Croatia

From January to September, Youth Sports Games offer children of elementary and high school age the opportunity to participate for free in professionally organized competitions in 10 sports.

Encouraging a healthy way of life, tolerance, togetherness, socializing, and other benefits that is brought by playing sports, Youth Sports Games have grown into the largest amateur sports event in Europe since the launch 27 years ago. The events have also gathered more than 2.5 million children and youth.

As a part of Youth Sports Games in Croatia in 2023. Kinder Joy of moving street basketball tournaments were held in Dubrovnik, Kaštela, Zadar, Rijeka, Pazin, Ogulin, Zagreb, Osijek, Slavonski Brod and Varaždin. Competitions were organized on a professional level in accordance with all the propositions and rules of street basketball tournaments of Youth Sports Games. The street basketball team consists of a maximum of 4 players from the following categories of players: 2009 and younger (in male and female competition) and 2011 and younger (in male competition). The best teams of the Kinder Joy basketball tournaments also participate in the state and international finals in Split.