Christophe Dubi, the executive director of the Olympic Games at the IOC, confirmed this last January to FrancsJeux, during the 2024 Winter Youth Games in Gangneung: several countries entered the dialogue phase for the 2028 edition. One was known, Italy, ready to extend the experience of the Winter Games Milan-Cortina 2026 by hosting the YOG two years later in the regions of Lombardy and Trentino. A second has just become known: Bulgaria. The site Gamesbids reports that the Bulgarian political authorities, led by President Rumen Radev, are no longer making a secret of their wish to host the event in 2028. A meeting was recently organized around the head of state to discuss the feasibility of such a project . At the end of the discussions, the Bulgarian Olympic Committee explained, in a press release, that the president had “ stressed that the organization of such an international sporting event, in addition to the image, will also have long-term economic and social benefits for our country, and that the modernized transport infrastructure will encourage tourism and mass sports . » The bid would be built around Sofia, the capital, with events in the mountainous region of Vitosha. But the press release from the Bulgarian Olympic body specifies: “ Success can only be envisaged if the sports infrastructure is modernized in a timely manner, in accordance with the current standards and procedures of the International Olympic Committee, and if the entire population is in favor of it."
