Olympic Torch in Bucharest

Ivan Patzaichin was the first bearer of the Olympic torch of FOTE 2013 from the relay that departed Saturday from the Olympic Committee headquarters and passed through a trail of 15 km with significant points.

Of 70 individuals relay were Alina Dumitru, Laura Badea, Monica Rosu, Camelia Potec, or Gabriela Szabo.

The route included the departure at 12.00 in front of the Olympic House and over 15 miles went through major outlets in Bucharest, including Victoria Palace, Palace of Parliament, Cotroceni Palace, City Hall, or Basarab Passage.

FOTE2013 Mascot. Source eyowf2013.

The Olympic torch relay through Bucharest

The torch relay went on to Kiseleff up to Victoria Square, went through the front of the Museum Antipa, Victoria Palace, after which it traveled all the way of Victory Road.

The Olympic torch relay has passed then the bridge over Dâmboviţa and continued on the United Nations Avenue , up to the intersection with the B.P. Hasdeu Boulevard.

The Olympic flame passed on the Independence Embankment and the Gheorghe Marinescu Avenue.

After a ceremony at the Cotroceni Palace, the Torch-bearers have traveled the roads Cotroceni and Grozavesti after having climbed the Basarab Passage.

At the descent from the pass, the torch continued on the Boulevards Banu Manta, Ion Mihalache and Ion Mincu, to the Air Heroes Monument on the Aviators Avenue.

The Olympic torch headed to Charles de Gaulle Square, from where, on Constantin Prezan Boulevard , came back at the Arc de Triomphe, in front of the Olympic House.

FOTE 2013 source: eyowf2013. com

On Sunday, at 9.00, the Olympic torch goes to Brasov

After about four- hour journey through Bucharest, the Olympic torch has returned in the front of COSR and on Sunday at 9.00, will go towards Braşov.

Young people aged between 14 and 18 will compete between 17 and 22 February in the framework of the European Youth Olympic Festival, the eight competitions of winter sports: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, speed skating, snowboard and ski jumping.

The samples are held at Brasov, Predeal, Râşnov, Fundata and Poiana Brasov.

More than 1,400 athletes and officials from 45 countries are expected at the European Youth Olympic Festival (FOTE), to be housed at Poiana Brasov, in the "Olympic Village".

The official song of FOTE 2013-The Ballad of Ciprian Porumbescu

All eight samples from the entrance will be free. Furthermore, pupils and students will have transport provided by the organizers, according to Radio Romania Actualitati correspondent, Madalina Iacob.

If the Festival's mascot, the Carpathian bear, "Martin", has been settled for two years , the official song was chosen a few days ago: it's the Ballad of Ciprian Porumbescu, processed by Emil Lassaria.

The working way of the Romanians stunned him and his European Olympic Committee.

The Romanians, "masters of the last-minute arrangements."

Katerina Nycova, was surprised by how the preparations have evolved since her last visit.

"Romanians have a peculiar way of working and I would say that they are the masters of the last-minute arrangements. We have seen much progress in mid-January.

"You're on the right track, but there are a lot of things to do, but I am confident that you will succeed, and that will be a very successful festival", Katerina Nycova added.

A competition also has extremely long arms on the tourism in the area.

Translated by
Denisse-Meda Bucura