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2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

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The 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, between 24 and 30 July 2022.

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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

Venues

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Schedule

The competition schedule for the 2022 European Youth Olympic Summer Festival was as follows:

OCOpening ceremony 1Event finals CCClosing ceremony ●Event competitions
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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]

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Medal table

  *   Host nation (Slovakia)

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Source: [12]

References

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    "Finland and Slovakia awarded 2021 European Youth Olympic Festivals". Duncan Mackay. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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    "Slovenským dejiskom letného EYOF 2021 má byť Banská Bystrica". TASR, teraz.sk. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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    "New dates set for EYOF Banská Bystrica in 2022". 7 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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    Official website
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    "EYOF 2022 Results, Scoring & Schedule System". results.eyof2022.com.
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    "If I stayed in Syria, I would be dead now, says the only refugee athlete at EYOF". EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022.
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    "EYOF 2022 WITHOUT ATHLETES FROM RUSSIA AND BELARUS". EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022 (Press release). 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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    "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.
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    "EYOF 2022 Results, Scoring & Schedule System".
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    "Euroopa noorte olümpiafestivalil Banska Bystricas esindab Eestit 40 sportlast". eok.ee. 20 July 2022.
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    "EYOF 2022 Results, Scoring & Schedule System".
  12. [12]
    "EYOF 2022 Medal Count". EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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