A few hours before the start of the European Youth Olympic Festival, President of European Olympic Committee and Commission’s Chairman hold the final press conference. It can be said that “Tbilisi 2015” received high appraisal and according to it, our capital is ready to host the Olympic Festival at the highest level.

Patrick Hickey (President of European Olympic Committee): “Thank you to everyone who did this work. I saw everything that was done for this festival. I am very satisfied and I can say that I was right when I made my choice in favor of Tbilisi. The Georgian side did everything perfectly, which will lead the Olympic Festival to another level”.

Victor Sanchez (Chairman of European Youth Olympic Festival): “Olympic Festival and Olympic movement are being developed. The model, which Tbilisi has offered can be considered as future guide. This is perfect”.

Aleqsi Akhvlediani (European Youth Olympic Festival “Tbilisi 2015” Organizing Committee’s Chairman): “During the year we were assuring our fans, population, that it would be one of the best and outstanding. This is wonderful and I would like to congratulate the whole Georgia. Our task was following: the Georgian culture and traditions should be presented maximally, but it should be close to modernity. I think, those who worked on it did it”.