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]
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| Host city | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| Nations | 42 |
| Events | 90 in 10 sports |
| Opening | 8 August 2023 |
| Closing | 20 August 2023 |
| Opened by | Andrew Parsons |
| Main venue | Rotterdam Ahoy |
Sports
editThe following competitions took place:[3]
| 2023 European Para Championships Sports Programme |
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Venues
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Events will be held at the following venuses:[4]
| Venue | Sports |
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| Rotterdam Ahoy | Badminton Boccia Cycling Goalball Judo Shooting Taekwondo Wheelchair basketball |
| Kop van Zuid | Para Archery |
| Schouwburgplein | Wheelchair Tennis |
Schedule
edit| Sports | August 2023 | Events | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
.svg){kind=small} Archery
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● | ● | ● | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Badminton
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 20 | 20 | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Boccia
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● | ● | ● | ● | 8 | 3 | 11 | |||||||
_pictogram_(Paralympics).svg){kind=small} Cycling
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11 | |||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} Goalball
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● | ● | ● | 1 | ||||||||||
 Judo
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16 | |||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} Shooting
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9 | |||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} Taekwondo
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10 | |||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} Wheelchair basketball
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ||||||
 Wheelchair tennis
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● | ● | ● | ● | 6 | |||||||||
| Total gold medal events | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90 | |||||||||
| Cumulative total | 7 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 90 | |||||||||
| ● | Competition round | Final |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  France | 25 | 17 | 25 | 67 |
| 2 |  Italy | 19 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 3 |  Netherlands* | 17 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 16 | 16 | 20 | 52 |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 9 | 15 | 16 | 40 |
| 6 |  Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 |  Spain | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| 8 |  Germany | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 |
| 9 |  Ukraine | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 10 |  Poland | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| 11 |  Azerbaijan | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 |  Georgia | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 13 |  Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 |  Austria | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 15 |  Portugal | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 16 |  Slovakia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 |  Greece | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 |  Belgium | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 |  Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 International Paralympic Committee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
 Moldova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Israel | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 23 |  Sweden | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 |  Serbia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 |  Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 |  Norway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 |  Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 |  Andorra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (35 entries) | 154 | 154 | 167 | 475 | |
Participating nations
edit42 nations, and a number of neutral athletes,[5] competed:
| Participating National Paralympic Committees |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Eric Kersten: The birth of the European Para Championships". 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Rotterdam to host first-ever European Para Championships in 2023". 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Sports".
- ^ "Rotterdam to host first-ever European Para Championships in 2023". 16 January 2023.
- ^ 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.