Host city | Banská Bystrica |
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Country | Slovakia |
Motto | Ready to Shine |
Nations | 48 |
Athletes | 2,253 |
Sport | 10 |
Events | 120 |
Opening | July 24, 2022 |
Closing | July 30, 2022 |
Opened by | Boris Kollár |
Athlete's Oath | Alexandra Fričová |
Judge's Oath | Ľuboš Rupčík (Officials) Peter Jankovič (Coaches) |
Torch lighter | Anastasiya Kuzmina Matej Tóth |
Main venue | SNP Stadium |
Website | eyof2022 |
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Winter | |
The 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, between 24 and 30 July 2022.
Host selection
Košice was originally to be host city but withdrew from the hosting in April 2019 due to financial concerns. Banská Bystrica was chosen as the new host city in May 2019.[1][2] Originally scheduled to run from 24 July to 1 August 2021, on 7 May 2020 it was announced that the games will be moved to 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Sports
The following competitions took place:[4]
2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Sports Programme |
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Venues
Venue | Location | Sports | Capacity |
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Park close to the SNP Memorial | Banská Bystrica | Opening Ceremony | N/A |
SNP Stadium | Banská Bystrica | Athletics | 7,900 |
Badin Basketball Hall | Badín | Basketball | 200 |
University Basketball Hall | Banská Bystrica | Basketball | 200 |
Sports Park Badminton | Banská Bystrica | Badminton | 50 |
City routes of Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica | Cycling | N/A |
Sports Park Judo | Banská Bystrica | Judo | 841 |
Handball Hall Detva | Detva | Handball | 550 |
Handball Hall Zvolen | Zvolen | Handball | 486 |
Sports park Swimming | Banská Bystrica | Swimming | 400 |
Stadium of Artistic Gymnastics | Banská Bystrica | Artistic gymnastics | 2,300 |
Sports Park Tennis | Banská Bystrica | Tennis | 100 |
Volleyball Hall Slovenská Ľupča | Slovenská Ľupča | Volleyball | 300 |
Volleyball Hall Zvolen | Zvolen | Volleyball | 300 |
Schedule
The competition schedule for the 2022 European Youth Olympic Summer Festival was as follows:
OC | Opening ceremony | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony | ● | Event competitions |
July | 24 Sun |
25 Mon |
26 Tue |
27 Wed |
28 Thu |
29 Fri |
30 Sat |
Events |
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Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||
Artistic gymnastics | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||
Athletics | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 40 | |
Badminton | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | 1 | 3 | |
Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
Judo | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | ||
Swimming | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | ||
Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | ||
Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
Total events | 3 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 35 | 21 | 120 | |
Cumulative total | 3 | 26 | 43 | 64 | 102 | 120 | ||
July | 24 Sun |
25 Mon |
26 Tue |
27 Wed |
28 Thu |
29 Fri |
30 Sat |
Events |
Participant nations
A total of 2,252 athletes from 48 NOCs competed at these games.[5] One refugee athlete, originally from Syria, and at that time based in Austria, also competed.[6] As a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 2 March 2022, in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), EOC suspended the participation of Belarus and Russia from 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.[7]
Participating National Olympic Committees[5] |
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Medal table
* Host nation (Slovakia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy | 21 | 12 | 14 | 47 |
2 | Germany | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 |
3 | Spain | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
4 | Great Britain | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
5 | Hungary | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
6 | France | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
7 | Ukraine | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
8 | Turkey | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
9 | Romania | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
10 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
11 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
13 | Lithuania | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
14 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
15 | Czech Republic | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
16 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
18 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
19 | Denmark | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
20 | Serbia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
21 | Slovakia* | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
22 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
23 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
24 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
25 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
26 | Slovenia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
27 | Bulgaria | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
28 | Estonia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
29 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
30 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
31 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
32 | Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
33 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
34 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Iceland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Malta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (39 entries) | 120 | 122 | 137 | 379 |
References
- ^ "Finland and Slovakia awarded 2021 European Youth Olympic Festivals". Duncan Mackay. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Slovenským dejiskom letného EYOF 2021 má byť Banská Bystrica". TASR, teraz.sk. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "New dates set for EYOF Banská Bystrica in 2022". 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Official website
- ^ a b "EYOF 2022 Results, Scoring & Schedule System". results.eyof2022.com.
- ^ "If I stayed in Syria, I would be dead now, says the only refugee athlete at EYOF". EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022.
- ^ "EYOF 2022 WITHOUT ATHLETES FROM RUSSIA AND BELARUS". EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022 (Press release). 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ "Croatian Olympic Committee welcomes young athletes on their way back from the most successful EYOF to date". hoo.hr. Croatian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "EYOF 2022 Results, Scoring & Schedule System".
- ^ "Euroopa noorte olümpiafestivalil Banska Bystricas esindab Eestit 40 sportlast". eok.ee. 20 July 2022.
- ^ "EYOF 2022 Results, Scoring & Schedule System".
- ^ "EYOF 2022 Medal Count". EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
External links
- 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
- European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
- Multi-sport events in Slovakia
- International sports competitions hosted by Slovakia
- Youth sport in Slovakia
- 2022 in multi-sport events
- 2022 in Slovak sport
- 2022 in European sport
- 2022 in youth sport
- July 2022 sports events in Slovakia
- Sports events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Sport in Banská Bystrica