Cyprus ranks first in the medal table of the GSSE small nations games

Cyprus is ranking first in the medal table of the XIII Games of the Small States of Europe, with 12 gold, 15 silver and 6 bronze medals, at the end of the first day of the games.

Iceland is in the second place of the table with 9 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medals, Luxembourg is in the third place with 8 gold, 2 silver, and 9 bronze medals. Monaco ranks fourth with 1 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze, Andora ranks fifth with 1 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medal, Malta sixth with 1 gold and 5 bronze medals, San Marino follows with 1 gold and 3 bronze and Liechtenstein is at the eighth place with 4 bronze medals.

More than one thousand athletes from eight small states of Europe with an independent Olympic Committee – Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino and Cyprus – are participating in the Games. Athletes are competing in athletics, tennis, table tennis, gymnastics, swimming, sailing, basketball, volleyball, shooting and judo.

The schedule of Wednesday, second day of the Games, includes basketball, beach volleyball, gymnastics, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball.

Cyprus is hosting the Games for the second time. The first was in 1989.