Romania will be represented by 20 athletes at the 17th winter edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), which will take place in Georgia, in Bakuriani, the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee informs on Friday.
The members of Team Romania will take the start in four of the eight disciplines on the programme, biathlon, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding.
The 20 Romanian athletes will be accompanied by nine coaches: biathlon (8 athletes - 4 girls, 4 boys): Boglarka Kelemen, Krisztina Sillo, Boroka Tamas, Janka Dora Kurko, Alex Florin Mihai Hrit, Bogdan Jifcu, Gigi Vladut Lupoiu, Hunor Udvari; coaches: Attila Czont, Daniel Mazîlu, Tudor Gîrbacea, Szilard Marton; alpine skiing (4 athletes - 2 girls, 2 boys): Maja Biro, Sofia Maria Moldovan, Zsolt Paszka, Matei Alexandru Tuţiu; coaches: Alexandru George Barbu, Sandra Elena Narea; cross-country skiing (4 athletes - 2 girls, 2 boys): Andreea - Marina Cotinghiu, Boglarka Pall, Stefan Paul Gherghel, Iosua Cojocaru; coaches: Istvan Janosi, George Scurtu; snowboarding (4 athletes - 2 girls, 2 boys): Csinszka Bako-Vilehelem, Iustina Dragoiu, Zoltan Benczedi, Botond Mihaly; coach: Geza Lorant Kinda.
The competition, scheduled to take place between February 9 and 16, will bring together over 900 athletes from 45 countries, who will compete in ice hockey, figure skating, short-track, biathlon, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding.