In between competitions, athletes at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Lausanne are also actively taking part in activities aimed at providing them with useful information on issues that they are or will be facing during their careers. One series of activities being run as part of the “Believe in Sport” campaign has been specifically designed to raise awareness about the threat of competition manipulation among athletes, their entourages and officials. 

Only three players and a goalie are allowed on the ice at any time but that is not the only unusual thing about the debut...

Athletes have not only come to the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to compete. There are also a range of educational activities on offer at the Youth Olympic Villages in Lausanne and St. Moritz, led by the IOC and designed to help the young athletes succeed in their sporting and non-sporting careers.

The 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) got underway with a sparkling Opening Ceremony at the Vaudoise Arena on 9 January that was full of surprises, as 8,000 spectators enjoyed seven stories emphasising the Olympic spirit and the theme of “Home”, all performed in spectacular style by local young people.

Short-track speed skater Alyssa Pok will carry Singapore’s flag at the Lausanne 2020 Opening Ceremony, as the southeast Asian nation makes its debut at the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

A few days before the start of the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne 2020 has now confirmed all its athletes’ quotas and announces some fun facts about the delegations that will take part in the event, from January 9 to 22, 2020.

When the Olympic cauldron is lit in Lausanne this month to mark the start of the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), eco-friendly fuel will be used to power the cauldron for the first time. This symbolic choice signifies the beginning of one of the most innovative Games in Olympic history, and a strong commitment to sustainability.

Olympic.org takes a look at some of the highlights from the Youth Olympic flame’s journey around Switzerland ahead of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Lausanne 2020.

As a little girl, growing up in a family of cross-country skiers, Tara Geraghty-Moats always dreamed of becoming a “combiner”.

From the FIFA World Cup to the Olympic Games, Hubert Bihler has worked as a volunteer at more than 50 competitions around the world. An incredibly rewarding experience, as he tells us here!