16 February 2013
- from 17-22 february the 11th edition of the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival is held in Brasov-Roumenia. Thanks to an initiative of Dr. Jacques Rogge, in 1990 the European Olympic Committees launched the "European Youth Olympic Days" (EYOD), now called �European Youth Olympic Festival� (EYOF), what is the only multi-sport event on this Continent. This event, which has a summer and a winter edition, is held every two year as a motivation event for young talented athletes to meet and learn the Olympic Values. In Brasov 8 sports are present among which is Short Track Speed Skating. For the Short Track competition more then 60 skaters out of 20 European countries came to Romania.
