The 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe, also known as the XVIII Games of the Small States of Europe, took place in Budva, Montenegro, from 27 May to 1 June 2019.

Development and preparation

After the Games, The Malta Independent reported that many of the facilities were "not up to standard" and that the athletics track had been finished just 24 hours before events were due to start.

Venues Sport/EventVenuesCity/Locality AthleticsTopolica Sport HallBar BasketballTopolica Sport HallBar BoulesOlympic ParkBudva JudoSC CetinjeCetinje Shooting SC ReaBudvaMarkovići Shooting RangeBudva SwimmingMorača Sports CenterPodgorica Table tennisŽupa HallTivat TennisSlovenska Plaža CenterSlovenska VolleyballMorača Sports CenterPodgorica

Games The 2019 Games were the first time Montenegro has hosted the event since its inception into the GSSE in 2009.

The Games opened on the 27 May 2019 with around 2000 people attending the ceremony.

Participating teams

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Both the Faroe Islands and the Vatican City expressed an interest in participating in the Games but neither have an official Olympic Committee, one of the requirements of participation in the GSSE.

Sports There were competitions in ten different disciplines:

Volleyball Beach volleyball

Calendar  OC Opening ceremony ●  Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony May / June27Mon28Tue29Wed30Thu31Fri1SatTotalCeremonies OC CC Athletics

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|11 Shooting

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|38 Table tennis | | bgcolor="#3399ff"|● | bgcolor="#ffcc00"|2 | bgcolor="#ffcc00"|2 | bgcolor="#3399ff"|● | bgcolor="#ffcc00"|2 |6 Tennis | | bgcolor="#3399ff"|● | bgcolor="#3399ff"|● | bgcolor="#3399ff"|● | bgcolor="#3399ff"|● | bgcolor="#ffcc00"|5 |5 Volleyball | | bgcolor="#3399ff"|● | bgcolor="#3399ff"|● | bgcolor="#3399ff"|● | bgcolor="#3399ff"|● | bgcolor="#ffcc00"|2 |2Total events | |21 |26 |35 |20 |11 |113May / June 27Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 31Fri 1Sat Total

Medal table

Luxembourg topped the medal table, winning 77 medals including 26 golds.

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