Mediterranean Games: the sports programme

Sports contested at each edition of the Mediterranean Games, as recorded in open data. A dot marks a sport on the programme; the right-hand column counts its editions.

20editions

44sports & disciplines

1951–2026years

31most sports at one edition

Sport by edition

Programme chart

Sport	1951	1955	1959	1963	1967	1971	1975	1979	1983	1987	1991	1993	1997	2001	2005	2009	2013	2018	2022	2026	Editions
Association football																					20
Athletics																					20
Boxing																					20
Competitive swimming																					20
Water polo																					20
Fencing																					19
Volleyball																					18
Basketball																					17
Tennis																					17
Artistic gymnastics																					15
Handball																					15
Judo																					15
Weightlifting																					14
Cycle sport																					12
Equestrian sport																					12
Rowing																					12
Table tennis																					12
Wrestling																					12
Diving																					9
Road bicycle racing																					9
Shooting sports																					9
Karate																					8
Bocce																					7
Canoeing and kayaking																					7
Golf																					7
Archery																					5
Badminton																					4
Beach volleyball																					4
Gymnastics																					4
Rhythmic gymnastics																					4
Rugby union																					4
Taekwondo																					4
3x3 basketball																					3
Canoeing																					2
Triathlon																					2
Water skiing																					2
Para athletics																					1
Para swimming																					1
Finswimming																					1
Padel																					1
Pétanque																					1
Raffa																					1
Roller hockey quad																					1
Skateboarding																					1

Hosts

Editions

Year	Edition	Host	Sports	Medal events
2026	2026 Mediterranean Games	Taranto	29	85
2022	2022 Mediterranean Games	Oran	23	133
2018	2018 Mediterranean Games	Tarragona	30	131
2013	2013 Mediterranean Games	Mersin	31	165
2009	2009 Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Stadio Adriatico	27	55
2005	2005 Mediterranean Games	Almería	27	7
2001	2001 Mediterranean Games	Tunis	20	4
1997	1997 Mediterranean Games	Bari	23	4
1993	1993 Mediterranean Games	Languedoc-Roussillon	19	4
1991	1991 Mediterranean Games	Athens	19	4
1987	1987 Mediterranean Games	Latakia	14	4
1983	1983 Mediterranean Games	Casablanca	17	2
1979	1979 Mediterranean Games	Split	18	2
1975	1975 Mediterranean Games	Algiers	14	3
1971	1971 Mediterranean Games	İzmir	15	1
1967	1967 Mediterranean Games	Tunis	13	1
1963	1963 Mediterranean Games	Naples	12	1
1959	1959 Mediterranean Games	Beirut	15	2
1955	1955 Mediterranean Games	Barcelona	14	—
1951	1951 Mediterranean Games	Alexandria	12	—