Romania will host in 2013 the winter edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival. The General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees met in Istanbul last week and decided to offer Romania the right to organize it.

Romania's delegation comprised the mayors of the organizing tourist resorts on Valea Prahovei, locations renowned for their sky slopes, and several Bucharest officials. The European Youth Olympic Festival is organized by the European Olympic Committees Association under the high patronage of the International Olympic Committee. At this multi-sport competition youngsters aged 13 to 18 years old can participate.

Romania was part of the festival as yearly as 1993, when its first edition was organized. Last year, our country was represented by 19 young people.