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The Summer Youth Olympic Games of Singapore in 2010 and Nanjing in 2014 each played host to 3600 athletes and lasted 13 days, whereas the Winter YOG of Innsbruck in 2012 had 1059 athletes and Lillehammer in 2016 had 1100 athletes and lasted 10 days.
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are an elite sporting event for young people aged from 15 to 18 from all over the world. The sports programme is mainly based on that of the Olympic Games.
An elite sporting event, the Youth Olympic Games bring together athletes (ages 15-18) from more than 200 countries around the world for a summer and winter programme.
Feb 2, 2024 · The 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games will take place in Dakar, Senegal, the first country on the African continent to be awarded the honour of hosting an Olympic sports event.
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an elite sporting event for young people from all over the world. An event distinct from other youth sports events, as they also integrated a unique Culture and Education Programme (CEP), based from the following five main themes.
Dec 8, 2018 · Youth Olympic Games torch starts tour of Argentina with visit to 100 years of athletics...
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are the. ultimate multi-sporting event, inviting the world’s best young athletes aged between 15 and 18 years to compete, learn and share every four years in both Summer and Winter editions. The YOG are a celebration of sport, youth diversity and the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect.
Aug 14, 2020 · Come July and August every year, a sporting fever hits Singapore as thousands of youth eager to showcase their athletic talents throng into stadiums and sports halls. For about six weeks, fencers flash their epees, volleyball players smash it out on courts, and football teams duel on fields.
Dakar en Jeux Festival brings Youth Olympic spirit to Senegal ahead of first ever Olympic event in Africa. Dakar en Jeux Festival lights up Senegal four years ahead of Youth Olympic Games 2026. IOC President Thomas Bach plants symbolic tree in Dakar, celebrating the first phase of planting of the Olympic Forest.
Organised by the Singapore Olympic Foundation (SOF), the Singapore Youth Olympic Festival (SYOF) acts as a platform for youths to showcase their sporting talents. The SYOF is a legacy of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) held in Singapore in 2010 and subsequently in Nanjing, China.
