2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Host city Sarajevo & Istočno Sarajevo
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nations participating 48
Athletes participating 1500
Sports 8
Opening ceremony February 9, 2019 (2019-02-09)
Closing ceremony February 16, 2019 (2019-02-16)
Main venue Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall
Website eyof2019.net
Winter
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The 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival will be held in Sarajevo & Istočno Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 9 to 16 February 2019.[1]

The event had initially been planned to be held in 2017,[2] whereas the 2019 EYOF had been planned for Erzurum. In November 2015, the two cities agreed to swap their events, since Sarajevo and Istočno Sarajevo could not be ready in time, while Erzurum already had facilities in place from the 2011 Winter Universiade.[3]

Within the framework of the EYOF 2019 project, there is a plan to recruit around 1500 volunteers, majority of which will be students.[4]

Sports

Venues

Sarajevo

Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch, an Opening ceremony venue
Venue Sports
Zetra Olympic Hall Opening ceremony, Ice hockey
Bjelašnica Alpine skiing (Mixed team Parallel Giant Slalom), Snowboarding
Igman Cross country skiing
Skenderija Figure skating

Istočno Sarajevo

Jahornia monutain, location for alpine skiing
Venue Sports
Istočno Sarajevo City Hall Closing ceremony
Jahorina Alpine skiing (Giant Slalom and Slalom)
Nordic ski center Dvorišta-Pale Biathlon
Slavija Ice Rink Short track speed skating
Sports hall Peki Curling

Participating nations

Around 1500 athletes from 50 European countries are expected to participate in the festival, but Azerbaijan and Malta probably will not be able to confirm their participation, as they do not have enough competitors in winter sports.[6]

Mascot

Countdown panel with Groodvy on square in Sarajevo in May 2018

The official mascot of the EYOF 2019 is Groodvy, created by the Visia Agency from Istočno Sarajevo, and selected after all the votes of fans from social networks. Other proposed mascots were Jezos and Jazzy.[7] Name Groodvy comes from word grudva which in Bosnian and Serbian language means snowball.

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Winter EYOF". Eurolympic.org. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Olimpijske igre se vraćaju kući". Al Jazeera Balkans. 8 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Turkey agree with Sarajevo and East Sarajevo to swap 2019 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival for 2017". Inside the Games. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "A Cooperation Agreement was signed between the „EYOF 2019"company, Sarajevo and East Sarajevo universities and the cities of Sarajevo and East Sarajevo - City Sarajevo". Sarajevo.ba. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Vlada će pomoći organizaciju EJOF
  6. ↑ "Na EYOF-u će učestvovati 48 zemalja iz cijelog svijeta". Klix.ba (in Bosnian).
  7. ↑ "The Official Mascot of EYOF 2019: Meet our cute Groodvy". Sarajevo Times. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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