| XIX Games of the Small States of Europe | |
| Host City: | Valletta |
| Country: |  Malta |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Athletes: | 835 |
| Opening: | 28 May 2023 |
| Closing: | 3 June 2023 |
| Website: | gssemalta2023.mt |
| Previous: | 2019 ← |
| Next: | 2025 |
The 2023 Games of the Small States of Europe, also known as the XIX Games of the Small States of Europe or informally Malta 2023 took place in Valletta, Malta from 28 May to 3 June 2023.[1]
Malta previously hosted the 1993 and 2003 editions of the Games.[2] The 2023 installation was originally planned to be the XX Games rather than the XIX Games,[3] [4] but the 2021 edition in Andorra was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
In February 2017, Julian Pace Bonello, the president of the Maltese Olympic Committee (MOC), announced that Malta would bid for the 2023 Games.[6]
In June 2021, after the Games in Andorra had been cancelled, Marti Mandinco, the president of the Andorran Olympic Committee, handed over the presidency of the Games to Bonello.[7]
In February 2022, the MOC officially launched the Games with Bonello saying he hoped the event would "make the country proud" and "serve as a catalyst to inspire young athletes". Malta hosted the Games of the Small States of Europe Assembly in June 2022, approving the final sports programme for the Games.[8] The Maltese government committed to supporting the games and Maltese athletes with €5 million worth of funding through Sport Malta.[9]
In December 2021, the MOC and the Ministry for Education's Centre for Physical Education and Sport launched a design competition for the Games' logo and mascot, open to children aged 10 to 18.[10] Drawing inspiration from submissions, the logo was then designed by Concept Stadium and unveiled in June 2022 by Clifton Grima, the Minister for Education, Sports, Youth, Research and Innovation.[11] [12] The logo was said to "[merge] the famous Olympic rings with the sea, fish and a Maltese icon recognized by many – the eye symbol". The eye symbol is present in several different parts of Maltese culture, such as charms against the evil eye or as a mark of spiritual identity on the luzzu (a traditional Maltese fishing boat),[13] or on 'Il-Gardjola' (a distinctive watchtower in Senglea) representing guardianship and observance.[14] The logo's overlapping colours represent "Malta's values of diversity and inclusion".
| Sport/Event | Venues | City/Locality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Matthew Micallef St. John Stadium | Marsa | |
| Basketball | Ta' Qali | ||
| Judo | Pembroke | ||
| Rugby sevens | Hibernians Stadium | Paola | |
| Sailing | Gillieru | St. Paul's Bay | |
| Table Tennis | University Sports Hall | Msida | |
| Shooting | Kirkop Sports Complex | Kirkop | |
| Swimming | National Swimming Pool Complex Tal Qroqq | Msida | |
| Tennis | Marsa Sports Club | Marsa | |
| Squash | Marsa Sports Club | Marsa |
Andorra (details) (98)
Cyprus (details) (188)
Iceland (details) (73)
Liechtenstein (details) (19)
Luxembourg (details) (130) Malta (details) (215)
Monaco (details) (98)
Montenegro (details) (61)
San Marino (details) (51)The following competitions are expected to take place:[15]
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| May / June | 29 Mon | 30 Tue | 31 Wed | 1 Thu | 2 Fri | 3 Sat | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||||
| Athletics< | -- 29 --> | 10< | -- 31 --> | 12< | -- 2 --> | 12< | -- T --> | 34 | ||||||
| Basketball< | -- 29 --> | ●< | -- 30 --> | ●< | -- 31 --> | ●< | -- 1 --> | 2< | -- 2 --> | ●< | -- 3 --> | 2< | -- T --> | 4 |
| Judo< | -- 29 --> | 11< | -- 31 --> | 2< | -- 2 --> | 13 | ||||||||
| Rugby< | -- 29 --> | ●< | -- 1 --> | 2< | -- 3 --> | 2 | ||||||||
| Sailing< | -- 29 --> | ●< | -- 31 --> | ●< | -- 1 --> | ●< | -- 2 --> | ●< | -- 3 --> | 7< | -- T --> | 7 | ||
| Shooting< | -- 29 --> | ●< | -- 31 --> | 4< | -- 1 --> | 1< | -- 2 --> | 2< | -- 3 --> | 1< | -- T --> | 8 | ||
| Squash< | -- 29 --> | ●< | -- 30 --> | 2< | -- 31 --> | ●< | -- 1 --> | 1< | -- 2 --> | 2< | -- 3 --> | 1< | -- T --> | 6 |
