Sport in Azerbaijan has ancient roots, and even now, both traditional and modern sports are still practiced. Freestyle wrestling has been traditionally regarded as Azerbaijan's national sport, however today, the most popular sports in Azerbaijan are football and chess. Other popular sports are gymnastics, judo, futsal, weightlifting, and boxing. Azerbaijan's mountainous terrain provides great opportunities for the practice of sports like skiing and rock climbing. Water sports are practiced on the Caspian Sea and in inland waters. Competitively, Azerbaijan has been very successful at chess, weightlifting, and wrestling at the international level. Azerbaijan is also an active member of the international sports community, with full membership in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), European Athletics Association (EAA), International Olympic Committee (IOC), among many others. It has also hosted the first European Games and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.
The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition contested by athletes from European nations and several transcontinental countries. The Games were envisioned and are governed by the European Olympic Committees (EOC), which announced their launch at its 41st General Assembly in Rome, on 8 December 2012.
The 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Erzurum, Turkey from 12 to 17 February 2017.
The 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Sarajevo & Istočno Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 10 to 15 February 2019.
Sergei "Seryoga" Sergeevich Naidin is a Russian artistic gymnast. He is the 2016 European Junior Pommel horse champion. On the national level, he is a two-time the 2016, 2018 Russian Junior National All-around champion.
The 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Vuokatti, Finland, between 20 and 25 March 2022. The festival was postponed from original dates in February to December 2021. Later it was announced that the games will be moved to 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vuokatti previously hosted 2001 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.
Wrestling at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held at the Heydar Aliyev Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan from 21 to 23 July 2019.
Cycling competitions of the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held around the roads of Baku and Velopark from 23 to 25 July 2019.
The Judo at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival contests were held at the Heydar Aliyev Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan, from 24 to 27 July 2019.
Tennis at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held at Baku Tennis Academy, Baku, Azerbaijan from 21 to 27 July 2019.
The 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, between 24 and 30 July 2022.
Franko Grgić is a Croatian competitive swimmer in freestyle.
The 2023 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, between 21 and 28 January 2023. This was Italy's second time as host of the winter festival after Aosta 1993. As the 2003 Winter Universiade, in addition of Italy, several events were held in Austria and Slovenia.
The 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival or simply EYOF 2023, also known as Maribor 2023, was the 17th edition of the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, held from 23 to 29 July 2023 in Maribor, Slovenia. The festival was originally supposed to take place in Koper, Slovenia. In June 2021, Maribor was announced as the new host city after Koper withdrew its candidacy.
Figure skating at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held from 20 to 25 March 2022 at the Vuokatti Arena in Vuokatti, Finland. Medals were awarded in boys' and girls' singles. To be eligible, skaters must have been born between 1 July 2004 and 30 June 2006.
Athletics at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held at the SNP Stadium in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, from 25 to 30 July 2022.
Tennis at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held at the Sports Park Tennis in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia from 25 to 30 July 2022.
The EOC Refugee Team has participated at the European Youth Olympic Festival summer editions in 2019, 2022 and 2023. The team competes under the flag of the European Olympic Committees and uses the code “ERT”.
The Judo event at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held at the Lukna Hall arena in Maribor, Slovenia, from 25 to 29 July 2023. An NOC could have been represented by up to 12 athletes, given that no more than 1 of them participates in any weight class. The final day of competition featured a mixed team event, won by team Turkey.
3x3 basketball at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Maribor, Slovenia, from 25 to 28 July 2023.
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