The Pece Flame was lit for the upcoming Bakuriani 2025 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival at Rome’s historically significant grand ceremony of ‘Mercati di Traiano’. The event is scheduled in 53 days. At the lighting ceremony, Georgia’s Minister of Sport Shalva Gogoladze, European Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos, and Georgian Olympic Committee President Leri Khabelov, were in attendance.
Minister Gogoladze pointed to Georgia’s preparedness to host a festival of this kind, emphasizing the newly constructed infrastructure in Bakuriani, Tbilisi, and Batumi. Capralos presented the symbolic olive tree to Gogoladze and Khabelov during the ceremony.
Bakuriani 2025 will run between February 9-16, featuring eight winter sports, making Georgia the eighth European country to host both summer and winter youth Olympic festivals.
