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TheEuropean Gamesis a continentalmulti-sport eventin theOlympictradition contested byathletesfromEuropeannations and severaltranscontinental countries.The Games were envisioned and are governed by theEuropean Olympic Committees(EOC), which announced their launch at its 41st General Assembly in Rome, on 8 December 2012.[1]
History[edit]
The European Games are the 5th continental Games in theOlympictradition to be initiated, after theAsian Games,Pan American Games,Pacific GamesandAfrican Games.As of 2015, every sporting continent[2]has continental games.[3]
The European Games are not related to theEuropean Championships,a separate multi-sport event organised by individual European sports federations, bringing together the individual European Championships ofathletics,swimming,artistic gymnastics,cycling,rowing,golf,andtriathlonunder a single 'brand' on a four-year cycle beginning in2018,and broadcast by agreement with theEBU.[4]
List of European Games[edit]
The2015 European Games,the first edition of the event, took place inBaku,Azerbaijanin June 2015, and further editions were planned to be held every four years thereafter. The2019 editionwas held inMinsk,Belarusfrom 21 to 30 June. The2023 editionwas held inKraków,Polandfrom 21 June to 2 July. The2027 editionwill be held inIstanbul,Turkiye.
| Edition | Year | Host City | Host Nation | Opened by | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Placed Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2015 | Baku |  Azerbaijan
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PresidentIlham Aliyev | 12 June | 28 June | 50 | 5,898 | 21 | 253 |  Russia(RUS)
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| II | 2019 | Minsk |  Belarus
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PresidentAlexander Lukashenko | 21 June | 30 June | 4,082 | 15 | 200 | Russia(RUS)
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| III | 2023 | Kraków-Małopolska |  Poland
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PresidentAndrzej Duda | 21 June | 2 July | 48 | 6,857 | 29 | 254 |  Italy(ITA)
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| IV | 2027 | Istanbul |  Turkey
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President of Turkey(expected) | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [8] |
Participating nations[edit]
As of the 2023 edition, 50 nations whoseNational Olympic Committeeis recognized by the European Olympic Committee have competed at the European Games. As of 2023, two of these, Russia and Belarus, are suspended. In addition, a Refugee EOC team has been created to take part.[9]
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus(suspended)
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel- Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania- Russia(suspended)
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
EOC Refugee Team
Sports[edit]
The 2019 Minsk European Games Sports Programme included 15 sports, 23 disciplines, 10 qualifying sports to Tokyo 2020, 4 Sports European Championship, for a total of 4082 competitors in 201 medal events.
The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games.
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia(RUS) | 123 | 64 | 86 | 273 |
| 2 | Italy(ITA) | 58 | 67 | 63 | 188 |
| 3 | Ukraine(UKR) | 45 | 43 | 51 | 139 |
| 4 | Germany(GER) | 43 | 39 | 73 | 155 |
| 5 | Great Britain(GBR) | 36 | 30 | 53 | 119 |
| 6 | France(FRA) | 35 | 41 | 57 | 133 |
| 7 | Spain(ESP) | 34 | 30 | 36 | 100 |
| 8 | Belarus(BLR) | 33 | 27 | 51 | 111 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan(AZE) | 29 | 27 | 39 | 95 |
| 10 | Netherlands(NED) | 25 | 31 | 21 | 77 |
| 11–46 | Remaining | 246 | 307 | 425 | 978 |
| Totals (46 entries) | 707 | 706 | 955 | 2368 | |
See also[edit]
Global Games[edit]
Other EOC-organised events[edit]
Other pan-European Games[edit]
Community-based multisport events involving EOC members[edit]
Other continental games in the Olympic Tradition[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"EOC LAUNCHES EUROPEAN GAMES".eurolympic.org.8 December 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 12 June 2015.Retrieved28 July2015.
- ^Although the Pacific Games takes in all of Oceania/Australasia, the two largest countries in the region, Australia and New Zealand, did not participate because of the danger they would, though their wealth and size relative to other members, excessively dominate the event. They were however, provisionally admitted to the Games in 4 sports in which other nations were consistently competitive - rugby sevens, weightlifting, sailing and taekwondo - in 2014.
- ^"Baku 2015 at a glance".baku2015.org.1 June 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015.Retrieved4 September2015.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^Scotland to host 2018 European Sports Championships
- ^"1st EG Baku 2015".EOC. Archived fromthe originalon 26 October 2021.Retrieved12 June2015.
- ^"2nd EG Minsk 2019".EOC. Archived fromthe originalon 8 December 2021.Retrieved21 October2016.
- ^"Malopolska region and the city of Krakow to host 3rd European Games in 2023".The European Games.22 June 2019.Retrieved22 June2019.
- ^"EOC Executive Committee awards 2027 European Games to Istanbul".The European Olympic Committees.2024-03-27.Retrieved2024-03-27.
- ^"National Olympic Committees".European Games. Archived fromthe originalon 21 July 2019.Retrieved29 October2021.
- ^Number of Games in which sport was included
- ^"Curtain comes down on 17 glorious days of sport".Organising Committee responsible for the inaugural European Games in Baku. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018.Retrieved28 June2015.
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