The president of European Olympic Committees (COE), Spyros Capralos, appeared before the press on Wednesday in Skope, halfway through the European Youth Olympic Festival. Alongside him were the President of the NOC of North Macedonia, Daniel Dimevski, the Minister of Sports, Borko Ristovski, and the President of the EYOF Commission within the EOC, Liney Halldorsdottir. This was an opportunity to take stock of the situation after the first two days of competition. 31 countries reached the podium.
« The EYOF is a unique sports festival. For many athletes, this is their first experience of an international multi-sport event, an important opportunity to compete on the field and build friendships and connections outside, explains CapralosThis comes at an important time for European sport, one year after the Paris Olympic Games. NOCs across Europe continue to build on the success of Paris 2024. The EYOF helps to prepare the next generation of athletes for future European Games and Olympic Games. »
The competition will run until Saturday and all the lights are green for North Macedonia. As a country, we have a historic opportunity to welcome more than 4.000 athletes and coaches, which rarely happens and is not easy to organize. It is not just a sporting event, but an investment in the future of Macedonian sport “, underlined the minister.
