In 2027, Lignano Sabbiadoro will host the nineteenth edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).

The announcement was made by Giovanni Malagò, President of CONI, during the fifty-third assembly of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) held in Bucharest, Romania.

Among those present at the event (photo by EOC) were Laura Giorgi, Mayor of Lignano Sabbiadoro, and Giorgio Brandolin, President of CONI Friuli Venezia Giulia, who were particularly proud of the news.

Twenty-two years after the extraordinary 2005 edition, the most important multidisciplinary event for young European athletes will return in July 2027 to Lignano Sabbiadoro.

Friuli Venezia Giulia, the stage for the 2023 Winter EYOF, can officially begin preparing to take centre stage in European sport once again.