The 19th edition of the Games of Small States of Europe was inaugurated with a grand ceremony in La Valletta. The flag of Montenegro, during the parade of about a thousand athletes from nine countries, was carried by basketball player Milica Jovanović and table tennis player Filip Radović. Montenegro is represented by 58 athletes in nine sports: men's and women's basketball, women's rugby, athletics, sailing, judo, table tennis, shooting, and swimming. The closing ceremony is scheduled for June 3rd.