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The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held usually every four years, between nations around or very close to the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa, and Asia meet. The games are under the auspices of the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM).
The II Mediterranean Games – Barcelona 1955, commonly known as the 1955 Mediterranean Games, were the 2nd Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Barcelona, Spain over 10 days, from 15 to 25 July 1955, where 1,135 athletes from 10 countries participated. There were a total of 102 medal events from 19 different sports.
In the medals table France was first on the podium, Italy second and Egypt came third.
The IV Mediterranean Games – Naples 1963, commonly known as the 1963 Mediterranean Games, were the 4th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Naples, Italy over 8 days, from 21 to 29 September 1963, where 1,057 athletes from 13 countries participated. There were a total of 93 medal events from 17 different sports.
The XIII Mediterranean Games – Bari 1997, commonly known as the 1997 Mediterranean Games, were the 13th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Bari, Italy, from 13 to 25 June 1997, where 2,956 athletes from 21 countries participated. There were a total of 234 medal events from 27 different sports.
The XIV Mediterranean Games – Tunis 2001, commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2 to 15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes from 23 countries participated. There were a total of 230 medal events from 23 different sports.
The Italy national handball team is the national handball team of Italy. It only had 1 appearance in World championship 1997, and the next year hosted the European Championship. It had poor result in both competitions. It never qualified for the Olympic Games.
At the 2009 Mediterranean Games, the athletics events were held in Pescara, Italy from 30 June to 3 July.
Football has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1951 for men. Italy is the most successful team. From 1991, the men first national teams did not participate to the tournaments.
The XVIIIth Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 2018 Mediterranean Games, were an international multi-sport event held from 22 June to 1 July 2018 in Tarragona, Spain.
Volleyball has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1959 for men and since the year 1975 for women. The Italy men's national volleyball team are the most successful men's team and also the Italy women's national volleyball team is the most successful team for women.
Wolfango Montanari is an Italian former sprinter.
Italy has competed at every celebration of the Mediterranean Games since the 1951 Mediterranean Games. As of 2013, the Italian athletes have won a total of 2147 medals as the games record.
The 2013 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games, was an international multi-sport event held in the tradition of the Mediterranean Games, as governed by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (ICMG). The host city of the Games was Mersin, Turkey, as announced after an on-line poll conducted on 23 February 2011 by the ICMG. The games were held from 20 to 30 June 2013. Mersin is the second city in Turkey after İzmir to host the Mediterranean Games. All 24 member National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the ICMG participated in the Games. The official programme for the Games is featuring events in 27 different sports.
Italy competed at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari, Italy.
Maria Benedicta Chigbolu is an Italian sprinter, born in Rome to a Nigerian father and an Italian mother.
Beach soccer at the 2015 Mediterranean Beach Games in Pescara took place from 2nd to 6th September 2015 at the Arena del Mare. One event took place, the men's tournament.
The athletics competitions at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona took place between 27 June and 30 June at the Campaclar Athletics Stadium while half marathons were held at the Adnan Menderes Boulevard.
Italy competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain from 22 June to 1 July 2018.
Federico Cattaneo is an Italian sprinter who won a bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
