The European Para Youth Games (EPYG) is a biennial multi-sport event for young para-athletes aged between 13 and 23 from the member countries of the European Paralympic Committee (EPC).[1][2][3][4]
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| First event | 2011 European Para Youth Games Brno, Czech Republic |
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| Occur every | Usually 2 years |
| Last event | 2022 European Para Youth Games Lahti, Finland |
| Purpose | Multi-sport event for young athletes with physical disabilities from nations on the European continent |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
| Website | https://www.europaralympic.org/games-events |
Editions
edit| Number | Year | Host | Sports | Athletes | Countries | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 |  Brno, Czech Republic
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5 | 260 | 13 | Czech Republic
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| 2 | 2012 | Brno, Czech Republic
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11 | 347 | 14 | Czech Republic
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| 3 | 2015 |  Varaždin, Croatia
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4 | 223 | 22 |  Spain[5]
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| 4 | 2017 |  Liguria, Italy
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8 | 600 | 26 |  Germany[6]
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| 5 | 2019 |  Lahti, Finland
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8 | 600+ | 27 | Italy[7]
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| 6 | 2022 | Lahti, Finland
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8 | 415 | 28 | Spain[8]
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| 7 | 2025 |  Istanbul, Turkey[9]
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2019
editItaly topped the medal table with 14 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze medals closely followed by France with 12 and Germany with 11.[10][11][12]
2022
editThe 6th edition took place in Lathi, Finland between 27 June and 4 July 2022.
2025
editIn August 2023, seven countries were interested in hosting the 7th edition in 2025.[13] In February 2024, Portugal and Turkey submitted bids for the games.[14] Istanbul was awarded hosting rights in July 2024.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "European Para Youth Games line-up revealed". Paralympic.org.
- ^ "2015 European Para Youth Games in Croatia (EPYG 2015)". Oepc.at. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Three IBSA sports on 2019 European Youth Games programme - News - IBSA". Ibsasport.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20.
- ^ "European Para Youth Games - Calendar - IBSA". Ibsasport.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-19.
- ^ "2015 EUROPEAN PARA YOUTH GAMES, VARAŽDIN, 16-19.07.2015, MEDAL RANKING" (PDF). Europaralympic.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "2017 European Para Youth Games Final Report" (PDF). Europaralympic.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "EPYG 2019 DECLARED THE "BEST GAMES EVER" BY EPC PRESIDENT RATKO KOVACIC". Europaralympic.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Medal Count – European Para Youth Games". Epyg2022.fi. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Istanbul, Türkiye, to host 2025 European Para Youth Games". 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ https://epyg2022.fi/epyg2019/
- ^ "European Para Youth Games line-up revealed".
- ^ "European Para Youth Games continues to grow | EUSA".
- ^ "Seven nations interested in staging 2025 European Para Youth Games, says Blondel". 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Portugal and Türkiye in the running to host European Para Youth Games". 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Istanbul, Türkiye, to host 2025 European Para Youth Games". 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.