2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
Host cityMaribor
Country 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 byNataša Pirc Musar
Torch lighterTim Marovt
Main venueLjudski vrt (opening ceremony)
Websiteeyof-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]

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]

OC Opening ceremony 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony ● Event competitions
July 23
Sun 		24
Mon 		25
Tue 		26
Wed 		27
Thu 		28
Fri 		29
Sat 		Events
Ceremonies OC CC
3x3 basketball ● ● ● 2 2
Artistic gymnastics 2 2 1 5 5 15
Athletics 2 7 6 8 8 9 40
Handball ● ● ● ● 2 2
Judo 4 4 4 4 1 17
Mountain biking 2 2
Road cycling 2 2 4
Skateboarding ● 2 2
Swimming 2 8 6 5 11 32
Tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● 4 4
Volleyball ● ● ● ● 2 2
Total events 4 23 20 22 30 23 122
Cumulative total 4 27 47 69 99 122
July 23
Sun 		24
Mon 		25
Tue 		26
Wed 		27
Thu 		28
Fri 		29
Sat 		Events

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Slovenia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy16181246
2 Germany1111931
3 France96924
4 Romania96520
5 Czech Republic94720
6 Hungary851023
7 Great Britain710724
8 Turkey66214
9 Poland63615
10 Spain46717
11 Switzerland4217
12 Norway34310
13 Azerbaijan33410
14 Georgia3238
15 Croatia3205
16 Greece26513
17 Slovenia*2259
18 Austria2237
19 Serbia2158
20 Netherlands2068
21 Slovakia2035
22 Armenia2024
23 Ukraine15612
24 Estonia1348
25 Finland1337
26 Sweden1225
27 Belgium1124
28 Bulgaria1113
29 Portugal1045
30 Denmark1001
31 Israel0505
32 Lithuania0224
33 Ireland0112
34 Moldova0011
 Montenegro0011
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. ^ a b "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.