The 2026 IBF World Youth Championships took place from 27 June to 7 July 2026 at the Megalanes Sarawak Bowling Centre in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, bringing together the world’s best young bowlers.
European athletes once again delivered outstanding performances, winning medals across several events and finishing among the top nations in the overall medal standings.
European Medal Winners
Boys Singles
Gold
• Emil Svensson (Sweden)
Boys Doubles
Gold
• Roni Leskinen & Juho Vuoppola (Finland)
Bronze
• Phil Baumeister & Jaden Wolff (Germany)
Boys Team
Silver – Czech Republic
• Jaroslav Zapletal
• Adam Haxa
• Vít Jiříště
• David Mojka
Mixed Team
Silver – Finland
• Juho Vuoppola
• Roni Leskinen
• Julia Vesanen
• Tiiamari Laukkanen
Bronze – Sweden
• ROBIN NOBERG
• NOEL HAGLUND
• STEFANIE LAYRISSE
• KAJSA SAMUELSSON
Bronze – Germany
• PHIL BAUMEISTER
• MAX LORENZ
• LEA HASSFORTH
• MAXINE BOLEK
Girls Doubles
Bronze – Sweden
• Nicole Layrisse & Maja Engberg
Bronze – Finland
• Emma Palermaa & Stella Lokfors
Overall Medal Table
| Position | Federation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
European federations once again demonstrated the high standard of youth bowling by winning medals in most disciplines throughout the championship.
Finland and Sweden each finished with three medals, while Germany and the Czech Republic also reached the podium with strong performances.
The European Bowling Federation congratulates all athletes, coaches, officials, and national federations on their excellent achievements and wishes them continued success in future international competitions.