Youth World Games

Name

Youth World Games

Legal name

Sports Ventures

Website

https://youthworldgames.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Sports Event Management

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Other Spectator Sports (711219), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKADAL

Youth & Junior Tournament Organizers

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Event & Tournament Organizers (Tours, Championships, Meets)

SECONDARYMPAGAMAF

Youth & Amateur Sports Tournaments

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Live Sports Events

SECONDARYMPAKACAF

Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)

SECONDARYTHAKAGAI

Sports Team, Tournament & Training Travel

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Group Travel & Educational Travel Operators

Keywords

• Youth sports tournaments
• Multi-sport events
• Sports travel packages
• International youth athletics
• Event management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tournament Registration Fees: Fees charged to individual athletes and teams for participation in the Youth World Games tournament, including registration at the event and opening ceremony access.
2. Travel Packages: Comprehensive travel packages including accommodation (Bronze/Silver/Gold tier options), ground transportation, meals (breakfast, evening meal, packed lunch on competition days), airport transfers, and venue transfers. Price per person based on occupancy type (triple, double, single).
3. Sports Tours and Event Management: Organized by Sports Ventures, providing end-to-end sports travel and event management services for youth teams participating in the tournament, including logistics coordination, team liaison support, and event operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Youth World Games organizes an annual international multi-sport tournament and festival in Portugal's Algarve region for youth athletes aged 12-18, covering 11 sports disciplines. The core offering is bundled with tiered travel packages (Bronze youth hostel, Silver 3-star hotel, Gold 4-star hotel) that include accommodation, meals, ground transportation, airport and venue transfers, on-site medical support, team liaison officers, opening ceremony access, trophies, and participation medals. The organization is operated by Sports Ventures, a licensed tour operator (RNAVT 6739).

Product overview

Youth World Games is a single core product: an annual international multi-sport tournament and festival for youth athletes. The event features 11 sports disciplines (athletics, basketball, field hockey, football, handball, netball, rugby, sailing, swimming, tennis, volleyball) and is organized by Sports Ventures. The offering is supplemented by three tiered travel accommodation packages (Bronze, Silver, and Gold) that bundle tournament participation with lodging, meals, ground transportation, medical support, and event logistics. The Bronze Package offers youth hostel or holiday park accommodation, Silver provides 3-star hotel lodging, and Gold delivers premium 4-star hotel services. All packages include participation in the tournament, opening ceremony access, competition days, trophies, medals, and team liaison support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth World Games Tournament International multi-sport tournament and festival for youth athletes aged 12-18, featuring 11 sports disciplines: athletics, basketball, field hockey, football, handball, netball, rugby, sailing, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. Includes opening ceremony, group stages and finals, age-appropriate competition categories, trophies for winners and runners-up per age group per sport, participation medals, and on-site medical support. Organized by Sports Ventures with venues located within 45 minutes of Lisbon International Airport.
• Bronze Travel Package Budget accommodation package for participating teams and athletes featuring youth hostel or holiday/bungalow park lodging. Includes breakfast, evening meal, packed lunch on competition days, tournament registration, opening ceremony access, competition day venue transfers, event t-shirt, water, medical support, trophies, participation medal, and team liaison assistance. Priced per person based on triple, double, or single occupancy.
• Silver Travel Package Mid-range accommodation package featuring 3-star hotel lodging with breakfast and evening meals. Includes all Bronze package amenities upgraded to hotel accommodation: tournament registration, opening ceremony, competition days access, medical support, trophies, medals, and team liaison assistance. Priced per person based on occupancy type for 2 or 3 night stays.
• Gold Travel Package Premium accommodation package featuring 4-star hotel lodging with full board (breakfast, evening meal, and packed lunch on competition days). Includes tournament registration, opening ceremony access, competition day venue transfers, medical support, trophies, medals, and full team liaison assistance. Priced per person based on occupancy type for 2 or 3 night stays.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sports VenturescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSports Ventures is the organizing company behind Youth World Games. It is a Sports Travel & Events House providing sports travel and event management services, including organization of local, regional, and international sports events such as Gazprom Football for Friendship, Medigames, The Algarve 7s, The Lisbon 7s, and The Junior 7s. Sports Ventures holds Tour Operator License RNAVT 6739.
• IPDJ (Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese Institute for Sport and Youth - government sports body shown as a sponsor and event partner.
• CMCR (Câmara Municipal de Cacia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal council shown as sponsor and event partner for the Youth World Games.
• CMS (Câmara Municipal de Silves)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of Silves shown as sponsor and event partner for the Youth World Games.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• World School Games: International school-focused multi-sport event series targeting youth athletes from schools globally. Overlaps with Youth World Games' school customer segment and international youth multi-sport positioning, but at a smaller, emerging scale.
• Soccer in the Sun: International youth football tournament and tour operator running competitions in southern Europe. Comparable niche youth sports-tourism positioning with bundled travel packages, though narrower (football-only) versus YWG's 11-sport format.

Direct peers

• Total Sports Travel: US-based sports tour operator that bundles tournament participation, accommodation and travel for youth and amateur teams attending events like youth football and basketball tournaments. Comparable GTM (school/club direct sales) and bundled travel-package model.
• International Children's Games: Long-running international multi-sport competition for youth athletes (typically under-15), founded in 1968 and held in host cities around the world. Directly comparable to Youth World Games in format: a single multi-sport international youth event where host cities/countries organize competition and accommodation for visiting teams.
• Sports Travel International: Sports tour operator specializing in international youth and amateur tournament packages, including rugby, football and hockey tours. Closely comparable in bundling competition access, accommodation and transfers for school/club teams traveling to overseas events.
• Algarve 7s / Lisbon 7s / Junior 7s: Rugby sevens tournaments in Portugal organized by Sports Ventures alongside Youth World Games. Same operator and supplier base, with comparable travel-package bundling, but focused on a single sport (rugby 7s) rather than an 11-sport multi-discipline format.
• Medigames (World Medical & Health Games): International multi-sport games for healthcare professionals, organized by Sports Ventures (the same operator behind Youth World Games). Same producer, similar integrated event + travel package model, applied to a different customer segment.

Broad incumbents

• International School Sport Federation (ISF): International federation that organizes school-based multi-sport and single-sport world school championships (e.g., Gymnasiade). Targets the same 'school teams traveling internationally' use case as Youth World Games but with recognized federation status and global school-sport authority.
• European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF): Biennial multi-sport event for European youth athletes (14-18) organized by the European Olympic Committees. A broader, federation-backed incumbent in the same youth multi-sport competition space, with deeper institutional sponsorship but a similar target demographic.
• Youth Olympic Games (YOG): IOC-organized international multi-sport event for athletes aged 15-18, held every four years. Operates at much larger scale and with full Olympic federation backing, but competes for the same international youth multi-sport participation and visibility that Youth World Games targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/youthworldgames
• Facebookfacebook.com/youthworldgames
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/youth-world-games
• Instagraminstagram.com/youthworldgames

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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