BIH team will perform in aquathlon, swimming with fins outdoors and swimming with fins in the pool.

The second Mediterranean Beach Games will be held in the Greek city of Patras from 25 to 31 August 2019. In accordance with the program of the Games, athletes will have the opportunity to compete in sports: aquathlon, beach handball, beach soccer, beach tennis, beach volleyball, beach wrestling, sea kayaking, rowing on the beach, swimming with fins on outdoors and in the pool, swimming in open waters, water skiing.

          The BIH team will perform in aquathlon, swimming with fins outdoors and swimming with fins in the pool.

BIH team

Swimming with fins

Marko Đurić            athlete      2000m outdoors and  200m in the swimming pool

Marko Đurić            coach

Aquathlon

Nermin Palić             athlete       aquathlon

Mladen Stevanović   athlete       aquathlon

Igor Mandušić           coach

Samra Jurišić is traveling in front of the BiH Olympic Committee as the Head of Mission.

 Patras - the capital of the region of Western Greece

Patras is the capital of western Greece and the third largest city in Greece. The city with its port represents the entrance to the rest of Europe from Greece and the center of Europe’s transport network, as it connects European transport networks with Greece’s main road network.

Patras is the administrative center of the region of western Greece and the economic, cultural, educational, commercial and population center of this region.

Patras in one of the historically most important places of Greece is located in the center of a virtual triangle that forms the 3 most important archaeological sites in the country: ancient Olympia, Delphi and Epidaurus.

The multitude of archeological sites and historical monuments, most of which date from the Mycenaean period, are evidence of the extraordinary role of Patras in the development of ancient Greek civilization.

The city is located 218 km west of Athens and has 213,984 inhabitants according to the 2011 census.

Mascot

Patras is the mascot of the II Mediterranean Beach Games Patras 2019. Its creator is Canella Stasinopoulou, a graduate of the School of Fine Arts and an art teacher at the Arasakeia School of Patras.

The mascot of the II Mediterranean Beach Games Patras 2019 is a seagull ("Patreas"), and was chosen due to the fact that it is the largest coastal bird that a visitor will encounter when visiting the coastal belt of Patras where the Games will be held.

Opening and closing ceremony

The opening ceremony will be held at the "Artemis" place. It will be a stunning event that will highlight the unity, solidarity and friendship between the countries of the Mediterranean. Sand and water will be the key elements of the ceremony.

The closing ceremony will also be held at the same venue as the opening and will mark the end of the Games. At the closing, the ICMG flag will be handed over to the host country of the next Mediterranean Sand Games, which is Algeria. The closing will take place on August 31, which will also be a farewell party for all participants, delegates, staff and volunteers. Both ceremonies are designed to enhance this level of the Games in order for all participants to have fun.