Countdown Underway to Australian Youth Olympic Festival

The Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) will be held in Sydney from 16-20 January 2013 and will see Australia’s future Olympians compete in an international multi-sport event.

The AYOF, supported by Destination NSW, is an opportunity for young athletes from across the world to compete in Olympic venues, under Olympic conditions and to learn the Olympic values of fair play, sportsmanship, respect for teammates and opponents, friendship, national pride, honesty and humility.

“The AYOF prepares and nurtures athletes who are bound for the elite ranks,” AOC President John Coates said.

“At the start of the new year, we will once again have the chance to see hundreds of athletes competing at the highest level in their sports and among them will no doubt be the stars of the Rio 2016 Games and beyond. It is a very exciting prospect and I encourage everyone to watch as the five days of elite competition take place in our own backyard.”