2025 European Para Youth Games

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2025 European Para Youth Games
2025 European Para Youth Games logo.png
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Host city Istanbul, Turkey
Nations33
Athletes640
Events9 sports
Opening24 July 2025
Closing27 July 2025
Main venue Cebeci Sports Complex
  Lahti 2022

The 2025 European Para Youth Games were the 7th edition of the European Para Youth Games (EPYG), a multi-sport event for young para-athletes aged between 13 and 23 from the member countries of the European Paralympic Committee (EPC). They were held between 24 July and 27 July 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. [1] [2]

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Bidding

In August 2023, seven countries were interested in hosting the 2025 European Para Youth Games. [3] In February 2024, Portugal and Turkey submitted bids for the games. [4] Istanbul was awarded hosting rights in July 2024. [5]

Mascot

In April 2025, the Turkish National Paralympic Committee chose the pet cat as mascot of the 2025 EPYG, and launched a poll to determine the name of its mascot and put four different names to the vote. Among the options, the common name "Pati" represents a paw that always extends towards love, and the name "Gli" (Glee) is inspired by the well-known house cat of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In addition to the name "Tekir", a common cat name in Turkey, the name "Tripod", inspired by the three-legged cat of Ankara, was put to the vote. [6] Finally, "Gli" was chosen as the name of the mascot cat. [7]

Schedule

The competition schedule for the 2025 European Para Youth Games was as follows:

OCOpening ceremonyCLClassificationEvent competitCCClosing ceremony
July21
Mon
22
Tue
23
Wed
24
Thu
25
Fri
26
Sat
27
Sun
CeremoniesOCCC
*Para archery pictogram.svg  Para archery ( details ) CLCL


*Athletics pictogram.svg  Para-athletics ( details ) CLCLCL
*Boccia - Paralympic pictogram.svg  Boccia ( details ) CLCL
*Goalball - Paralympic pictogram.svg  Goalball ( details ) CLCLCL
*Judo pictogram.svg  Judo ( details ) CLCLCL
*Swimming pictogram.svg  Para swimming ( details ) CLCLCL
*Table tennis pictogram.svg  Table tennis ( details ) CLCL
*Para taekwondo pictogram.svg  Para taekwondo ( details ) CL
*Wheelchair basketball - Paralympic pictogram.svg  Wheelchair basketball ( details ) CLCL

Sports

The following competitions took place: [8] [9]

2025 European Para Youth Games sports programme

Participating nations

33 National Paralympic Committees were expected to participate. Six countries, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, North Macedonia and Ukraine made their EPYG debuts at these games. [10]

Venues

The main stadiom of the 2025 European Para Youth Games is the Cebeci Sports Complex in Sultangazi, Istanbul.

Medals table

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)22332277
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)21161148
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)20161955
4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1410832
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1311731
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)131721
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)12101638
8Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)115420
9Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)66820
10Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal  (POR)64212
11Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)5308
12Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)41510
13Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)3317
14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)3238
15Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRE)3216
16Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)2169
17Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)2114
18Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia  (GEO)2103
19Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)2002
20Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)1315
21Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1124
22Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1089
23Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1001
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1001
25Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)0426
26Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SVN)0235
27Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0213
28Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)0112
29Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova  (MDA)0101
30Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0011
31Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0000
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands  (FAR)0000
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro  (MNE)0000
Totals (33 entries)169140140449
Source: [11]

See also

References

  1. https://istanbul2025.org.tr/official-schedule-set-for-istanbul-2025-european-para-youth-games/
  2. "Istanbul, Türkiye, to host 2025 European Para Youth Games". 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. "Seven nations interested in staging 2025 European Para Youth Games, says Blondel". 19 August 2023.
  4. "Portugal and Türkiye in the running to host European Para Youth Games". 23 February 2024.
  5. "Istanbul, Türkiye, to host 2025 European Para Youth Games". 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. "2025 Avrupa Para Gençlik Oyunları İçin Maskot İsmi Belirleniyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 22 April 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  7. Kocaömer, A. Yavuz (21 July 2025). "Maskot Gli sokağa indi oyunların işaret fişeğini ateşledi". Posta (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  8. https://epyg.tmpk.org.tr/#sports
  9. https://www.europaralympic.org/post/final-sports-for-istanbul-2025-european-para-youth-games-revealed
  10. https://www.europaralympic.org/post/european-para-youth-games-open-in-spectacular-style
  11. https://istanbul2025.org.tr/medal-standings/