1,300 Young People Gather in Ljubljana for Sports Festival

Ljubljana, 27 April - Some 1,300 young people from around the world gathered in Ljubljana on Sunday for the opening of the 19th International Games of the Salesian, a festival of sports, culture and religion. The curtain raiser was also attended by Education Minister Milan Zver and MEP Ljudmila Novak.

Ljubljana
Teams from 14 countries took part in the opening of the 19th International Games of the Salesian, a festival of sports, culture and faith.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
Education Minister Milan Zver (middle)
and Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia Santos Abril y Castello (left) attended the opening of the 19th International Games of the Salesian.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
Education Minister Milan Zver welcomed the participants to the 19th International Games of the Salesian.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
MEP Ljudmila Novak (left) and Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia Santos Abril y Castello (right) attended the opening of the 19th International Games of the Salesian.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
MEP Ljudmila Novak (left) and Education Minister Milan Zver (right) attended the opening of the 19th International Games of the Salesian.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
Teams from 14 countries took part in the opening of the 19th International Games of the Salesian, a festival of sports, culture and faith.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
Teams from 14 countries took part in the opening of the 19th International Games of the Salesian, a festival of sports, culture and faith.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
Teams from 14 countries took part in the opening of the 19th International Games of the Salesian, a festival of sports, culture and faith.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
Teams from 14 countries took part in the opening of the 19th International Games of the Salesian, a festival of sports, culture and faith.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
Officials look on as the the 19th International Games of the Salesian are opened.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
Officials look on as the the 19th International Games of the Salesian are opened.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
Teams from 14 countries took part in the opening of the 19th International Games of the Salesian, a festival of sports, culture and faith.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
Officials look on as the the 19th International Games of the Salesian are opened.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

Ljubljana
Teams from 14 countries took part in the opening of the 19th International Games of the Salesian, a festival of sports, culture and faith.
Photo: Domen Grögl/STA

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