2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
| Host city | Tbilisi |
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| Country | Georgia |
| Nations | 50 |
| Athletes | 3,304 |
| Sport | 9 |
| Events | 112 |
| Opening | 26 July 2015 |
| Closing | 1 August 2015 |
| Opened by | Irakli Garibashvili |
| Athlete's Oath | Mzia Meboshvili |
| Coach's Oath | Erekle Arsenishvili |
| Torch lighter | Zurab Zviadauri |
| Main venue | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, between 26 July and 1 August 2015.
Sports
| 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Sports Programme |
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Venues
| Venue | Location | Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | Tbilisi | Ceremonies |
| David Petriashvili Stadium | Tbilisi | Athletics |
| Tbilisi Sports Palace | Tbilisi | Basketball (Boys) |
| Vere Park | Tbilisi | Basketball (Girls) |
| King David Aghmashenebeli alley / Tbilisi sea circle | Tbilisi | Cycling |
| Tbilisi Gymnastics Palace (new) | Tbilisi | Gymnastics |
| New Handball Arena | Tbilisi | Handball |
| Judo Academy | Tbilisi | Judo |
| New Aquatic Centre | Tbilisi | Swimming |
| Mziuri Tennis Courts | Tbilisi | Tennis |
| New Volleyball Arena | Tbilisi | Volleyball |
Schedule
The competition schedule for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Summer Festival is as follows:
| OC | Opening ceremony | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony | ● | Event competitions |
| July–August | 26 Sun |
27 Mon |
28 Tue |
29 Wed |
30 Thu |
31 Fri |
01 Sat |
Events |
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| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||
| Athletics | ● | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 36 | |
| Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Gymnastics | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | ||
| Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
| Judo | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Swimming | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 | ||
| Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 4 | |
| Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total events | 7 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 116 | |
| Cumulative total | 7 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 97 | 116 | ||
| July–August | 23 Sun |
24 Mon |
25 Tue |
26 Wed |
27 Thu |
28 Fri |
29 Sat |
Events |
Participant nations
Kosovo made its European Youth Summer Olympic Festival debut at these games.
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Mascot
The mascot for this edition of European Youth Olympic Festival is named P.E.A.K.Y, which is based on a pheasant. Pheasant was chosen as the mascot due to the connection with a Georgian legend about the founding of Tbilisi. The name P.E.A.K.Y is a combination from the words "peak" and "youth".[1]
Medal table
* Host nation (Georgia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 17 | 9 | 11 | 37 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 12 | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 9 | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | Slovenia (SLO) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Moldova (MDA) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 | Spain (ESP) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 9 | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | Georgia (GEO)* | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 12 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 14 | Romania (ROU) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 17 | Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 18 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 26 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 29 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 113 | 115 | 125 | 353 | |
References
- ^ "Mascot P.E.A.K.Y". Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
External links
Official Website (in English)