SARAJEVO, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- "The Flame of Peace" arrived at Sarajevo International Airport on Saturday for the opening of European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) 2019 - Sarajevo and East Sarajevo on Feb. 10.
The flame was taken by the mayor of Sarajevo, Abdulah Skaka, and the mayor of East Sarajevo, Nenad Vukovic.
Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH's) Presidency Sefik Dzaferovic and Zeljko Komsic attended the welcoming ceremony. Both of them highlighted that EYOF is the biggest sports event organized in BiH after 1984 Winter Olympics and that it will further improve the country's reputation.
At the ceremony, Skaka said that youth should be given a chance to build a new world.
The ceremony marked the first time in the history of EYOF that the flame was taken over by two cities in one country.
From Feb. 10-16, 2019, EYOF will bring 750 members of national Olympic committee delegations and 1,600 athletes aged 14-18 competing in eight sports: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, short track speed skating, snowboarding and curling.
