2023 European Para Championships Explained

2023 European Para Championships
Host City:	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nations:	42
Events:	90 in 10 sports
Opening:	8 August 2023
Closing:	20 August 2023
Opened By:	Andrew Parsons
Stadium:	Rotterdam Ahoy

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]}

Sports

The following competitions took place:^[3]

Venues

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

Venue	Sports
	Badminton Boccia Cycling Goalball Judo Shooting Taekwondo Wheelchair basketball
	Para Archery
	Wheelchair Tennis

Schedule

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

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Competition round

Final

Participating nations

42 nations, and a number of neutral athletes, competed:

See also

• 2023 European Games

External links

• European Para Championships

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eric Kersten: The birth of the European Para Championships . 4 February 2023 .
2. Web site: Rotterdam to host first-ever European Para Championships in 2023 . 16 January 2023 .
3. Web site: Sports .
4. Web site: Rotterdam to host first-ever European Para Championships in 2023 . 16 January 2023 .
5. 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.