur erdener charge organising controlling essential preparation success bid february ministry youth sport spent ₺ million building venue infrastructure december ministry allocated budget ₺ million cover building venue infrastructure game least ₺ million spent development game village main stadium ₺ million assigned venue official logo edition mediterranean game featured loggerhead sea turtle caretta caretta getting sea water underneath orange shown back represents dry summer subtropical climate mediterranean karetta official mascot mersin game organiser game taken step promote game mascot used various event like th istanbul marathon third citrus festival others main stadium mediterranean game mersin olympic stadium yenişehir district mersin stadium hosted opening closing ceremony total venue used host event game training purpose event took place several venue different district mersin neighboring city adana significant change programme mersin game comparison mediterranean game held pescara three new sport archery badminton taekwondo special addition programme game featured total different sport two disabled sports—athletics swimming—were contested athlete physical disability even though planned equestrian competition held member country icmg participated game highest number nation edition mediterranean game macedonia fyrom made debut game host nation turkey turkey portal