Whether in a team or individually, sports teach us a lot about ourselves. We learn not only about our skills, but also about our boundaries, which often lie much further away than we thought. Sports also help us overcome other kinds of boundaries - during Emil Open you have the opportunity to meet young people from all over Europe and see for yourself that despite barriers, physical or linguistic, we have so much in common and so much to share.
Every sporting event requires not only the perseverance of its participants, but also the perseverance of its organisers and supporters. For the fact that the European Youth Games will be held for the twelfth time, a big thank you goes to them. Equally important are the volunteers who help put the idea of the Games into practice. Thanks also go to the Statutory City of Brno and the South Moravian Region.
Miloš Vystrčil,
President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
