www.utrecht2013.com From 14-19 July 2013 the Olympic Flame will burn in Utrecht, the Netherlands. 2700 young athletes. 49 European countries,
9 sports: Athletics, Basketball, Judo, Handball, Tennis, Swimming, Volleyball, Cycling and Gymnastics.
The EYOF is a biennal high level multi-sport event for talented young athletes from across Europe. The EYOF is organised under the flag of the European Olympic Committee (EOC).
In 2013 Utrecht will host the 23rd edition of the EYOF. The event features the best Olympic traditions, such as the Olympic Village, opening and closing ceremonies and the Olympic Flame.
Thanks to an initiative of Dr. Jacques Rogge, in 1990 the European Olympic Committees launched the "European Youth Olympic Days" (EYOD), now called “European Youth Olympic Festival” (EYOF), that is the only multi-sport event on this continent. This event, which has a summer and a winter edition, is held every other year.
The nine sports of the EYOF 2013 will be:
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Judo
- Handball
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Volleyball
- Cycling
- Gymnastics
Past and future (untill 2015) editions of the EYOF and EYOWF (winter edition):
EYOFs:
•1991 Brussels (BEL)
•1993 Valkenswaard (NED)
•1995 Bath (GBR)
•1997 Lisboa (POR)
•1999 Esbjerg (DEN)
•2001 Murcia (ESP)
•2003 Paris (FRA)
•2005 Lignano (ITA)
•2007 Belgrade (SRB)
•2009 Tampere (FIN)
•2011 Trabzon (TUR)
•2013 Utrecht (NED)
•2015 Tblisi (GEO)
EYOWFs:
•1993 Aosta (ITA)
•1995 Andorra (AND)
•1997 Sundsvall (SWE)
•1999 Poprad-Tatry (SVK)
•2001 Vuokatti (FIN)
•2003 Bled (SLO)
•2005 Monthey (SUI)
•2007 Jaca (ESP)
•2009 Slask Beskidy (POL)
•2011 Liberec (CZE)
•2013 Brasov (ROM)
•2015 Vorarlberg & Liechtenstein (LIE)
The EYOF spreads the ethical and educational values of the Olympic movement and aims for a better world with less discrimination and more solidarity through education of children by the means of Olympism.
"OLYMPISM IS A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE, WHICH PLACES SPORT AT THE SERVICE OF HUMANKIND"
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