2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games
The official "Spirit of Youth" emblem
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| Host city | Singapore | ||
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| Motto | Spirit of Youth (Chinese: 青年精神 Tamil: இளைஞர் ஆவி Malay: Semangat Pemuda) Blazing the Trail (Chinese: 开路先锋 Tamil: ட்ராக் எரியும் Malay: Terik Jejak Yang) |
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| Nations participating | 204 | ||
| Athletes participating | 3524 | ||
| Events | 201 in 26 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 14 August | ||
| Closing ceremony | 26 August | ||
| Officially opened by |
S. R. Nathan President of the Republic of Singapore |
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| Officially closed by |
Jacques Rogge President of the IOC |
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| Athlete's Oath | Caroline Chew | ||
| Judge's Oath | Syed Abdul Kadir | ||
| Coach's Oath | David Lim | ||
| Torch lighter | Darren Choy | ||
| Main venue | The Float at Marina Bay | ||
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 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
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The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics (Chinese: 第一届夏季青年奥林匹克运动会; pinyin: Dì Yī Jiè Xiàjì Qīngnián Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì Tamil: 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் 2010 Kōṭaikkāla Iḷaiyōr Olimpik Viḷaiyāṭṭukkaḷ Malay: Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010) were the first edition of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), an international multi-sport and cultural event for youths based on the tradition of the Olympic Games. Held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, the Games featured about 3,600 athletes aged 14–18 from 204 nations, who competed in 201 events in 26 sports. No official medal tables were published, but the most successful nation was China, followed by Russia; hosts Singapore did not win any gold medals. Most unique features of the YOG, such as mixed-NOCs teams (comprising youths from different countries) and the Culture and Education Programme (CEP), made their debut at the 2010 Games.
Although the concept dates back to 1998, formal plans for the YOG were only announced at the 119th IOC session on 6 July 2007. On 21 February 2008, Singapore was selected as the host city after defeating Moscow 53-44 in a postal vote by 105 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members. The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) prepared eighteen competition venues and twelve training venues. The Float@Marina Bay hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and the Youth Olympic Village was located at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The committee also selected Games mascots Lyo and Merly (a lion and a female merlion), the Spirit of Youth emblem (through a design competition) and the theme song "Everyone" (performed by five singers, each representing a major continent (combining North and South America)).
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