Gymnast Albert Azaryan leads Armenia's Olympic athletes in the Parade of Nations during the Beijing 2008 Opening Ceremonies. Marching with pride the Armenia athletes carry the Olympic hope of their nation. Armenia - Parade of Nations - Opening Ceremony - Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics

London 2012 - Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia and Cuba's Yunior Estrada Falcon battle for bronze in the Greco-Roman Wrestling 96kg class. Watch a full replay.

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.

Olympic.org picks out some of the most eye-catching performances from former Youth Olympic Games (YOG) athletes in recent weeks, as the YOG continue to provide a springboard to the international stage.

IOC President Thomas Bach attended the final day of the 2nd European Games in Minsk (Belarus), which came to a close on Sunday.