European Para Youth Games
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. To grow, aspire and play.
Istanbul 2025
A record 640 athletes from 33 countries competed in the Turkish capital of Istanbul between 21-28 July 2025 in the largest ever sport programme for a European Para Youth Games featuring Para archery, Para athletics, boccia, goalball, Para judo, Para swimming, Para taekwondo, Para table tennis and wheelchair basketball.
Building on educational and social impact activities at previous editions, EPYG 2025 featured nearly 20 organisations delivering workshops and activities for athletes, coaches and the public covering topics such as fair play, ethics, classification, safe sport, media training and disability and Para sport as part of the Discovery Programme, held under the banner of the EPYG Legacy Initiative and supported by Erasmus+.
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.
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.
