14/08/2013
On 14 August 2010, the spectacular fireworks over Singapore’s Marina Bay kicked off a new chapter in Olympic history – the first-ever Youth Olympic Games! With some 3,600 athletes from more than 200 ...
30/07/2013
The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) were not only the first edition of the YOG event itself, they were also a first for 3x3 basketball, which made a successful debut on the international stag...
19/06/2013
Barely 24 hours after Jiri Prskavec’s (CZE) moment of glory at the European Canoe Slalom Championships, the 21 year-old YOG medallist and canoe sensation was back home in Prague to lend a helping hand...
17/06/2013
Want to experience or re-live the first-ever Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Innsbruck last year or the first Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010? Want to learn about the YOG’s Culture...
05/06/2013
Did you know today is World Environment Day? As being environmentally aware is part of our Culture and Education Programme (CEP), we thought we’d take a look back and a peek forward at how the Youth ...
15/05/2013
The 19-year-old Cuban weightlifter, Ediel Marquez, came away from the first Summer Youth Olympic Games, in Singapore in 2010, as a bronze medallist in the Men’s 69kg event, lifting an impressive 283kg...
07/05/2013
Nicholas Hough went home from the first-ever Summer Youth Olympic Games, in Singapore in 2010, with a gold medal in the 110-metres hurdles and a personal best time of 13.37 seconds. Three years later...
21/12/2012
Fast forward six months from the winter wonderland of Innsbruck 2012 in January to the electric atmosphere of the London 2012 Olympic Games as we continue to look back on what has been an incredible y...
17/10/2012
They might be opponents on the field of play, but Olympic medallists Tom Daley and Qiu Bo put their rivalry to one side this week and came together for the first time ever to dive as a pair in celebra...
15/10/2012
With our bags unpacked, stories shared and souvenirs proudly displayed, we thought it was time to look back and celebrate the achievements of the fantastic Youth Olympic Games athletes who rocked the ...
Pictures from the Opening Ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore ©IOC/Jason Evans
Pictures from the Opening Ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore ©IOC/Mine Kasapoglu
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