Representatives of the 10th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (EYOWF) 2011 in the Liberec Region - Kateřina Nyčová, the Executive Manager and Martin Ditrich, Manager of the Public Benefit Corporation EYOWF 2011 – took part in a recent Seminar of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in the Maltese capital La Valetta. The three-day event also included an official presentation of the current state of preparations for the 2011 Festival.
After a long and serious illness, Petr Doležal, Chairman of the Administrative Board of the EYOWF 2011, Public Benefit Corporation, passed away on Tuesday, the 25th of May, in the evening, at the age of sixty-one years.
In May, the EYOWF 2011 Organising Committee passed an important environmental audit. The activities that have an effect on the environment have been assessed by the renowned Swiss certification company SGS as acceptable and within days it should propose the awarding of the highest certificate ISO 14001:2004. Vladimír Klatovský, the Environmental Manager, explained: “The environmental laws are constantly being strengthened; therefore we consider the awarding of the certificate as a great success.”
Škoda Auto has become the official partner of the 10th European Youth Olympic Winter Fetival (EYOWF) 2011 in the Liberec Region. On Saturday 8th May, representatives of the company in Mladá Boleslav handed over fifty Škoda cars to the Organisers. Apart from the members of the EYOWF 2011 Organising Committee and the car manufacturer, the ceremonial act was also attended by the President of the Czech Olympic Committee Milan Jirásek.
The Opening Ceremony of the 10th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival on 13th February 2011 in Liberec Tipsport Arena will be personally attended by Jacques Rogge (see photo), the President of the International Olympic Committee. Petr Hrubec, the Secretary General of the Czech Olympic Committee, explains: “Mr. Rogge, who in the 1990s ranked among the founding fathers of Olympic Festivals, has already sent his written confirmation. Apart from attending the Opening Ceremony, he also plans to visit some of the sporting venues.”
With great grief did the Organising Committee of the 10th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in the Liberec Region receive the news of passing of a former long-standing President of the International Olympic Committee and the present Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee, Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch. This sporting diplomat presided over the international Olympic movement from 1980 to 2001 and made an invaluable contribution to the modern Olympic Games of the new era. He keenly supported the development of Olympic idea, international sport and understanding among nations. The Olympic movement loses one of its greatest personalities of all times. We shall honour his memory forever.