Istanbul (pps) At the 61st Congress of the International Luge Federation (FIL) in Istanbul, Turkey, the hosts of the 2016 and 2017 Junior World Championships were finalized. Winterberg (Germany) will organize the 31st Junior Worlds in 2016, Sigulda (Latvia) will be host to the 32nd FIL Junior World Championships one year later.

The 29th Junior Worlds next winter will be carried out in Innsbruck-Igls (Austria), the season’s highlight for the young luge talents in 2015 will be staged in Lillehammer (Norway). The 1994 Olympic luge track in Norway will also host the 2nd Youth Olympic Games of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2016.

All major FIL junior events at a glance:

2014 29th Junior World Championships Innsbruck-Igls Austria 2015 30th Junior World Championships Lillehammer Norway 2016 2nd Youth Olympic Games Lillehammer Norway 2016 31st Junior World Championships Winterberg Germany 2017 32nd Junior World Championships Sigulda Latvia