| Swimming< | -- 29 --> | 12< | -- 31 --> | 10< | -- 1 --> | 8< | -- 2 --> | 10< | -- 3 --> | 40 | ||||
| Table tennis< | -- 29 --> | ●< | -- 31 --> | 2< | -- 1 --> | 2< | -- 2 --> | ●< | -- 3 --> | 2< | -- T --> | 6 | ||
| Tennis< | -- 29 --> | ●< | -- 30 --> | ●< | -- 31 --> | ●< | -- 1 --> | ●< | -- 2 --> | 3< | -- 3 --> | 2< | -- T --> | 5 |
| Total events< | -- 29 --> | 35 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 27 | 125 | |||||||
| May / June | 29 Mon | 30 Tue | 31 Wed | 1 Thu | 2 Fri | 3 Sat | Total | |||||||
| Men's 5×5 | nowrap | Mihailo Andjelkovic Malcolm Mandela Carreira Lou Demuth Ivan Do Xavier Robert Francois Thomas Grün Philippe Gutenkauf Joe Kalmes Alex Laurent Clancy Rugg Oliver Vujakovic Derek Wilson | David Bugeja Kurt Cassar Samuel Deguara Aaron Falzon Tevin Falzon Alec Felice Ian Felice Pace Jacob Formosa Nelson Kahler Joshua Tomasi Eric Washington Nathan Xuereb | Stefanos Iliadis Aeneas Jung Michalis Koumis Christos Lozides Roberto Alexander Mantovani Kyprianos Ioannis Maragkos Panagiotis Markou Zayd Muosa Ioannis Pasiali Konstantinos Simitzis Nikolaos Stylianou Filippos Tigkas | |
| Women's 5×5 | Maja Bigović Milena Jakšić Milica Jovanović Bojana Kovačević Marija Leković Božica Mujović Zorana Radonjić Ksenija Ščepanović Jelena Vučetić Lana Vukčević Sofija Živaljević Dragana Živković | nowrap | Charlie Bidinger Amanda Brooke Cahill Kyra Coulon Faith Ehi Etute Mandy Geniets Liz Irthum Magaly Meynadier Jo Oly Anne Simon Esmeralda Skrijelj Julija Vujakovic Cathrin Wolff | nowrap | Veatriki Akathiotou Styliana Velinova Chenaklieva Stefania Georgiou Andriana Kasapi Rafaelia Melissa Kasini Ioanna Kyprionou Cassidy Rose Mihalko Petra Orlovic Marissa Ariella Pangalos Eleni Pilakouta Tijana Raja Sofia Stylianidi |
| Men's 3×3 | Andreas Chimonas Marios Georgiou Michalis Mythillos Georgios Tretiakov | Sam Ferreira Christophe Laures Scott Morton Victor Stein | Bruno Bartolome Josep Oriol Fernandez Sergi Marin Daniel Mofreita | ||
| Women's 3×3 | Lisa Jablonowski Nadia Mossong Cathy Schmit Bridget Yoerger | Cristina Andres Claudia Brunet Laura Laurent Julia Marquez | Emmelia Georgiou Katerina Kontou Panayiota Kyriakou Anthia Papadouri | ||
| Men's 60 kg | |||
| Men's 66 kg | |||
| Men's 73 kg | |||
| Men's 81 kg | |||
| Men's 90 kg | |||
| Men's 100 kg | |||
| Men's +100 kg | |||
| Women's 48 kg | |||
| Women's 52 kg | |||
| Women's 63 kg | |||
| Women's 70 kg | |||
| Men's team | Kyprianos Andreou Giannis Antoniou Georgios Balarjishvili Petros Christodoulides Odysseas Georgakis Georgios Kroussaniotakis | Bilgee Bayanaa Nick Kunnert Claudio Nunes Tom Schmit | Marc-Elie Gnamien Nicolas Grinda Abdesalem Khiri Louis Lallau Benjamin Scariot Franck Vatan |
Nikola Gardasević Danilo Pantić Emil Sinanović | |||
| Women's team | Tamara Gardasević Milana Stevanović Ivana Sunjević | Monique Kedinger Anetta Mosr Lena Schmit | Sofia Asvesta Diana Dimitriou Charis Iordanou Veronika Kalaitsidou Zanet Michaelidou |
Yamina Sarah Allag Rania Drid Margaux Gonella Florine Soula | |||
| Men | valign=top nowrap | Hugo Bertani Liam Carroll Matteo Franzina Fintan Lawlor Jr Adrian Mendez Elola Louis Mousel Christian Olsen Gael Pujadas Chobe Sweetnam Gabriel Vai Rhys Williams Luca Zanette | nowrap | Michael Banks Mariano Cutajar Brendan Dalton Jeremy Debattista Christopher Dudman Joel Farquharson Zarrin Galea Josh Gatt Robert Holloway Thomas Holloway Jon Micallef Jean Scholey Jethro Zammit | valign=top | Josep Arasanz Adria Bonell Galdric Calvet Adria Calvo Marti Casals Storm Fachaux Samuel Franekn Pau Gallardo Leon Laguerre Aymar Ponsolle Nil Tome Thibaut Trape |
| Women | valign=top | Mariona Barcons Chiara Cerqueda Anna Fornsubira Mireia Galiano Carla Micas Cristina Modesto Lea Mora Nadia Olm Celia Palumbo Noelia Pauls Noa Sanchez Zoe Sanchez | Marion Azzopardi Myra Bonello Rodianne Bugeja Denise Camilleri Sairita Cassar Caroline Gafa' Christina Galea Jacqueline Richard Penelope Saverton Francesca Schembri Donevellon Sladden Maria Spiteri Tessabelle Sultana | valign=top nowrap | Anđela Andrić Maja Baosic Ivana Čađenović Zorica Kostić Dragica Kovačević Aleksandra Lukačević Katarina Martinović Olivera Mišković Auset Nehesi Mitchell Marija Rašović Saba Sekulović Amina Tukić |
