The location will be in the park under the Slovak National Uprising Memorial. 🥳 The space will include a large stage for cultural and accompanying programs, concerts, F&B and a partner zone. 🎤🎵 You will have the opportunity to play sports or educate yourself on sustainability or the mindset of Olympism and fair play. 🥰🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ […]

EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022 – presents also a rich accompanying program for families with children with regard to maximum safety The European Youth Olympic Festival EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022 is fast approaching and today we are starting to count down the last days before the start of this great sports festival in the heart of […]

With less than a month to go until the start of the EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022, the athletes are entering the final phase of their preparation and we are happy to introduce to you today the Slovak basketball hope Richard Ondruš. It will not be the first international event for the 16-year-old Slovak national player. […]

Exactly one month before the start of the European Youth Olympic Festival, the three-time Olympic winner Nastya Kuzmina completed a virtual journey of the torchlight with the Fire of Peace from Rome to Banská Bystrica. During five months, she completed a total of 727 kilometers through various sports activities and motivated the Slovak public to […]

The opening ceremony will take place on July 24, 2022 in the park under the SNP Memorial in Banská Bystrica and tickets can be purchased for a symbolic price. It will be broadcast live via RTVS. “ We will welcome 3,500 members of official expeditions from 48 countries, 1,000 guests will be invited, 3,000 visitors […]

5 months ago, Nastya Kuzmina started her virtual journey to the EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022. She had to cover a virtual distance of 727 kilometres using any kind of physical activity. She has only 5 days and 6 km to go. Until Friday, you too can sport the last kilometres. How many kilometres have you […]

Until the beginning of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2022 in Banská Bystrica, the last 39 days remain and the largest multi-sporting event organised in Slovakia is irresistibly approaching. Up to 120 medal ceremonies await Banská Bystrica during 6 competition days. The organisers of EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022 bet on the support and presentation of […]

The last weekend was also important for the organisers of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2022 in Banská Bystrica (24-30 July), as there were two events under the Urpín Mountain that checked the readiness of sports venues and the cooperation of people ensuring the competition before the upcoming largest multi-sport event in Slovakia.  On Saturday […]

One and a half months before the start of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2022 in Banská Bystrica, two sports venues, which will be the scene of fights at this multi-sports event for athletes from 14 to 18 years of age, will experience the test events. Over the weekend, the city under the Urpín  mountain […]

Two months before the start of the EYOF, the list of qualified athletes for the EYOF in Banská Bystrica is slowly but surely extending. One of them is the talented basketball player Dovydas Buika.  A Lithuanian athlete celebrated his fifteenth birthday a few days ago. Last season 2020/2021, he won gold at the Ramünas Šiškaunkas […]

Flame of peace for the European Youth Olympic Festival EYOF 2022 (24-30 July) has already arrived in Slovakia. It was ceremoniously ignited in Rome on Monday evening. After a 14-hour journey from the Italian capital and the headquarters of the European Olympic Committees, it arrived at the EYOF venue in Banská Bystrica on Wednesday morning. […]

A major milestone in the preparation for the 16th Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) Banská Bystrica 2022 was reached today as the Flame of Peace was lit in Rome at the Ara Pacis Augustae, a monument built by Emperor Augustus to celebrate peace throughout the Roman empire. With just over 50 days to go […]