2023 European Para Championships

The 2023 European Para Championships were the first edition of the European Para Championships held between 8 and 20 August 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1][2]

2023 European Para Championships
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Host cityRotterdam, Netherlands
Nations42
Events90 in 10 sports
Opening8 August 2023
Closing20 August 2023
Opened byAndrew Parsons
Main venueRotterdam Ahoy

Sports

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The following competitions took place:[3]

2023 European Para Championships Sports Programme

Venues

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Rotterdam Ahoy

Events will be held at the following venuses:[4]

Venue Sports
Rotterdam Ahoy Badminton
Boccia
Cycling
Goalball
Judo
Shooting
Taekwondo
Wheelchair basketball
Kop van Zuid Para Archery
Schouwburgplein Wheelchair Tennis

Schedule

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Sports August 2023 Events
Tues
8
Wed
9
Thurs
10
Fri
11
Sat
12
Sun
13
Mon
14
Tues
15
Wed
16
Thurs
17
Fri
18
Sat
19
Sun
20
  Archery 1 4 9 14
  Badminton 20 20
  Boccia 8 3 11
  Cycling 11
  Goalball 1
  Judo 16
  Shooting 9
  Taekwondo 10
  Wheelchair basketball 2
  Wheelchair tennis 6
Total gold medal events 7 9 1 0 90
Cumulative total 7 16 17 17 90
Competition round Final

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Netherlands)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France25172567
2  Italy1913638
3  Netherlands*1710633
4  Turkey16162052
5  Great Britain9151640
6  Switzerland84315
7  Spain7141435
8  Germany79622
9  Ukraine78823
10  Poland610824
11  Azerbaijan44513
12  Georgia43916
13  Czech Republic42612
14  Austria24713
15  Portugal23712
16  Slovakia2316
17  Greece2237
18  Belgium2215
19  Croatia2002
  International Paralympic Committee2002
  Moldova2002
22  Israel13610
23  Sweden1326
24  Serbia1203
25  Romania1001
  Slovenia1001
27  Hungary0224
28  Norway0202
29  Denmark0123
30  Cyprus0101
  Lithuania0101
32  Andorra0011
  Bulgaria0011
  Finland0011
  Latvia0011
Totals (35 entries)154154167475

Participating nations

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42 nations, and a number of neutral athletes,[5] competed:

Participating National Paralympic Committees

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Eric Kersten: The birth of the European Para Championships". 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Rotterdam to host first-ever European Para Championships in 2023". 16 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Sports".
  4. ^ "Rotterdam to host first-ever European Para Championships in 2023". 16 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b Para athletes from Russia and Belarus, whose National Paralympic Committees are suspended due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, were allowed to enter as neutral athletes under the IPC flag in some sports.
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