2025 European Para Youth Games
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| Host city | Istanbul, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Nations | 33 |
| Athletes | 640 |
| Events | 9 sports |
| Opening | 24 July 2025 |
| Closing | 27 July 2025 |
| Main venue | Cebeci Sports Complex |
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]
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.[2]
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.[5] Finally, "Gli" was chosen as the name of the mascot cat.[6]
Schedule
The competition schedule for the 2025 European Para Youth Games was as follows:
| OC | Opening ceremony | CL | Classification | ● | Event competit | CC | Closing ceremony |
| July | 21 Mon |
22 Tue |
23 Wed |
24 Thu |
25 Fri |
26 Sat |
27 Sun |
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| Ceremonies | OC | CC | |||||
| * Para archery () | CL | CL | ● | ● | ● |
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| * Para-athletics () | CL | CL | CL | ● | ● | ||
| * Boccia () | CL | CL | ● | ● | ● | ||
| * Goalball () | CL | CL | CL | ● | ● | ||
| * Judo () | CL | CL | CL | ● | ● | ||
| * Para swimming () | CL | CL | CL | ● | ● | ● | |
| * Table tennis () | CL | CL | ● | ● | ● | ||
| * Para taekwondo () | CL | ● | ● | ● | |||
| * Wheelchair basketball () | CL | CL | ● | ● | ● |
Sports
The following competitions took place:[7][8]
| 2025 European Para Youth Games sports programme |
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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.[9]
Venues
The main stadiom of the 2025 European Para Youth Games is the Cebeci Sports Complex in Sultangazi, Istanbul.
Medals table
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey (TUR) | 22 | 33 | 22 | 77 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 21 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 3 | Spain (ESP) | 20 | 16 | 19 | 55 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 14 | 10 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 13 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 13 | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 |
| 8 | Croatia (CRO) | 11 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Greece (GRE) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | Portugal (POR) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Ukraine (UKR) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | Slovakia (SVK) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | Ireland (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Georgia (GEO) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 23 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 26 | Slovenia (SVN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faroe Islands (FAR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (33 entries) | 169 | 140 | 140 | 449 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Official schedule set for Istanbul 2025 European Para Youth Games".
- ^ a b "Istanbul, Türkiye, to host 2025 European Para Youth Games". 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Seven nations interested in staging 2025 European Para Youth Games, says Blondel". 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Portugal and Türkiye in the running to host European Para Youth Games". 23 February 2024.
- ^ "2025 Avrupa Para Gençlik Oyunları İçin Maskot İsmi Belirleniyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 22 April 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Kocaömer, A. Yavuz (21 July 2025). "Maskot Gli sokağa indi oyunların işaret fişeğini ateşledi". Posta (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "EPYG".
- ^ Committee, European Paralympic (November 28, 2024). "Final sports for Istanbul 2025 European Para Youth Games revealed". Europaralympic.
- ^ Gordon, Ian (July 24, 2025). "European Para Youth Games open in spectacular style". Europaralympic.
- ^ "SPORT EVENTS". Europaralympic.
- ^ "Medal Standings". istanbul2025.org.tr.
- ^ "MEDAL STANDINGS".
External links
- 2025 European Para Youth Games
- European Para Youth Games Competition Schedule
- European Youth Para Games 2025 - Results
- Finals in Istanbul close successful first archery event at a Para Youth Games | World Archery
- 2025 European para youth games technical manual
- Istanbul 2025 European Para Youth Games | World Archery