Fifty-six years ago, Tokyo saw the opening of its first Olympic Games. That moment is seen by many as a turning point for Japan. The Games saw the country emerge from the devastating consequences of World War II as a united, peaceful member of the international community, a global industrial power and an exporter of top-quality technological goods.

As we mark the 10-year anniversary of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG), olympic.org looks back at some of the most memorable moments from Singapore 2010.

Olivia McTaggart, New Zealand pole vaulter aiming for her first Olympics in Tokyo 2020, felt crushing disappointment when she broke her back after years of dedication to professional gymnastics and was told she would never compete in the sport again.

During these times, elite athletes share the same challenge as the rest of us. How do they cope when life has been put on hold? Being on lockdown in such uncertain times, is teaching all of us how to build resilience - how to cope with uncertainty, how to recover from difficulty and spring back into life.

Olympic.org takes a look at what some former Youth Olympic Games (YOG) athletes are up to by diving into their social media posts.

Two-time Olympic decathlon champion Ashton Eaton is now focusing on a new career at Worldwide Olympic Partner Intel, working on technology that analyses athletic performance.

Latvian pole-vaulter Pauls Pujats is one of an increasing number of athletes who have benefited from Worldwide Olympic Partner Airbnb’s new Online Experiences platform, which enables Olympians and Paralympians to turn their passions into profitable businesses that fit perfectly around their training schedules. Here, he tells Olympic.org how he is sharing the benefits of yoga with people all over the world while still preparing for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

After participating in four Olympic Games, the French vaulter retired in 2017 to begin a career in physiotherapy. She is now working in a Parisian clinic helping COVID-19 patients with muscle recovery. During this highly stressful period, Boslak says that it was her athletic experience that helped her to handle a crisis like this.