Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
Concluding the European Youth Olympic Festival 2025 were the teams of Germany and Serbia, deciding who would become the next EYOF Mixed Team Champions. All of the athletes had been spectacular throughout the day, and with both teams containing gold medallists from earlier in the week, it could really have…
26 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
Poland took an automatic first win against Team Ukraine in the European Youth Olympic Festival Mixed Team bronze medal contest, but it was quickly evened by Mykhailo SOLIANYK of Ukraine, scoring yuko against Jakub BORZECKI, an uchi mata brought him a waza ari score, it could have been ippon but…
26 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
France came back following defeat in the quarter final by Germany, taking a 4-1 win over Israel before coming up against the strong team of Georgia for the bronze medal. There was an epic first round in the -81kg between Ahmed-Adam HAMDAOUI (FRA) and Giorgi MUMLADZE (GEO), picking up two…
26 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
Day five of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2025 saw 22 Mixed Teams come together to face off for the ultimate EYOF title. GERMANY VS POLAND In the first round, the -63kg women went head to head, for Germany, EYOF champion, Jolina REINHOLD and for Poland, Martyna NAROZNOWSKA. Reinhold still…
26 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
President of the North Macedonian Judo Federation, Vladimir TRPANOSKI, had a front row seat on the final day of competition in the European Youth Olympic Games 2025. After four days of individual competition, all judoka rallied together once again to decide who will become the Mixed Team EYOF Champions. Already…
26 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
There were high expectations on day four of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2025 for Aleksandra ANDRIC (SRB), who had already claimed a cadet European and World title, as well junior and senior European bronze medals in the -70kg category, and she did not disappoint. In little over one minute,…
25 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
Three of the four categories on the fourth and final day of individual competition at the European Youth Olympic Festival 2025, will see Cadet European Champions vying for yet another major win this year, before the upcoming World Championships in Bulgaria to score the hat-trick. Valerie TOMBOU (BEL) convincingly defeated…
25 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
It isn’t so often we are treated to the national anthem of Lithuania, but on the third day of competition in the European Youth Olympic Festival 2025, Tajus BABAICENKO (LTU) stood atop of the -81kg podium, proud to have had such a successful day. It was a very tough match…
25 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
In an impressive performance, Veljko VARNICIC of Serbia managed to continue his major medal collection, adding a European Youth Olympic Festival gold to his Cadet European Championship win a month ago. It was a strong start, but after his best friend and team mate, Nikola OBRADOVIC, was injured in the…
24 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
Following her semi final performance against a strong opponent, we were ready for a repeat from Jolina REINHOLD (GER) who scored yuko in the first exchange against Hanna BABULFATH (SWE) in the -57kg final. Securing the top place with some sublimely timed te waza and evidence that Reinhold was a…
24 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
It was a strong start for both Ilariia TSURKAN (UKR) and Rumeysa Hatice KILICKAYA (TUR) in the -63kg final, but at exactly one minute in to the contest, Tsurkan found the way to a juji gatame win for the EYOF 2025 title! It was one of the quickest finals of…
24 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
Following her semi final performance agaisnt a strong opponent, we were ready for a repeat from Jolina REINHOLD (GER) who scored yuko in the first exchange against Hanna BABULFATH (SWE) in the -57kg final. Securing the top place was some sublimely timed te waza and evidence that Reinhold was a…
24 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
Two finalists on day three of the European Youth Olympic Games 2025 have familiar names; in the -57kg category, Hanna BABULFATH of Sweden battled her way to the final, defeating the current Cadet European Champion, Sofia PEKKI (FIN). Of course, sister and Olympic bronze medallist, Tara, was in the tribune…
24 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
During the European Youth Olympic Festival 2025, we have had some special guests in the crowd coming to support their teams and families including Tara BABULFATH (SWE), Guillaume CHAINE (FRA) and Distria KRASNIQI (KOS), but after the success of Serbia’s Boris JANKOVIC in the -66kg category, we managed to speak…
24 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
It isn’t a medal around his neck, but for Leko BRDAROVSKI, it’s something much better. One of the great past times for athletes, spectators and volunteers alike is the traditional swapping of National Olympic Committee pins. Surely one of the most successful collectors so far in the European Youth Olympic…
24 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
Concluding day two of the European Youth Olympic Festival, were the -66kg young men as well as teams Serbia and Netherlands who were raising the roof of the Jane Sandanski Sports Center, the epicentre of the festival. Boris JANKOVIC of Serbia is ranked #1 in the world, and given his…
23 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
What a sensational performance on day two of the European Youth Olympic Festival it was for Monica MARTINEZ DE RITUERTO MORILLAS of Spain, who looked unstoppable as she stepped closer and closer to the gold medal. On day one, Team Spain came so close to a gold medal from Alejandro CHIARRONI…
23 July 2025Skopje EYOF 2025 - Skopje , North Macedonia
Looking back to the Cadet European Championships in 2024, Khazar HEYDAROV of Ukraine was one of the stand out athletes, his great talent was certainly eye-catching, as was his conduct on the tatami. On day two of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2025, it was no different, except this time…
23 July 2025
Skopje EYOF 2025