Bulgaria has great potential and excellent natural conditions for organizing and holding Winter Youth Games Olympic Games, but its successful application requires consistent and united efforts from the executive power, sports figures, the media, environmental organizations and society, writes travelnews.bg.
President Rumen Radev and experts in the field of winter sports united around this position, who discussed today at “Dondukov“ 2 prospects for our country to raise its candidacy for hosting the Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2028.
The member of the authoritative commission of the International Olympic Committee Vesela Lecheva, the general secretary of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee Belcho Goranov, the chairman of the Bulgarian Ski Federation Tseko Minev, the mayor of Chepelare Municipality Boran Hadjiev, experts on winter sports and construction of a sports facility took part in the meeting. infrastructure. They recalled the traditions of our country in winter sports, noting that the International Ski Federation and the Bulgarian Federation were founded a century ago in the same year.
During the meeting, the head of state emphasized that the organization of such an international sports event, in addition to image, will also have long-term economic and social benefits for our country, and the modernized transport infrastructure will promote tourism and mass sports in our country.
The President also reminded that on his initiative in a public discussion was held to overcome decades of administrative problems and disagreements between the institutions, the sports community and investors to ensure environmentally friendly access to Vitosha.
The general position was that a potential candidacy of Sofia to host the Winter Youth Olympic Games would have significant advantages over other candidates, due to the unique natural conditions provided by the Vitosha mountain near the capital.
Success, however, can be counted on only with the timely modernization of the sports infrastructure in accordance with the current standards and procedures of the International Olympic Committee, as well as with the efforts of the entire public.