| Men's optimist senior | ||||
| Men's ILCA 4 | ||||
| Men's ILCA 6 | ||||
| Men's ILCA 7 | ||||
| Women's optimist senior | ||||
| Women's ILCA 4 | ||||
| Women's ILCA 6 | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||||
| Women's singles | ||||||
| Men's doubles | Bradley Hindle Kijan Sultana | Niall Engerer Daniel Zammit-Lewis | Mark Radley Amir Samimi | |||
| Women's doubles | Colette Sultana Lijana Sultana | Johanna Rizzo Amke Fischer | Sandra Denis Michele Meyer | |||
| Mixed doubles | Niall Engerer Colette Sultana | Kijan Sultana Lijana Sultana | Miguel Duarte Sandra Denis | |||
| Men's team | Niall Engerer Dean Gera Bradley Hindle Kresten Hougaard Julian Scerri Duncan Stahl Kijan Sultana Daniel Zammit-Lewis | valign=top | David Maier Patrick Maier Peter Maier Marcel Rothmund Alois Widmann Luca Wilhelmi | valign=top | Miguel Duarte Kyllian Hebbelinck Daniel Hutchines Guillaume Plancke Mark Radley Amir Samimi | |
| 50 m freestyle | ||||
| 100 m freestyle | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | ||||
| 800 m freestyle | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | ||||
| 50 m breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | ||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Matthew Galea Kyle Micallef Rudi Spiteri Raoul Stafrace | Birnir Hálfdánarson Guðmundur Rafnsson Ymir Solvason Simon Statkevičius | Bernat Lomero Tomas Lomero Patrick Pelegrina Kevin Teixeira | |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Pit Brandenburger Ralph Daleiden-Ciuferri Florian Frippiat Max Mannes | Nikolas Antoniou Christos Manoli Loukas Marinos Stavros Tzirtzipis | Birnir Hálfdánarson Anton McKee Veigar Sigþórsson Ymir Solvason | |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Ralph Daleiden-Ciuferri Rémi Fabiani Julien Henx João Reisen | Nikolas Antoniou Filippos Iakovidis Loukas Marinos Panayiotis Panaretos | Anton McKee Guðmundur Rafnsson Ymir Solvason Simon Statkevičius | |
| 50 m freestyle | ||||
| 100 m freestyle | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | ||||
| 800 m freestyle | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | ||||
| 50 m breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | ||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Vala Cicero Johanna Guðmundsdóttir Kristin Hákonardóttir Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir | Christina Agiomamitou Kalia Antoniou Anna Hadjiloizou Chrysoula Karamanou | Anaïs Arlandis Tiffany Pou Giulia Viacava Pauline Viste | |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Freyja Birkisdóttir Vala Cicero Kristin Hákonardóttir Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir | Mya Azzopardi Sarah Demicoli Francesca Falzon Young Sasha Gatt | Jacqueline Banky Lou Jominet Leeloo Reinesch Sarah Rolko | |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Kalia Antoniou Maria Erokhina Anna Hadjiloizou Maria Panaretou | Vala Cicero Birgitta Ingólfsdóttir Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir Ylfa Kristmannsdóttir | Mya Azzopardi Victoria Balderacchi Georgia Bohl Nirvana Micallef | |
| Men's singles | |||
| Women's singles | |||
| Men's doubles | Luka Mladenovic Eric Glod | Felix Wetzel Dimitrij Prokopcov | Mattias Mongiusti Lorenzo Ragni |
Filip Radović Filip Radulović | |||
| Women's doubles | Camella Iacob Renáta Štrbíková | Ariel Barbosa Tessy Gonderinger | Sannah Lagsir Xiaoxin Yang |
Simona Perović Ivona Petrić | |||
| Men's team | Daniel Bajada Gabriel Grixti Dimitrij Prokopcov Felix Wetzel | Eric Glod Luka Mladenovic Eric Thillen Xia Cheng | Sharpel Elia Hristo Hristonov Christos Savva Marios Yiangou |
Federico Giardi Mattias Mongiusti Lorenzo Ragni | |||
| Women's team | Anthea Cutajar Camella Iacob Viktoria Lucenkova Renáta Štrbíková | Sannah Lagsir Anne Ulrika Qvist Xiaoxin Yang | Georgia Avraam Foteini Meletie Konstantina Meletie |
Ariel Barbosa Tessy Gonderinger Ni Xiaojing Julie Poncin | |||