European Youth Games for the Disabled „Emil Open“

News

The Sports part of Emil Open 2020 is over, the accompanyi...

19.09.2020 15:28

The Sports part of this year’s European Youth Games for the Disabled finished yesterday, there were almost 300 excited athletes between the age 10 to 26. Over 100 participants took home their well deserved medals. Children from abroad who could not come due to coronavirus will have the “emil” T-shirt and a commemorative accreditation card sent to their homes. There is a set of medals coming to every single team.

How are the children enjoying Emil Open 2020?

18.09.2020 11:42

for athletes for public

The Emil Open 2020 participants have already finished one day of competitions but today they keep going! There is also an evening closing ceremony awaiting them. They are also looking forward to the rich accompanying program in Brno. We interviewed a few athletes for you!

Emil Open is like my child, says Veronika Kuchtová, the o...

18.09.2020 08:18

for athletes for public

The ninth year of the European Youth Games for the Disabled is coming. One of the people involved in renewing their tradition in 2017 was also Veronika Kuchtová. Today, she is the only Czech in the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee. We are bringing you an interview with her.

all news

What is Emil Open?

The European Youth Games for the Disabled are an international and a social gathering of young people with disabilities.

The expected number of international participants and the sport and accompanying programme make the event unique and of a European format.

The Games follow on from the previous successful editions.

References

Kamila Malinová OU pro žáky s více vadami, Praha

Me and our pupils with multiple disabilities would also like to thank very much for the great event. We enjoyed it very much. Many thanks to all the organizers and volunteers who took care of us and prepared unforgettable days for us. Children talk about Emil Open experiences all year long :)

We are already looking forward to next years!

Lucie Vojtíšková Integrované centrum pro osoby se zdravotním postižením Horní Poustevna

I would like to express my big thanks organising a perfect event that we really enjoyed. We had a great holiday in Brno. We look forward to next year.

Anonymous

It was an excellent event. The children were excited and definitely want to come back.

All references

Emil Open's main missions

Many disabled children dream of doing sports and enjoy being able to move freely. Sport is a joy, a passion as well as relaxation. It strengthens bonds with our friends, allows us to forget everyday worries, it is an important part of our lives.

Therefore, we want to give children and youth with a disability the same opportunity as everybody else. With this they can truly understand that true effort and determinations makes sense and will be supported. Thanks to the European Games they will get the opportunity to play sports with their able-bodied athletes and together remove unnecessary prejudice and bashfulness.

The European Games will allow the participants to show their best and to either regain or boost their confidence. Happiness and tears of joy will be the imaginary medal for everybody.

To enable amateur disabled athletes to compete

and get inspiration from other experienced athletes from eleven other European countries. By competing with one another the registered athletes become models for other athletes with disabilities. They also have a chance to be appreciated publicly for their performances.

Maximum support for the social inclusion of children and young with disabilities

through sport events designed for mixed groups of both disabled and able-bodied participants. Another important part is the involvement of volunteers from mainstream schools.

An opportunity to challenge oneself in various sport events

and to experience a sport event of a higher format. For many participants, it will be their very first contact with their foreign mates and their first time competing in an international event. Thanks to the intensive sport experience, the Games will contribute on a European scale not only to sport but also personal development of the individual athlete. Besides sport competitions, the Games mainly represent an opportunity to have friendly gatherings of young people with disabilities from different European countries.

To give the public an insight about adaptive sports

with the aim of eliminating prejudice and barriers. There are over a million people with disabilities in the Czech Republic. This issue is not often positively perceived by public, although sport and complex rehabilitation significantly improve the mental and physical condition of a disabled individual in most cases of post-injury traumas.

9 previous
successful editions

Have a look at what the previous European Games organised by the Emil Foundation were like.

Photo gallery

Organiser: Emilova sportovní, z.s

Emilova sportovní, z.s. is an association founded by the Emil Foundation to support the development of physical activities of the public and people with disabilities, the organization of sporting events and the establishment of sports clubs.

The Emil Foundation (Nadační fond Emil) is a non-profit organisation that assists physically disabled children and young adults in their sporting involvement primarily through direct financial aid.

To date, over 8000 athletes and teams have benefited from the work of the Emil Foundation. Its primary mission is to be a symbol of effective assistance to these people throughout the Czech Republic, help them overcome their own barriers, make new friends and discover 'their own'sense of life through various activities.

The Emil Foundation is a long-standing organisation. It is well known among people with a disability thanks to the international sport events it successfully organised. Since 2009 over 3100 athletes with their coaches, teachers, families from 27 countries have participated in the 6 editions of the European Games. In 2016 the Emil Foundation organised the IWAS U23 World Games Prague 2016.

Tyto projekty byly vždy realizovány s vyrovnaným rozpočtem. NF Emil má díky tomu zkušenosti s finančním i projektovým vedením mezinárodně významných projektů.