On 14th May 1987, the 2nd Games of the Small States of Europe opened in the Principality under the Honorary Presidency of H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Albert.

Opening ceremony, Louis II Stadium – 14^th May 1987

After a relay from the heliport to Louis II Stadium carried by various athletes from the Principality, the Olympic flame is handed over to the swimmer Jean-Luc Adorno, who prepares to light the cauldron.  

Three hundred and eighty athletes from Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and San Marino, joined the eighty representatives from the Principality to compete in the various events over a four-day period: athletics (men and women), shooting, volley ball, tennis (men and women) and sailing.

Judo event (super lightweight category, under 60 kg)/ The Principality, through its representative, Gilles Pagès, wins the gold medal beating Cyprus (silver) and Liechtenstein, tying with San Marino (bronze).

Luxembourg was the overall winner with a total 63 medals beating Iceland (50 medals), Cyprus (47 medals) and Monaco with 20 medals.