2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

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2015 European Youth
Olympic Festival
2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.png
Host city Tbilisi
CountryFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Nations50
Athletes3,304
Sport9
Events112
Opening26 July 2015 (2015-07-26)
Closing1 August 2015 (2015-08-01)
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.

Contents

Sports

2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Sports Programme

Venues

VenueLocationSports
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

Schedule

The competition schedule for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Summer Festival is as follows:

OCOpening ceremony1Event finalsCCClosing ceremonyEvent competitions
July–August26
Sun
27
Mon
28
Tue
29
Wed
30
Thu
31
Fri
01
Sat
Events
CeremoniesOCCC
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 24571136
Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball 22
Cycling pictogram.svg Cycling 224
Gymnastics pictogram.svg Gymnastics 3325518
Handball pictogram.svg Handball 22
Judo pictogram.svg Judo 4333316
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 57731032
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis 44
Volleyball pictogram.svg Volleyball 22
Total events 7 19 18 26 27 29 116
Cumulative total 7 26 44 70 97 116
July–August23
Sun
24
Mon
25
Tue
26
Wed
27
Thu
28
Fri
29
Sat
Events

Participant nations

Kosovo made its European Youth Summer Olympic Festival debut at these games.

Participating National Olympic Committees

Mascot

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]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Georgia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1791137
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1221024
3Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)95822
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)931123
5Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)56516
6Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova  (MDA)5207
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)48820
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)48618
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)43815
10Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia  (GEO)*40610
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)38617
12Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)37111
13Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)36514
14Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)35210
15Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)3047
16Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)26210
17Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)2439
18Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland  (SUI)2327
19Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)2316
20Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)2305
21Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)2237
22Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)2125
23Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)2046
24Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)2013
25Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1359
26Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)1236
27Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1203
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1203
29Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)1034
30Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)1001
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)1001
32Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)0505
33Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0303
34Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)0224
35Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus  (CYP)0112
36Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro  (MNE)0101
37Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)0022
Totals (37 entries)113115125353

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References

  1. "Mascot P.E.A.K.Y" . Retrieved 4 September 2015.