The 2022 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran 2022, was an international

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held from 25 June to 6 July 2022 in

Oran Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is w ...

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. Oran was announced as the host city at the ICMG General Assembly in

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, Italy, on 15 August 2015. They were supposed to take place in 2021, but they were delayed to 2022 due to the

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. 3,298 athletes (2,014 men and 1,284 women) took part in the games.

Bidding process

Five cities signed an official declaration of candidacy for hosting the 2021 Mediterranean Games, two from Africa and three from Europe: The final candidates were Oran and Sfax.

planned to take the Games to

for the second time after the 1975 Mediterranean Games in

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

Sfax Sfax ( ; , ) is a major port city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a ...

planned to take the Games to

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

for the third time after the 1967 Mediterranean Games and the 2001 Mediterranean Games, both in

Tunis Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...

. Oran won by 51-17 after voting.

Host city selection

Cities from five countries submitted their bids to host the 2021 Mediterranean Games. Oran, Algeria, has been chosen to host the Games. The North African city was elected during the International Committee for the Mediterranean Games (ICMG) General Assembly, which took place on 27 August 2015 in

, Italy. Oran took the vote by a considerable margin, winning 51 to 17 over

, Tunisia, which was the other final contender to host the 2021 Games. This is the second time that an Algerian city has hosted the Mediterranean Games, the first was in 1975, in Algiers, the country's capital. Oran is the 2nd largest city in Algeria, with a population of roughly 1.2 million.

Development and preparation

The Minister of Youth and Sports, El Hadi Ould Ali, inaugurated on 30 October 2016 at Oran, the headquarters of the organizing committee of the 19th Mediterranean Games 2021 in the presence of the Wali, Abdelghani Zaalane, the Presidents of the

People's Provincial Assembly The People's Provincial Assembly (also known by its French acronym APW, short for ; ) is the political body governing the provinces of Algeria. It is composed of an assembly elected on universal suffrage for five years. This assembly further elect ...

(APW), Fethallah Chaâbni, the Presidents of the

People's Municipal Assembly The People's Municipal Assembly (PMA; ), is the political body governing the municipalities of Algeria. It is composed of an assembly (municipal council) elected on universal suffrage for five years. This assembly further elects a president, the ' ...

(CPA), Nourredine Boukhatem and the President of the

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, Mustapha Berraf. Several personalities from the world of sport took part in the inauguration as a legendary football star, Lakhdar Belloumi, and the boxer star, Mustapha Moussa, and also consuls of different Mediterranean countries. The headquarters of the Committee was located in NLA boulevard in the old daïra completely renovated. It was Senator and Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Mediterranean Games (COMG), Abdelhak Kazi-Tani and Secretary General of the Algerian Sports and Olympic Committee, Abdelhafid Izem, who initialed the seat allocation paper.

Venues

The main stadium of the 2022 Mediterranean Games is the Miloud Hadefi Stadium which is a part of the Olympic Complex in Bir El Djir,

. The stadium hosted both the opening and closing ceremonies.

Gallery

File:Stade de Oran.jpg, Miloud Hadefi Stadium File:Stade Ahmed Zabana 2.jpg, Ahmed Zabana Stadium File:Conventions Center, Oran, Algeria 2013 - 6.jpg, Oran Conventions Center File:LES ANDALOUSES BEACH-ORAN.jpg, The Andalouses Touristic Complex File:Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace (2024).jpg,

Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace The Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace (), famously called Palais des Sports (), is an indoor sports arena located in Oran, Algeria. The official seating capacity of the arena is 5,000. History The hall was opened in December 1960 in Medina Jedida, ...

File:Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena.png, alt=Miloud Hadefi Olympic Complex Omnisport Arena, Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena

Costs

The Wilaya of Oran has allocated 5 billion DA for the construction of a large sports infrastructure program including an Olympic complex in Bir El Djir, Miloud Hadefi Stadium, athletics stadium, multi-purpose sports halls, center hosting sports, playgrounds and green spaces, in addition to the Mediterranean village in progress. The planned rehabilitation of the old sports infrastructure of Oran was taken.

Emblem and mascot

The logo as well as the graphic charter of the Mediterranean Games Oran 2021 was redone in September 2019. Wihro, the mascot of the Mediterranean Games Oran 2021 represents a lion (symbol of the city of

) with the colors of the games and of the Mediterranean basin.

The Games

Sports

The 2022 Mediterranean Games sports program featured 24 sports encompassing 234 events.

Participating nations

Calendar

Medal table

Source
Medal Standings

Broadcasting

The European broadcasting union subsidiary Eurovision Sport is the owner of the broadcasting rights according to a contract signed with CIJM.

References

External links

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