The prospects for Bulgaria to host the Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2028 were discussed at a working meeting in the presidential institution

Bulgaria has great potential and excellent natural conditions for organizing and holding the Winter Youth Olympic Games, but its successful candidacy requires consistent and united efforts on the part of the executive power, sportsmen, the media, environmental organizations and society. President Rumen Radev and experts in the field of winter sports united around this position, who discussed today on “Dondukov” 2 the prospects for our country to raise its candidacy for hosting the Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2028.

The member of the authoritative committee of the International Olympic Committee Vesela Lecheva, the secretary general of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee Belcho Goranov, the chairman of the Bulgarian Ski Federation Tseko Minev, the mayor of Chepelare Municipality Boran Hadjiev, experts in winter sports and construction of sports infrastructure took part in the meeting. 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 irregularities 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. However, success can only be counted on the timely modernization of the sports infrastructure in accordance with the current standards and procedures of the International Olympic Committee, as well as the efforts of the entire public.