INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

From this point of view, the importance of participation of
Georgian sportsmen and sportswomen in the European Olympic
Youth Olympic Days has doubled.
Beginning from 1993 this festival of young European sportsmen
has attracted 116 entrants from Georgia.
Taking into account a scanty international practice of our
sportsmen and sportswomen the participation in the tournament of this
rank is a good stimulus for both sportsmen and coaches.
Today young members of the Georgian national team have the
experience gained at the European Olympic Youth Days.
The European Olympic Youth Days of Murcia were held in 2001.
Then Georgia was represented in judo, swimming, athletics, tennis –
14 sportsmen took part in this European Olympic Youth Days.
Then our small country took the tenth place in the team contest.
The Georgian team won 4 golden and 2 bronze medals.
The VII European Olympic Youth Festival in Paris, was held in
2003.
Among the 15-member Georgian delegation each second member
was a medallist and that was a success which others could not achieve.
Georgian sportsmen / sportswomen won two golden, three silver,
two bronze medals.
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