Algeria at the 2018 Mediterranean Games


Algeria competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain over 10 days from 22 June to 1 July 2018. In this session, Algeria participated with 233 athletes in 24 sports, the second largest participation after the Algeria Games in 1975. After a little late over an hour flight, the special plane that transported the Algerian delegation landed on the tarmac of the regional Airport of Reus, Catalonia. The first wave of the Algerian delegation, 144 people including 67 athletes, 7 referees, 8 COA members, 10 medical staff and journalists. The first medal in the games was in karate by Oualid Bouabaoub in bronze weight −75 kg kumite, is the only one on the first day, The first gold medal was awarded to Hocine Daïkhi in Karate, also weighing +84 kg kumite, then in the evening the swimmer Oussama Sahnoune achieved the second Golden Medal of the 100 m freestyle, the first of its kind in swimming since Almería 2005. On the third day, Sahnoune managed to add a second medal in his 50 m freestyle of silver, the first for Algeria of this type in this games. In Wrestling Greco-Roman, Algeria achieved two silver medals for Bachir Sid Azara in −87 kg and Adem Boudjemline in −97 kg after losing in the final against both Metehan Başar and Mélonin Noumonvi respectively.

Medal summary

Medal table

MedalNameSportEventDate
KarateMen's +84 kg kumite
SwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle
SwimmingMen's 50 m freestyle
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman −87 kg
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman −97 kg
AthleticsLong jump
KarateMen's −75 kg kumite
WeightliftingMen's 94 kg
JudoMen's 100 kg
JudoWomen's +78 kg
BoxingLightweight
BoxingLight heavyweight

Athletics4 × 400 m relay

Archery

;Men
;Women

Athletics

Six Algerian athletes have achieved the minima of participation in the next Mediterranean Games.
;Men
;Track & road events
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events

Badminton

The Algerian badminton will be represented by 8 athletes in Tarragona including four girls, but in the absence of the best Algerian player, Hala Bouksani, who passes her baccalaureate.
;Men
;Women

Bowls

;Lyonnaise
;Pétanque
;Raffa

Boxing

;Men

Equestrian

It is composed of five riders who have distinguished themselves in competitions at the national level, under the leadership of the French coach Guillaume Blin Lebreton, they are Brahim Ait Lounis, Mahi Amine, Boughrab Ali, Abdelkrim Benbernou and the young rider Manon Hebette who lives in France and remains on good performances this season.

Fencing

;Men

Football

Team

Group A

The draw took place on May 10 and Algeria signed in the group A with hosts Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Handball

Men's tournament

;Preliminary round
;Group B
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;Quarterfinal
;5–8th place semifinals
;Seventh place game

Karate

;Men
;Women

Rowing

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; R=Repechage

Sailing

The athletes selected for the 2018 MG are Hamza Bouras and Meriem Rezouani, Wassim Ziatni and Nouha Akil under the guidance of coaches Fayçal Merzougui and Abdenasser Goudjil.
;Men
;Women
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

;Men
;Women

Swimming

For this Mediterranean event, the Algerian Swimming Federation has selected 10 swimmers including five girls. They are supervised by three coaches: Ali Maânsri, Abdelkahar Kouhil and the French Olivier Barnier.
;Men
;Women

Tennis

Six tennis players will represent Algeria at the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona.
;Men
;Women

Triathlon

AthleteEventSwim Trans 1Bike Trans 2Run Total TimeRank
Mohamed BelhimerMen's10:5000:3727:2400:2518:3001:07:0817
Oussama Hellal BerrouaneMen's10:5000:3426:0000:2618:0001:04:5215

Volleyball

Indoor

;Men's tournament
;Women's tournament

Weightlifting

;Men
;Women

Wrestling

Algeria will participate in only eight male wrestlers.
;Men's Freestyle
;Women's Freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman