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21. April 2022

WHAT WILL EYOF BRING? ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR BANSKÁ BYSTRICA

Finance is the basis for organising all major sports events. The benefits of the event for the inhabitants are important for the host country and especially for the city. One of the most important benefits is the economic ones. Increasing the number of visitors to the region from all over Europe during the event and […]

14. April 2022

100 days left to the beginning of the EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022

The last 100 days remain until the beginning of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2022 in Banská Bystrica, the countdown of which will begin on Friday 15 April. The organisers of the multi-sporting event, which will take place in the town below Urpín from 24 to 30 July 2022, are starting to intensify and tighten […]

5. April 2022

EOYF Stars #3 – Anna Šimková

The athletes have less than four months left to prepare for one of their biggest career highlights – the European Youth Olympic Festival. Also the athlete Anna Šimková is looking forward to the fight for the medal in Banská Bystrica. She is the next competitor we introduce in the section “Stars of the EYOF”.  For […]

4. April 2022

The EYOF 2022 volunteer team with help with international experience

The volunteers will also be a part of the European Youth Olympic Festival in Banská Bystrica (24 – 30 July 2022). They will not only come to this multi-sport event from the host country but also from abroad. Marie Lou Noirot is one of them. The 24-year-old French woman has worked her way up as […]

3. April 2022

Bronze EYOF for the Slovak team and valuable experience for the organising committee

The winter edition of the EYOF took place in Vuokatti, Finland, from 20 to 25 March, and the Slovak Olympic team won two medals thanks to the biathlete Jakub Borguľa and a speed skater Tamara Tokárová. The organising committee of the EYOF in Banská Bystrica was also a part of the expedition, which absorbed the […]

1. April 2022

Ambassador programme (OVEP) part of the winter EYOF

The European Youth Olympic Festival is not just about sport. The programme also includes an Ambassador Programme (OVEP), which aims to teach athletes about Olympic values, the spirit of fair play and to showcase the cultural diversity of the participating countries. Our ambassador Kamil Pavlinký took part in the EYOF winter festival in Vuokatti, Finland, […]

28. March 2022

What will EYOF bring? Visitors, promotion of the region and Slovakia

The organisation of a large sporting event also means the promotion of the venue, the region and the whole country. The European Olympic Youth Festival is no exception, which will play a key role in promoting Banská Bystrica and the whole of Slovakia.  Presentation of Slovakia in front of the whole of Europe, presentation of […]

22. March 2022

EYOF 2022 without triathlon, competitions in 10 sports in Banská Bystrica

The European Youth Olympic Festival 2022 in Banská Bystrica will finally welcome competitions in ten sports. Originally, eleven sports were planned but after examining the circumstances and all possibilities for the implementation of triathlon competitions in Banská Bystrica and the surrounding regions, the organising committee of the EYOF 2022 decided to exclude this sport from […]

21. March 2022

EYOF 2022 without athletes from Russia and Belarus

Athletes from Russia and Belarus will not participate in the European Youth Olympic Festival 2022 in Banska Bystrica. Representatives from the two countries will not be able to start from 24 to 30 July at a multi-sport event under Urpin based on several verdicts of major institutions.  “Based on the conclusions of the meeting of […]

EYOF STARS #2 – Alexandra Fričová

The European Olympic Festival continues to present the greatest Slovak hopes, which will be presented in Banská Bystrica. The first sportswoman to appear in the “EYOF Stars” section is volleyball player Alexandra Fričová. For the seventeen-year-old smasher from Chorvátsky Grob, this will not be the first representative start. „ Of course, I really appreciate the […]

17. March 2022

Dukla will provide its sports facilities at EYOF 2022


The local Dukla Military Sports Center, which will provide its sports facilities during this important event for young athletes, also wants to contribute to the successful organisation of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2022 in Banská Bystrica. “Dukla has a beautiful new stadium and it would be a shame if it was not used for […]

16. March 2022

Athletic competitions with new equipment on EYOF

Preparations for the largest sporting event of 2022 in Slovakia continue and one of the important tasks is to equip specific sports facilities. In recent days, the organisers have taken delivery of new equipment that will be used during athletic competitions. These are, in particular, high jump and pole vault landing mats, equipment for technical […]