2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

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2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.png
Host city Maribor
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
MottoOne City, One Heart
(Slovene: Eno mesto, eno srce)
Nations48
Athletes2,419 [1] [2]
Sport10 sports [3]
Opening23 July 2023 (2023-07-23)
Closing29 July 2023 (2023-07-29)
Opened by Nataša Pirc Musar
Torch lighterTim Marovt
Main venue Ljudski vrt (opening ceremony)
Website eyof-maribor.com
Summer
Winter

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. [4] In June 2021, Maribor was announced as the new host city after Koper withdrew its candidacy. [5]

Contents

Sports

The following competitions took place: [6]

2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Sports program

Schedule

The competition schedule for the 2023 European Youth Olympic Summer Festival was as follows: [6]

OCOpening ceremony1Event finalsCCClosing ceremony●Event competitions
July23
Sun		24
Mon		25
Tue		26
Wed		27
Thu		28
Fri		29
Sat		Events
CeremoniesOCCC
Basketball pictogram.svg 3x3 basketball ● ● ● 22
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Artistic gymnastics 2215515
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 27688940
Handball pictogram.svg Handball ● ● ● ● 22
Judo pictogram.svg Judo 4444117
Cycling (mountain biking) pictogram.svg Mountain biking 22
Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Road cycling 224
Skateboarding pictogram.svg Skateboarding ● 22
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 28651132
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● 44
Volleyball pictogram.svg Volleyball ● ● ● ● 22
Total events 4 23 20 22 30 23 122
Cumulative total 4 27 47 69 99 122
July23
Sun		24
Mon		25
Tue		26
Wed		27
Thu		28
Fri		29
Sat		Events

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Slovenia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16181246
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1111931
3Flag of France.svg  France 96924
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 96520
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 94720
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 851023
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 710724
8Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 66214
9Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 63615
10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 46717
11Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4217
12Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 34310
13Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 33410
14Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 3238
15Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3205
16Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 26513
17Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia*2259
18Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2237
19Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2158
20Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2068
21Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2035
22Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2024
23Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 15612
24Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1348
25Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1337
26Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1225
27Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1124
28Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1113
29Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1045
30Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1001
31Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0505
32Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 0224
33Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0112
34Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0011
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 0011
Totals (35 entries)123122141386
Source: [7]

Participating nations

48 countries and one independent athlete participated in the event. [8] [9] As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Olympic Committees has taken a decision to not invite athletes from Russia and Belarus to the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.

References

  1. ↑ Selan, Igor (29 July 2023). "(FOTO) Ogenj miru je ugasnil, festival OFEM 2023 je končan". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Glogovčan Belančić, Tanja (25 July 2023). "A torch with eleven flames lights up in Maribor". slovenia.si. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "European Youth Olympics Festival » Maribor 2023". EYOF. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ↑ T. O. (20 January 2020). "Maribor kandidira za Olimpijski festival evropske mladine" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija . Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ofem 2023 v Mariboru zakoličen še s podpisom Evropskega olimpijskega komiteja". sta.si (in Slovenian). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Schedule and results". EYOF 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "European Youth Olympic Festival Medal Count". results.european-games.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "European Youth Olympic Festival Countries". results.european-games.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "European Youth Olympic Festival NOC Overview – ERT". results.european-games.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "U Mariboru svečano otvoren XVII. ljetni EYOF, hrvatsku zastavu nosili judašica Jana Cvjetko i atletičar Janko Kišak". hoo.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Olympic Committee. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Eestit esindab suvisel olümpiafestivalil 51 noorsportlast". Delfi.ee (in Estonian). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  12. ↑ ""Prijateljstvo, sodelovanje, spoštovanje"" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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