ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

All teams and athletes can arrive in Portugal, the latest on the afternoon of Friday 21 June 2024 for team registration and check-in.
The organization will coordinate and make all ground travel arrangements for foreign teams arriving and departing by air in addition to the transfers required for competition days. Teams travelling by land should make their own way to their hotel or opening ceremony depeding on arrival time.
Either Monday 24 or Tuesday 25 June 2024 will see all visiting teams departing from Lisbon International Airports for the end of their tour. Or indeed for some the beginning of an extended tour with an additional nights taking in either Portugal (Lisbon, Porto, etc) or Spain (Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, etc).
All teams will be assisted on arrival by its own Team Liaison officer for the whole period of their stay.

 

OPENING CEREMONY

The opening ceremony for all team members, officials, referees, sponsors and organization members will be at 20:00 on Friday 28 June 2024. The opening ceremony is a chance to see all the different sports disciplines and countries together that are participating in the Youth World Games!
All teams will arrive at the stadium 1 hour before the opening ceremony starts and should select minimum of 4 participants from each team to represent their team in the parade on the grass field with their Nationality/Club flags. The other members from the team are to take their seats inside the stadium until the ceremony ends.
Each team´s Team Liaison officer will coordinate the team´s arrival with the Organization along with the 4 participants who will represent the team and lead them to the meeting point outside the stadium.

COMPETITION DAYS

The event begins in earnest with the group stages of the festival to be played Saturday, culminating with the finals on Sunday.

FINAL AWARDS PRESENTATION

After the finals it is the time to relax and reflect on a hard 2 days competition by meeting up after the last game and final played.
Each sports discipline will have its own presentations of trophies and awards.

PRIZES

> All participants will have their own team photo taken at Youth World Games;
> Winners & Runners-Up trophies for each age group per sport discipline;
> Participation medal for all athletes attending the Youth World Games.