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Design the medal for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games!

9/2/2013 10:30:00 AM

All you have to do is go to www.medaldesigncompetition.com, get inspired and submit your very own design. The competition opens today and runs until 30 November 2013.

A prestigious judging panel, including the man behind the iconic London 2012 Olympic cauldron, Thomas Heatherwick, and Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games 400m hurdles champion Aurélie Chaboudez, will select the winner and two runners-up to be announced in December 2013.

The winning designer will win a trip to Nanjing, tickets to the Opening Ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games and a full collection of medals featuring their design!

So, what are you waiting for? Get those thinking caps on and get creative and we could see you in Nanjing!

Chad Le Clos announced as YOG Ambassador!

8/30/2013 10:00:00 AM

Now, our journey with Chad has come full circle as, with less than one year to go to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, we can officially announce him as our latest YOG Ambassador.

Speaking about his nomination, the 21-year-old said: “The Youth Olympic Games were a huge stepping stone for me and helped me enormously in preparing for the pressures of my first Olympic Games in London. But more than the sport, the memories and friends that I made will last forever, and I’m excited to be part of the YOG experience once again.”
Chad follows in the footsteps of his inspiration, Michael Phelps, who served as a YOG Ambassador in Singapore in 2010.

“Michael was always an idol of mine growing up, and he was an inspiration to me going into the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games,” Chad added. “To be that source of inspiration for a whole new generation of athletes preparing for Nanjing 2014 is truly an honour.”

It’s great to have you on board, Chad! Stay tuned for our exclusive videos with Chad, including his training tips, a special YOG challenge and much, much more, coming soon.

Cool new events for Nanjing 2014

5/30/2012 3:32:00 PM

Nanjing 2014’s action packed sports programme just got even better! It has been announced that six new events will be added to the 14 amazing days of sporting competition, which follow the 28 sports of the Olympic programme.

Already an event that creates an electric atmosphere, athletics will see the addition of an 8x100m mixed team relay event, which will include mixing athletes from different NOCs and genders. This event is sure to blow the roof off the stadium!

Let’s hear it for the girls! Canoeing fans will see women’s C1 head-to-head sprint racing and women’s C1 obstacle slalom racing events join the line-up. This will even gender balance in the sport by equalling the number of events and number of medals.

Finally, aquatics will be making an even bigger splash by including an 800m freestyle event for men and women. A diving team event will also be included, which will combine 3m springboard and 10m platform with mixed NOCs and gender (one man, one woman).

2014… it’s gonna be a cool, cool summer! Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest YOG news!

Going green at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games

4/16/2012 4:25:00 PM

Whether it’s recycling, turning off the lights or choosing to walk instead of drive, we all need to do our bit to help protect the environment. And, at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, athletes will get the opportunity to give something back by planting in a tree in the newly opened YOG Forest Park.

Officially unveiled last month, the park covers about 6,700 square metres and includes five ecological parks which are designed in the style of Asia, Europe, Africa, America and Oceania. Some 1,000 volunteers planted trees as part of the park opening ceremony, and the space will provide an idyllic green sanctuary for Nanjing locals and visitors before, during and after the Games.

Check out this video on how the athletes at the Singapore Youth Olympic Games learnt to do their bit to protect the environment as part of the Culture and Education Programme.

Nanjing 2014 launches its slogan and emblem competitions!

11/25/2010 3:39:00 PM

Nanjing 2014 is already in full speed with the preparations of the second summer Youth Olympic Games and has launched two cool competitions! They are asking fans of the Youth Olympic Games to create both slogan and emblem for the Games.

To enter, just check out Nanjing 2014’s website where you will find all the details:
http://www.nanjing2014.org/en/news_events/ news_room/2010/1108/601.html