# 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.

## Sports

The following competitions took place:
* 2023 European Para Championships Sports Programme
* Archery (details)
* Badminton (details)
* Boccia (details)
* Cycling (details)
* Goalball (details)
* Judo (details)
* Shooting (details)
* Taekwondo (details)
* Wheelchair basketball (details)
* Wheelchair tennis (details)

## Venues

Events will be held at the following venuses:
| Venue | Sports |
| Rotterdam Ahoy | Badminton Boccia Cycling Goalball Judo Shooting Taekwondo Wheelchair basketball |
| Kop van Zuid | Para Archery |
| Schouwburgplein | Wheelchair Tennis |

## Schedule

| Sports | August 2023 | August 2023 | August 2023 | August 2023 | August 2023 | August 2023 | August 2023 | August 2023 | August 2023 | August 2023 | August 2023 | August 2023 | August 2023 | Events |
| Sports | 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 | Events |
| 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 | 90 |
| ● | Competition round | Final |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 19 | International Paralympic Committee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 25 | 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 |
| 30 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Andorra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (35 entries) | Totals (35 entries) | 154 | 154 | 167 | 475 |

## Participating nations

42 nations, and a number of neutral athletes, competed:
* Participating National Paralympic Committees
* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Independent Paralympic Athletes
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands (host)
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine