Bandy World Championship Y-23

Russia vs. Finland at the World Championship Y23 in 2011

The Bandy World Championship Y-23 is a Youth Bandy World Championship up to the age of 23 years. Usually, only the core bandy playing nations are taking part.

The first two Bandy World Championships Y-23 were held in 1990 and 1992, but then there was a long time with no Y-23 championship until it was taken up again in 2011. It is now held biannually, with the next event scheduled for December 2015.

The designation is sometimes given as U-21 instead of Y-23 or U-23, probably as a way to compare it to the U-21 competitions in association football (indeed, the UEFA European Under-21 Championship was originally for under-23 teams).

The Russian Y23 team won the last World Championship Y23, which was held in Obukhovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia, on 6–8 December 2013. Russia defeated Sweden in the final and Finland beat Norway for the bronze medals. Kazakhstan also participated.^[1][2][3]

Results

Year	Host	Champions	Runners-up	Bronze medalists
1990	Sweden	Soviet Union	Sweden	Finland
1992	Russia	Sweden	CIS	Finland
2011	Russia	Russia	Sweden	Finland
2013	Russia	Russia	Sweden	Finland
2016	Finland	Sweden	Russia	Finland

Medal table

Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1.	Sweden	2	3	0
2.	Russia	2	1	0
3.	Soviet Union	1	0	0
4.	CIS	0	1	0
5.	Finland	0	0	5

References

1. Anastasia Prokopyeva (11 December 2013). "Russia wins gold at Y-23 FIB Bandy World Championship". In Kuzbass. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
2. "Чемпионат мира среди молодёжных команд (U-23) - 2013". rusbandy.ru. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
3. "World Championship U23". FlashScore. Retrieved 6 May 2014.