European Youth Olympics: 50 days before official opening
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Only 50 days are left until the official start of the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Tbilisi.
The EYOF 2015, commonly known as Tbilisi 2015, will see more than 4,000 youth athletes from 49 European countries descend on Georgia’s capital to participate in nine sports: judo, tennis, artistic gymnastics, track cycling, track and field athletics, swimming, volleyball, handball and basketball.
Tbilisi 2015 will be held in Georgia’s capital from July 25 to August 1, 2015. The full schedule of its events has already been posted on the EYOF website.
Meanwhile the Olympic flame continues its journey across Georgia. The flame will visit the country’s 67 municipalities before it arrives in Tbilisi in on July 14 for the official opening of EYOF.
A celebration is planned in Rustavi this evening to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame.
People in southern Georgia are among the first in the country to be given the rare opportunity to see the Olympic flame.
The Olympic flame for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) has landed in Georgia’s seaside city Batumi ahead of the Tbilisi 2015 torch relay after being flown from Athens, Greece.
The Olympic flame for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) has been lit in the ancient Greek city of Athens and will today travel to Georgia for the international youth sporting competition.
The Olympic flame has arrived in Borjomi – its latest stop on its nationwide tour ahead of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), but without a festive celebration in recognition of those who lost their lives in the deadly June 13 flash flood.
"I am confident that we will witness a great Olympic Games and it will be exciting for all of us", says Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
A limited edition silver coin has been developed as one of the symbols of the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), being held in Tbilisi later this month.
A new and modern sports facility that will host young athletes at the upcoming European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) has opened today in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.
In less than two weeks thousands of the world’s best young athletes, their coaches and supporters will come to Georgia for the European Youth Olympic Festival 2015.
With ten days to go before the official opening of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2015, the Olympic Flame is preparing to enter Georgia’s capital city.
The last sporting facility for the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) 2015 has opened today - three days before the Festival begins - meaning Tbilisi is officially ready to host the international sporting competition.