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European Para Youth Games

Grow.
Aspire.

Play.

A clear vision

The European Para Youth Games mark the beginning of a journey for Para athletes. Through competition and education, they will start to discover and push their limits, grow into role models, and aim for European and world championships, as well as the Paralympic Games.

 

This multi-sport event serves as a platform for young athletes with disabilities, members, sports, partners, and organisers to connect, collaborate, and celebrate. 

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Wheelchair basktebsll at EPYG 2022

Pajulahti 2022

Nearly 400 up-and-coming athletes from 29 countries gathered in Pajulahti, Finland, for the latest edition of the European Para Youth Games.

They competed in eight sports - athletics, swimming, table tennis, boccia, goalball, judo, wheelchair basketball and showdown.

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Medals table

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Wheelchair basktebsll at EPYG 2022

Pajulahti 2019

Finland’s midnight sun finally set onthe European Para Youth Games 2019, following three closely fought competition days across eight sports. Italy topped the medal table with 14 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze medals.

The event, hosted at the Pajulahti Olympic and Paralympic Training center from the 25-30th June, was the fifth and largest edition of the Games to date with over 600 participants from 27 countries taking part. 

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Wheelchair basktebsll at EPYG 2022

Genova 2017

Nine sports featured at the 2017 edition of the European Youth Para Games in the heart of Italy which saw nearly 400 athletes compete for medals.

Five venues were used for the competition over three days.

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Wheelchair basktebsll at EPYG 2022

Varazdin 2015

Four sports featured at the this edition of the European Youth Para Games - athletics, swimming, table tennis and boccia - in Croatia.

A total of 223 athletes from 22 countries competed.

EPYG 2015
EPYG 2015 Closing Ceremony
EPYG Para Table Tennis
EPC President Ratko Kovačić
EPYG 2015 Varaždin
EPYG 2015 Paralympic Swimming
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Wheelchair basktebsll at EPYG 2022

Brno 2012

As the European Para Youth Games began to grow, the 2012 edition in the Czech Republic saw an impressive 347 athletes from 14 countries compete for honours in athletics, boccia, swimming and table tennis.

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Wheelchair basktebsll at EPYG 2022

Brno 2011

The first European Para Youth Games took place in Brno from the 29 June - 2 July 2011.

13 countries participated and more than 260 athletes competed in five Paralympic sports: athletics, boccia, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair tennis.

Paralympic Athletics
Wheelchair Tennis
Paralympic Swimming medal awards
Opening Ceremony
EPYG Brno Opening Ceremony
Boccia

Winter Para sports

The European Paralympic Committee is leading the way in developing more opportunities for winter Para sports athletes.

ParaSki4Europe 2020

One sport - one Europe - one dream

In 2020 the European Paralympic Committee partnered with the Polish Paralympic Committee and Erasmus+ to pioneer the very first European multi-sport winter competition for Para athletes.

Nearly 150 athletes gathered to compete in four sports - alpine skiing, snowboard, biathlon and cross-country skiing.

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