Games Information

The baton has been passed from Lignano Sabbiadoro in Italy, scene of the 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), to Belgrade in Serbia where the 9^th edition of the summer version of the EYOF will take place in July 2007.

The 2005 games in Italy saw the Great Britain team finish in an exceptional third position overall, picking up 13 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze medals and finishing behind only Russia and hosts Italy in the final medal table. The 2007 Festival will include 11 sports and 97 events in total with four team competitions and seven categories of an individual nature.

The European Youth Olympic Festival, sponsored by the European Olympic Committees and the International Olympic Committee, is the largest event of its kind in Europe and it is anticipated that approximately 2,000 elite young athletes from over 45 European countries will participate in the 2007 Festival.

Team GB will be looking forward to building on the successful 2005 campaign and unearthing more future Olympic talent.

Belgrade 2007 Official website

Venue plan
1. University Centre – Olympic Village
(accommodation for athletes, officials, media, press centre)
2. Partizan Stadium Stadium – Athletics
3. Pionir Sports (Main Hall) – Gymnastics
4. Pinki Sports Hall – Judo
5. Tašmajdan Sports Centre – Swimming
6. Pionir Sports Centre (Ice Hall) – Table Tennis
7. Partizan Stadium – Tennis
8. New Belgrade Sports Hall – Basketball
9. Banjica Sports Centre – Water Polo
10. Šumice Sports Centre – Volleyball
11. Voždovac Sports Centre – Handball

Map of venues