The Mediterranean Games have just celebrated their twentieth edition in Taranto, Italy. France has only hosted the event once. in 1993, in Languedoc-RoussillonCould she run again? The subject was raised during a meeting between the International Committee of the Mediterranean Games (CIJM) and the president of the CNOSF, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra.
She exchanged messages with the new president of the CIJM, Francesco PurromutoThe first vice-president, Mehrez Boussayene, the second vice-president, Bernard Amsalem, the secretary-general, Iakovos Filippousis, and the treasurer, Yiotis Ioannides, were present. The two parties have reaffirmed their commitment to to continue their close cooperation serving Mediterranean sport and youth, promoting the values of friendship, solidarity and peaceful coexistence that characterize the Mediterranean Movement ».
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Today, the president of #CNOSF, @AOC1978, was alongside the French teams in karate, table tennis and athletics competing in the 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto.
This was an opportunity to assess the potential of the French delegation in this… pic.twitter.com/ISK0FAw03c
« The meeting also provided an opportunity to examine prospects for strengthening French participation in the activities of the CIJM, as well as the possibility for the CNOSF to consider, in the future, a candidacy to the organization of an event for the Mediterranean Games "The Games will take place," the CIJM states on its website. in Pristina (Kosovo) in 2030However, subsequent editions were not awarded. France could therefore theoretically be in a position to host the competition from 2034 onwards. Another possibility: the Mediterranean Beach Games, the fourth edition of which will take place in Portugal in 2027. The CNOSF has not communicated any interest at this stage, but the meeting was held " in a warm and constructive atmosphere ».
