Black Sea Games
The Black Sea Games was a multi-sport event intended to be held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Black Sea.
| Host city | Trabzon |
|---|---|
| Country | Turkey |
| Opening | 2 July 2007 |
| Closing | 8 July 2007 |
The first such event was held in Trabzon, Turkey July 2 to July 8, 2007. A total of 1,277 athletes (937 men and 340 women) from 11 countries participated, with 186 medals won in 13 different sports.
Subsequent games were originally scheduled for 2010 (Constanța, Romania) and 2014 (Samsun, Turkey), but were not held.
Participating countries
Countries that did not participate during the Games :
Sports
Archery ()
Athletics ()
Basketball ()
Cycling ()
Football ()
Gymnastics ()
Swimming ()
Taekwondo ()
Volleyball ()
Wrestling ()
Paralympic events were contested in the archery, athletics, and swimming programmes.
Medal table
* Host nation (Turkey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 86 | 57 | 31 | 174 |
| 2 |  Turkey* | 39 | 40 | 41 | 120 |
| 3 |  Ukraine | 21 | 23 | 12 | 56 |
| 4 |  Greece | 15 | 23 | 51 | 89 |
| 5 |  Romania | 10 | 15 | 29 | 54 |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 |  Georgia | 6 | 8 | 20 | 34 |
| 8 |  Moldova | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 9 |  Armenia | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |  Albania | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 186 | 182 | 226 | 594 | |
References
- Xinhua (3 July 2007). "First Black Sea Games Kicks off in Turkey", CRIENGLISH.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.
- "Black Sea Games wrap up, Turkey places second"[permanent dead link], Today's Zaman. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.
External links
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