Nanjing 2014 - Hakob Mkrtchyan of Armenia celebrates after the Men's 77kg of Weightlifting at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, on August 21, 2014. Hakob Mkrtchyan won the gold medal.

Amirreza Mohammadreza Dehbozorgi produced an impressive performance in the final of the men’s Greco-Roman 45kg class as he overcame Ecuador’s Jeremy Gonzalez 8-0 to clinch gold for Iran.

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) continue to provide an excellent springboard for future sporting success, with more and more YOG graduates now excelling on the global stage. Here, we take a look at some of those who have impressed in recent weeks…

There were dramatic finales in both the men’s 77kg and women’s 58kg categories in the weightlifting on day five of the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018.

At PyeongChang 2018, 18 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have benefited from the Uniform Support Programme initiated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) together with the World Federation of Sporting Goods Industries (WFSGI). A first for the Olympic Winter Games.

Following the IOC’s announcement that it plans to target African National Olympic Committees (NOCs) as potential host cities of the Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2022, Shannon-Ogbani Abeda is set to make another piece of history for Africa when he becomes the first Winter Olympian from Eritrea.

Relive the day of Tuesday 16 August 2016 in Rio on olympic.org. Simone Biles completes an amazing week with the floor title, her fourth gold medal in Rio, earning her a place among the greatest gymnasts in history. British cyclists Jason Kenny and Laura Trott win gold on the track of the Olympic velodrome.