The Olympic Committee of Kosovo is the National Olympic Committee representing Kosovo. Officially established in 1992, the OCK became a full member of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Movement on 9 December 2014. It is responsible for Kosovo's participation at the Olympic 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.
Clarisse Bogdanna Agbegnenou is a French judoka. Competing in the −63 kg weight division she won the European title in 2013, the world title in 2014, an Olympic silver medal in 2016, and an Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in July 2021.
Russian Federation participated at the I European Games, which took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 28 June 2015. Russia sent athletes for every sport except athletics, as the level of Russian athletes was too high, according to Russia's Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko. Russia still had the largest team at the Games, with the athletics programme consisting of only one event. Russia finished in the first place on the medal rankings, winning 79 gold medals.
The 2nd European Games 2019, informally known as Minsk 2019, were held in Minsk, Belarus, from 21 June to 30 June 2019. The games featured 200 events in 15 sports. Around 4,000 athletes from 50 countries participated. Ten of the sports offered qualification opportunities for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The opening ceremony at the Dinamo Stadium was held on 21 June, and the closing ceremony at the same venue was held on 30 June.
Sagi Aharon Muki is an Israeli half-middleweight judoka. Muki is the 2019 World Champion. He also won the 2015 and 2018 European championships.
Marina Nekrasova is a Russian-born artistic gymnast who has represented Azerbaijan since 2013. She is the 2019 Summer Universiade vault champion. At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, she won gold in the team event and silver medals on the vault and balance beam. She is also a three-time World Challenge Cup vault champion. She competed at the 2020 Olympic Games, making her the first woman artistic gymnast to represent Azerbaijan at the Olympic Games.
Arina Alexandrovna Tsitsilina is a Russian-born group rhythmic gymnast representing Belarus. She is a five-time World bronze medalist and the 2016 European champion in 5 ribbons. She also is the 2016 European group all-around silver medalist and the 2021 European team silver medalist. She represented Belarus at the 2016 and the 2020 Summer Olympics finishing fifth in the group all-around both times. She is the 2015 European Games 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops champion and the 2019 European Games group all-around and 3 hoops + 4 clubs champion.
Great Britain competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. It won 6 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 8 bronze medals, totalling 23 medals and placing 9th on the medals table. When it had previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, it won 47 medals, including 18 golds.
Russia competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. Russia had previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it won 164 medals, including 79 golds. A total of 218 sportsmen competed in 15 sports.
Croatia competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. Croatia has previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it won 11 medals, including one golds.
Finland competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. Finland has previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it won 1 medal.
France competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. France has previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it won 43 medals, including twelve golds.
Germany competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. Germany has previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it won 66 medals, including sixteen golds.
Hungary competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. Hungary has previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it won 20 medals, including eight golds.
Italy competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. Italy has previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it won 47 medals, including ten golds.
Portugal competed at the 2019 European Games, in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June 2019. Portugal has previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it won 10 medals, including three golds.
Dilara Bozan is a Turkish karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's individual kata event at the Islamic Solidarity Games. She is also a nine-time medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.
Karyna Dzmitryeuna Yarmolenka is a Belarusian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2021 World team and group all-around bronze medalist. She won a team silver medal at the 2021 European Championships. She is the 2019 European Games group all-around and 3 hoops + 4 clubs champion. She represented Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she finished fifth in the group all-around. At the junior level, she is the 2015 European 5 balls champion and group all-around silver medalist.
Belgium competed at the 2023 European Games, in Kraków, Poland from 21 June to 2 July 2023. Belgium has previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan and at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus The Belgian Olympic Committee sent a total of 138 athletes to the Games to compete in 21 sports.
