Best young European athletes ready to shine at Baku 2019

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The 15th edition of the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival will take place from 21-27 July in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Check out the following facts and figures to get a better idea of what the week has in store as Europe’s best young athletes compete in the continent’s leading multi-sports event for 14- to 18-year-olds!

  • 7 days of competition
  • 10 sports
  • +2,700 athletes
  • 48 percent female athletes
  • +700 official team members
  • 48 European National Olympic Committees represented at Baku 2019
  • 3,500 volunteers
  • 345 accredited media
  • 12 sports venues
  • 13 training grounds
  • 150,000 tickets available
  • +175 doping tests conducted during EYOF
  • 135 medal events
  • +930 medals to be distributed
  • +5,000 schoolchildren taking part in Olympic Culture and Education Programme
  • 325 transportation vehicles for use by athletes and officials
  • 175,000 working hours to ensure venues are ready
  • +200,000 bottles of water to be distributed in Athletes’ Village
  • +140,000 meals
  • +110 hours of live broadcast on TV and internet (www.eurolympic.org/eoc-channel)