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The 'Games of the Small States of Europe' (GSSE) (''Jeux des Petits Etats d'Europe'', ''Giochi dei Piccoli Stati D'Europa'', ''Smáþjóðaleikar Evrópu'', ''Juegos de los Pequeños Estados de Europa'', ''Jocs dels Petits Estats d'Europa'', ''Il-Logħob tal-Pajjiżi ż-Żgħar ta' l-Ewropa'') is a biennial multi-sport event, that has been organized by the National Olympic Committees of eight European small states, since 1985.
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Contents

Members

Future members

Host countries

Future games

List of sporting disciplines

See also

References

External links

Members

Countries that are represented by autonomous National Olympic Committees, are located in Europe, and which have a population of less than one million are eligible to participate. The participating countries are Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco and San Marino, all of which have participated since the first Games in 1985. With its 2006 declaration of independence, Montenegro became a member of the Athletic Association of the Small States of Europe.

Future members

The Faroe Islands, although already recognized by FIFA, is seeking recognition by the IOC for the purpose of participating in these games.

Host countries

★ 1985 - San Marino, San Marino

★ 1987 - Monte Carlo, Monaco

★ 1989 - Nicosia, Cyprus

★ 1991 - Andorra la Vella, Andorra

★ 1993 - Valletta, Malta

★ 1995 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg

★ 1997 - Reykjavík, Iceland

★ 1999 - Vaduz, Liechtenstein

★ 2001 - San Marino, San Marino

★ 2003 - Valletta, Malta

★ 2005 - Andorra la Vella, Andorra

★ 2007 - Monaco

Future games

The 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe will be held in June 2009 in Cyprus.^[1] In 2011, they will be held in Liechtenstein.^[2] The Games have been held on a somewhat rotational basis, but many countries seem to be looking to host the game twenty years after they originally did. Monaco and Cyprus are both hosting their second games out of turn on their twentieth anniversaries. Malta hosted the 2003 Games early.^[3] Liechtenstein will too be hosting the games out of turn in 2011. Luxembourg will be hosting the games in 2013 and in 2015 the games will be held in Iceland. ^[4]

List of sporting disciplines

In Monaco 2007 the 12 sporting disciplines will be athletics, basketball, gymnastics, judo, shooting, sailing, swimming, table tennis, bowls, tennis, beach volleyball and volleyball.
Previous events have included cycling, bocci and squash.

See also

★ 2003 Games of the Small States of Europe

★ 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe

References

1. "Monaco to host 2007 GSSE." SportsBusinessNews, 6/6/2003. http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/151435/monaco-to-host-2007-gsse
2. "Coming Home with 13 Medals." Portal of the Principality of Liechtenstein, June 7, 2005. http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/fl-portal-aktuell?newsid=12360
3. "Games of the Small States of Europe Update." Malta Olympic Committee. http://www.nocmalta.org/page.asp?n=newsdetails&i=4961
4. Cyprus to host small European states' games in 2009

External links

★ Athletic Association of the Small States of Europe

★ Monaco 2007

★ Andorra 2005

★ GSSE on Malta 2003

★ European Olympic Committees: Games of the Small States of Europe

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★ Statistics on GSSE Participation 1985-2003

★ Games of the Small States of Europe - History of athletics results