More than 4,000 athletes from 50 delegations are heading to North Macedonia for the 2025 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (EYOF) over the coming week.
EYOF 2025 will be the largest multi-sport event in North Macedonia’s history, with the festival providing an ideal stage for future Olympians to compete, and athletes who hope to take part at the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 next year.
Running from 20-26 July, young athletes aged 14 to 18 will feature across 15 sports, primarily in the country’s capital of Skopje, where the opening and closing ceremonies will also be held.
A total of 11 sports will take place in Skopje, with the North Macedonian city of Kumanovo hosting the basketball, road cycling and mountain biking.
The Croatian city of Osijek will host the artistic gymnastics.