The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee met today ahead of the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires to discuss a range of issues, including updates on the progress being made in future Olympic Games host cities Sochi 2014, Rio 2016 and PyeongChang 2018.

September promises to be an important month in the history of the Olympic Movement, with three key decisions scheduled to be made during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, over the next few days. The full IOC membership is set to elect the host city for the 2020 Olympic Games on 7 September, decide on the composition of the 2020 Olympic programme the following day, and elect the next IOC President on 10 September.

It’s been a month since Buenos Aires was elected to host the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2018. With a rich history and culture, and a profound passion for sport, here are 10 cool reasons why the Argentine capital is a perfect location for the YOG.

After winning a third canoeing gold medal at last year’s London 2012 Olympic Games, Tony Estanguet will be hanging up his paddle to focus on his new role as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member.

Earlier this month, Augustin Maillefer was given the all-important task of handing the envelope with the name of the winning host city of the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2018 to the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge.

Already an Olympic medallist in shooting, 28 year-old Danka Barteková has just added another string to her bow. Following her role as a Young Ambassador at the first-ever Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010, and a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympic Summer Games, the Slovakian shooter is, since last week, the current youngest International Olympic Committee (IOC) member.

The votes have been cast, counted and checked and the host city of the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2018 can now be revealed as (drum roll please)… Buenos Aires.

The 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games will be hosted by the city of Buenos Aires in 2018, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge announced today following a vote by the IOC members at an Extraordinary IOC Session in Lausanne.

Please note that today’s announcement of the host city for the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2018, originally scheduled at 3.55 p.m. will now take place at 3.40 p.m. (local time, Lausanne).