# Mediterranean Games: Athletics, sailing, and handball > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/mediterranean-games-competition-in-taranto > Updated: 2026-09-06T11:58:12.000Z. Sources: 29. Developments: 7. The Mediterranean Games in Taranto continue to see diverse medal outcomes across athletics, sailing, rowing, tennis, and handball. In athletics, recent performances have highlighted success for Slovenia, Croatia, and Montenegro. Slovenian discus thrower Kristjan Čeh won gold with a games record throw of 68.70m, while the Slovenian team also earned a bronze in the men’s 4x100m relay. Croatia maintains a strong presence in athletics: Nina Vuković won gold in the women’s 800m, Marino Bloudek earned bronze in the men’s 800m, Filip Pravdica secured silver in the long jump, and Matija Gregurić took bronze in the hammer throw. Montenegro’s Marija Vuković secured gold in the women’s high jump with a leap of 1.94m. In rowing, Greece’s Evangelia Anastasiadou won gold in the women’s single sculls, finishing ahead of Serbia’s Jovana Arsić, who took silver, and Slovenia’s Nina Kostanjšek, who earned bronze. Recent developments include a historic achievement for the Greece men’s national handball team, which secured its first-ever podium finish at the competition by winning a silver medal. Greece narrowly lost the final to Egypt with a score of 31-29, despite a late push led by Stathis, who scored eight goals. Cyprus has also reached a historic milestone, finishing 11th in the overall standings with 18 medals, including 7 golds. Notable successes for Cyprus include Marios Georgiou in artistic gymnastics, Kalia Antoniou in swimming, Filippa Fotopoulou in long jump, Iosif Kesidis in hammer throw, and Sofia Asvesta in judo. In tennis, Martha Matoula and Eleni Korokozidi secured gold in the women’s doubles. Other Greek successes include silver medals for Christos Fratzeskakis in shot put, Poloniki Emmanouilidou in the 100m, and weightlifter Maria Stratoudaki, who earned two silver medals in the 53kg category. ## Claims - The match was difficult due to a lack of playing time since the previous Saturday. (corroborated by 5 sources) - The Greek women's national volleyball team defeated North Macedonia 3-1. (corroborated by 5 sources) - The match set scores were 22-25, 25-13, 25-7, and 25-17. (corroborated by 5 sources) - Greece secured a place in the semifinals of the Mediterranean Games in Taranto. (corroborated by 5 sources) - Greece will face Turkey on Thursday to determine first place in the group. (corroborated by 5 sources) ## Timeline ### 2026-09-06: Cyprus achieves historic medal record at Mediterranean Games Cyprus achieved a historic record at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games, winning 18 medals, including 7 gold, to finish 11th overall in the standings. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/cyprus-achieves-historic-medal-record-at-mediterranean-games ### 2026-08-31: Cyprus wins gold and silver in athletics at Mediterranean Games Cyprus secured multiple medals at the 20th Mediterranean Games, highlighted by Filippa Fotopoulou’s gold in long jump and silver medals for Elena Kulicenko and Milan Trajkovic. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/cyprus-wins-gold-and-silver-in-athletics-at-mediterranean-games ### 2026-08-31: Greece men's handball team wins historic silver at Mediterranean Games The Greece men's national handball team won a historic silver medal at the Mediterranean Games, narrowly losing 31-29 to Egypt in a closely contested final. 8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/greece-mens-handball-team-wins-historic-silver-at-mediterranean-games ### 2026-08-27: Hellenic Volleyball Federation president praises national teams Hellenic Volleyball Federation President Giorgos Karampetzos praised the success of Greece's national volleyball teams in the European Championship and Mediterranean Games. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/hellenic-volleyball-federation-president-praises-national-teams ### 2026-08-24: Greece sees strong athletic performance at Mediterranean Games Greek national teams are performing strongly at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto, with volleyball teams reaching the semifinals and artistic swimmers securing multiple gold medals. 13 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/greece-womens-volleyball-team-reaches-mediterranean-games-semifinals ### 2026-08-22: Algeria women's handball team wins Mediterranean Games opener Algeria's women's handball team won their Mediterranean Games opener against Kosovo with a 35-20 victory, following a strong second-half performance. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/algeria-womens-handball-team-wins-mediterranean-games-opener ### 2026-08-19: Greece national volleyball teams win opening matches at Mediterranean Games Greece's national men's and women's volleyball teams both secured opening victories against Kosovo at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/greece-womens-volleyball-defeats-kosovo-3-0-at-mediterranean-games --- Cite as: Mediterranean Games: Athletics, sailing, and handball. 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