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| Host city | Tbilisi |
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| Country |  Georgia |
| Nations | 50 |
| Athletes | 3,304 |
| Sport | 9 |
| Events | 112 |
| Opening | 26 July 2015 |
| Closing | 1 August 2015 |
| Opened by | Irakli Garibashvili |
| Athlete's Oath | Mzia Meboshvili |
| Coach's Oath | Erekle Arsenishvili |
| Torch lighter | Zurab Zviadauri |
| Main venue | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, between 26 July and 1 August 2015.
| 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Sports Programme |
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| Venue | Location | Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | Tbilisi | Ceremonies |
| David Petriashvili Stadium | Tbilisi | Athletics |
| Tbilisi Sports Palace | Tbilisi | Basketball (Boys) |
| Vere Park | Tbilisi | Basketball (Girls) |
| King David Aghmashenebeli alley / Tbilisi sea circle | Tbilisi | Cycling |
| New Gymnastics Complex | Tbilisi | Gymnastics |
| New Handball Arena | Tbilisi | Handball |
| Judo Academy | Tbilisi | Judo |
| New Aquatic Centre | Tbilisi | Swimming |
| Mziuri Tennis Courts | Tbilisi | Tennis |
| New Volleyball Arena | Tbilisi | Volleyball |
The competition schedule for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Summer Festival is as follows:
| OC | Opening ceremony | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony | ● | Event competitions |
| July–August | 26 Sun | 27 Mon | 28 Tue | 29 Wed | 30 Thu | 31 Fri | 01 Sat | Events |
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| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||
 Athletics | ● | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 36 | |
 Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
 Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
 Gymnastics | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | ||
 Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
 Judo | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
 Swimming | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 | ||
 Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 4 | |
 Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total events | 7 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 116 | |
| Cumulative total | 7 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 97 | 116 | ||
| July–August | 23 Sun | 24 Mon | 25 Tue | 26 Wed | 27 Thu | 28 Fri | 29 Sat | Events |
Kosovo made its European Youth Summer Olympic Festival debut at these games.
| Participating National Olympic Committees |
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The mascot for this edition of European Youth Olympic Festival is named P.E.A.K.Y, which is based on a pheasant. Pheasant was chosen as the mascot due to the connection with a Georgian legend about the founding of Tbilisi. The name P.E.A.K.Y is a combination from the words "peak" and "youth". [1]
* Host nation (Georgia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 17 | 9 | 11 | 37 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 12 | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 9 | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 |  Moldova (MDA) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 |  Spain (ESP) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 9 |  Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | Georgia (GEO)* | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 12 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 |  Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 14 |  Romania (ROU) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 |  Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 |  Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 17 |  Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 18 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 |  Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 26 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 29 |  Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 |  Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 |  Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 113 | 115 | 125 | 353 | |
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