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Member countries

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.

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."Monaco to host 2007 GSSE." SportsBusinessNews, 6/6/2003. http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/151435/monaco-to-host-2007-gsse In 2011, they will be held in Liechtenstein."Coming Home with 13 Medals." Portal of the Principality of Liechtenstein, June 7, 2005. http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/fl-portal-aktuell?newsid=12360 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."Games of the Small States of Europe Update." Malta Olympic Committee. http://www.nocmalta.org/page.asp?n=newsdetails&i=4961 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. "Cyprus to host small European states\' games in 2009", People\'s Daily Online, Xinhua, June 05, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-12. 

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, bocce and squash.

See also

• 2003 Games of the Small States of Europe
• 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe

References

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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• Remo, Raimondi; Manlio Molinari, Eros Bologna (2003). Statistics on GSSE Participation 1985-2003 (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
• "Games of the Small States of Europe - History of athletics results", Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-06-12. 

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Games of the Small States of Europe: 1985 San Marino, 1987 Monaco, 1989 Cyprus, 1991 Andorra, 1993 Malta, 1995 Luxembourg, 1997 Iceland, 1999 Liechtenstein, 2001 San Marino, 2003 Malta, 2005 Andorra, 2007 Monaco, 2009 Cyprus, 2011 Liechtenstein, 2013 Luxembourg, 2015 Iceland

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