8.28.2015

Oran Hosts Mediterranean Games 2021

Oran (the second largest city of the country after Algiers, the Capital) has been elected to host the Mediterranean Games 2021.  The Mediterranean Games (MG) are a multi-sport games held every four years, between nations around the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa and Asia meet.

Oran 2021
Oran 2021
At present, 24 countries participate in the games: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia (from Africa),  Lebanon and Syria (Asia), Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey. (Europe). 33 sports are present in the Mediterranean Games.

Oran which was competing with the Tunisian city of Sfax, has received 51 votes against 17 for Sfax.


The first and last time Algeria hosted the Mediterranean Games dates back to 1975 in Algiers (the capital), while the next games are due in the Spanish city of Tarragona in 2017.




For more information, please see the websites below:
ICMG official website
Oran 2021 candidature website
The city of Oran on Wikipedia

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