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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 – 14th 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.
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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.
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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.
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