 Logo | |
| Host city | Skopje |
|---|---|
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Motto | Together, We Shine |
| Nations | 49 |
| Sport | 13 |
| Events | 151 |
| Opening | 20 July 2025 |
| Closing | 26 July 2025 |
| Opened by | Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova |
| Torch lighter | Dario Ivanovski |
| Main venue | Jane Sandanski Arena (opening ceremony) Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (closing ceremony) |
| Website | https://skopje2025.sporteurope.org/ |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 2025 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival or simply EYOF 2025, also known as Skopje 2025, was the 18th edition of the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, held from 20 to 26 July 2025 in Skopje, North Macedonia. Some events also took place in Kumanovo, North Macedonia and in Osijek, Croatia.[1] This is the first time that the festival will be held in North Macedonia.[2]
Bidding
[edit]On 26 October 2019, it was announced that the EYOF 2025 should be held in Brno, Czech Republic. But on 31 July 2023, it was announced that the festival would be held in Skopje instead.[3]
Mascot
[edit]The mascot is an anthropomorphic sun named "Shiny". The mascot represents warmth, unity, and friendship, and also implies EYOF's values.[4]
Schedule
[edit]The competition schedule for the 2025 European Youth Olympic Summer Festival was as follows:[5]
| OC | Opening ceremony | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony | ● | Event competitions |
| July | 20 Sun |
21 Mon |
22 Tue |
23 Wed |
24 Thu |
25 Fri |
26 Sat |
Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||
 Artistic gymnastics
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||
 Athletics
|
7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 41 | |
 Badminton
|
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | |
 Basketball
|
● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
 Canoe slalom
|
4 | 4 | ||||||
 Road cycling
|
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
 Mountain biking
|
2 | 2 | ||||||
 Handball
|
● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
 Judo
|
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | ||
 Shooting
|
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
 Swimming
|
2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | ||
 Table tennis
|
● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | ||
 Taekwondo
|
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||||
 Volleyball
|
● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total events | 12 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 28 | 151 | |
| Cumulative total | 12 | 36 | 59 | 82 | 123 | 151 | ||
| July | 20 Sun |
21 Mon |
22 Tue |
23 Wed |
24 Thu |
25 Fri |
26 Sat |
Events |
Sports
[edit]The following competitions took place:
| 2025 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Sports program[6] |
|---|
|
Compared to 2023, skateboarding and tennis have been removed from the programme. Canoeing has been replaced with canoe slalom, making its EYOF debut. Badminton and table tennis will be present at the event for the first time since 2022 and 2007 respectively. For the first time, there will be events in shooting and taekwondo. For the first time, basketball will be played both in the regular format and the 3×3 format.
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (North Macedonia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 19 | 19 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 |  France | 15 | 18 | 5 | 38 |
| 3 |  Spain | 10 | 11 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 |  Poland | 10 | 6 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 8 |  Germany | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 9 |  Serbia | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 |  Switzerland | 5 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 11 |  Ukraine | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 12 |  NOC Belarus | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 13 |  Belgium | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 |  Greece | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 15 |  Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 16 |  Azerbaijan | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 17 |  Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
 Moldova | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 19 |  Sweden | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 20 |  Romania | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 21 |  Austria | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 22 |  Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 |  Slovakia | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 |  Croatia | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 25 |  Slovenia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Latvia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
 Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 29 |  Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 |  Portugal | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 31 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 |  Ireland | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 33 |  Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Iceland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 35 |  Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 |  Georgia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 37 |  Israel | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 38 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 39 |  Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (40 entries) | 152 | 151 | 185 | 488 | |
Participating nations
[edit]On 20 June 2025 the EOC announced that a Refugee Team would participate in the EYOF.[7] Athletes from Belarus competed as the National Olympic Committee of Belarus.[8] Russian athletes were not permitted to participate due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://x.com/the_eoc/status/1944317324498284947?s=46
- ^ "Скопје ќе биде домаќин на Европски олимписки младински фестивал во 2025 година" (in Macedonian). 30 July 2023.
- ^ Mackay, Duncan (2023-07-31). "North Macedonian NOC promise high-quality event after confirmed as 2025 Summer EYOF hosts". Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Meet Shiny, the official mascot for EYOF 2025". 12 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "SCHEDULE AND RESULTS – Skopje 2025 – Sport Europe".
- ^ "Sports Skopje – Skopje 2025 – Sport Europe". Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "EOC confirms EOC Refugee Team to compete at Skopje 2025 on World Refugee Day". The European Olympic Committees. 2025-06-20. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Participating Delegations – Skopje 2025 – Sport Europe". Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Eestit esindab Skopje olümpiafestivalil 53 noorsportlast". EOK. 17 July 2025.
