The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition contested by athletes from countries served by National Olympic Committees within the European Olympic Committees (EOC). The EOC represents European nations and several transcontinental countries. An EOC Refugee team is also included. The Games were envisioned and are governed by the EOC which announced their launch at its 41st General Assembly in Rome, on 8 December 2012.
The European Games are the 5th continental Games in the Olympic tradition to be initiated, after the Asian Games, Pan American Games, Pacific Games and African Games. Therefore, as of 2015, every sporting continent has continental games in the Olympic tradition.
The European Games are not related to the European Championships, which was a separate multi-sport event organised by individual European sports federations.Scotland to host 2018 European Sports Championships
The European Games are also the third event created and organised by the EOC. The European Youth Olympic Festivals, both winter and summer, and broadly mirroring the Youth Olympic Games are organised biennially, while the quadrennial Games of the Small States of Europe (not to be confused with the separate Island Games) provide competition opportunities for the handful of microstates in the European continent. As of 2026, there are no EOC endorsed European Winter Games.
List of European Games
Edition Year Host city Host nation Opened by Start date End date Nations Competitors Sports Events Top Placed TeamI2015Baku President Ilham Aliyev 12 June 28 June505,89821253II2019 Minsk President Alexander Lukashenko 21 June 30 June4,082 15200III2023 KrakówMałopolska President Andrzej Duda 21 June2 July486,85729254IV2027 Istanbul TBD16 June27 June TBD26 TBDV2031 TBD
Participating nations As of the 2023 edition, 50 nations whose National Olympic Committee is recognized by the European Olympic Committee have competed at the European Games. In addition, a Refugee EOC team has been created to take part.
EOC Refugee Team
Sports The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games.
Sport (Discipline)Body2015201920232027NGWorldEurope Artistic swimmingWAquaticsLEN4 8X3Diving8 132Swimming42 X2Water polo2 1 ArcheryWArcheryWAE588 X4AthleticsWAthleticsEAA11038 X4BadmintonBWFBE555 X4Basketball (3x3)FIBAFIBAE222 X4 Beach handball IHFEHF 2 1Beach soccerFIFAUEFA112 3BoxingWBEBC151513 X4 Breaking WDSF 21 Canoe slalomPWECA 101Canoe sprint151616 X4 BMX freestyleUCIUEC2 22Mountain biking2 22Road cycling44 2Track cycling 20 1 FencingFIEEFC12 12 X3 Acrobatic gymnasticsWGUEG66 X3Aerobic gymnastics22 X3Artistic gymnastics1412 X3Rhythmic gymnastics88 X3Trampoline44 X3Parkour X1 JudoIJFEJU18151 X4KarateWKFEKF121212 X4KickboxingWAKO 16 X2Modern pentathlonUIPM 5 X2MuaythaiIFMA 10 X2PadelIPF 3 X2Beach sprint rowingWRowingERB X1Rugby sevensWRugby RE 2 X2Sambo (martial art)FIASESF818 2ShootingISSFESC191930 X4Ski jumpingFIS 51Sport climbingWC 6 X2SquashWSESF X1Table tennisITTFETTU455 X4TaekwondoWTaekwondoETU8 16 X3TeqballFITEQ 51TriathlonWTriathlonETU2 3 X3 Beach volleyballFIVBCEV2 1Volleyball2 X2 WrestlingUWWCELA2418 X3WeightliftingIWFEWF X1 Total events 253 200 254 ???
Medal table
See also
Global Games Olympic Games World Games
Other EOC-organised events European Youth Olympic Festival Games of the Small States of Europe
Other pan-European Games European Championships European Para Championships European Para Youth Games
Community-based multi-sport events involving EOC members Commonwealth Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Games Island Games
Other continental games in the Olympic Tradition African Games Asian Games South Asian Games West Asian Games Central Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Pacific Games Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games
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External links Official website