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Cyprus continued its success in relays at the athletics events. Cypriots have won every women's 4x400 m held in competition, and also won their third straight men's 4x400 m. Cyprus also won the women's 4x100 m. Malta won the other relay, the men's 4x100 m, which Cyprus had won in
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Iceland won three individual taekwondo events, and Cyprus won another three. These successes led the Icelanders to win the women's team medal and the Cypriots the men's. Also held in Escaldes-Engordany were the Judo events. Monaco had their best showing in Judo, winning three golds, a silver, and
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In racquet sports, the Maltese fared well in men's table tennis. They took gold and silver in men's singles, and then the duo paired to win the doubles and lead Malta to the team medal. The Sammarinese and Luxembourgers split dominance for the women's events, each winning a gold, with San Marino
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Cyprus had a very successful Games and led the medal count again after leading it in Malta. Their success stretched across all disciplines, but they were especially successful in Athletics. Iceland finished second in the medal table; almost half of the Icelandic medals came in swimming events.
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Cyprus won the gold medal in men's basketball with a win over Andorra, coming back from a significant deficit and winning the game on the strength of a seventeen-point fourth quarter advantage. Unlike many tournaments, though, the short duration of the Games of the Small States means that the
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finished first in the road course. Luxembourg also had success in cycling events. Luxembourgers won gold and silver in the cycling time trial, silver and bronze in the road race, and silver in the mountain race; all five Luxembourger cycling medals were won by different riders.
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was one of the largest ever and were attended by all eligible countries. Eligible nations are European states with less than 1 million citizens. 793 total athletes from the eight eligible nations competed, the highest since 803 attended the 1993 Games in
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The mascot of the games was Bagaleu, a white owl with multicolored glasses. Bagaleu was designed by an Andorran student. The student also composed a myth of Bagaleu's origins; in this story, he hails from the town of
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performed the theme at the games’ opening ceremonies. The intention is for “The Flame in the Hands” to become the general theme of the Games of the Small States of Europe, not just the 2005 Games.
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repeated in the men's 5000 m, and Andorran middle-distance runner Victor MartĂ­nez won the 1500 m. MartĂ­nez won the 1500 m at the 1997, 1999, and 2001 Games.
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took the silver in men's basketball, and Luxembourg the bronze. Iceland also took the silver in women's basketball, while Luxembourg took the gold and Malta the bronze.
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Competitions in the 2005 Games were held in ten disciplines; a total of 120 events were held in these ten disciplines. There was one change in disciplines since the
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from May 30 to June 4, 2005. Andorra la Vella previously hosted the games in 1991. Administration of the games was done jointly by the Andorran government and the
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Andorra had a large boost in successes from being the host nation and having more athletes participate; they had 11 more medals than in Malta in 2003.
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taking the team title. Luxembourg made up for that, winning both women's tennis events and the men's doubles. Monaco took the men's singles gold.
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duplicated Abenzoar's feat on the women's side, winning the women's 100 m and 200 m. Artymata also duplicated the feat of countrywoman
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four bronzes. Iceland had similar success in Judo as in Taekwondo, and won four golds, continuing their success at the Prat Gran Pavilion.
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Fittingly, most of the events of the 2005 Games took place in Andorra la Vella itself. Swimming and volleyball were both held at the
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Road cycling events took place on the streets of Andorra la Vella. Mountain cycling events took place in the skiing resort town of
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Hocine Haciane: “The years of physical training in Paris have affected my results.” News-Andorra 2005, June 3, 2005.
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The 2005 Games theme song was called “The Flame in the Hands.” Lyrics and music were both written by composer
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Liechtenstein may have won the fewest medals at the 2005 Games, but had great success in the cycling events.
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Many of the venues used in the 2005 Games were also used in 1991, the last time Andorra hosted the event.
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of Luxembourg won the men's 100 m and 200 m, taking advantage of the retirement of
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Several athletes defended their titles from the previous games. Among the most notable was
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Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.
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pulled off a double of her own, winning the 800 m and 1500 m.
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Another athlete with great success in the pool was Icelandic swimmer
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both attended the opening ceremonies of the Games at Sonwell Field.
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was removed from competition. It was replaced in Andorra by
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had 150 participants. The host nation Andorra brought 132.
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Among the star athletes of the games was Andorran swimmer
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retained her title as well. Andorran distance runner
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Andorra
Andorra
Joan Enric Vives SicĂ­lia
Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella
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2007
Andorra la Vella
Andorra
Andorran Olympic Committee
Joan Enric Vives SicĂ­lia
Co-Princes
Games of the Small States of Europe
Valletta
Cyprus
Iceland
Luxembourg
San Marino
Monaco
Malta
Liechtenstein
2003 Games
Squash
Taekwondo
Athletics
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Basketball
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Cycling

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