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2010 Youth Olympic Games

Games of the I Youth Olympiad
Singapore Youth Olympics 2010.svg
The official "Spirit of Youth" emblem
Host city Singapore
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)
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
Officially closed by Jacques Rogge
President of the IOC
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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Olympic rings with white rims.svg 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

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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