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Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village

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Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
Youth Olympics Games - Olympia Village
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No.228-1 Yangtze Avenue, Nanjing 210019, China

The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics were the first edition of the Youth Olympic Games , an international multi-sport and cultural event for youths based on the tradition of the Olympic Games. Held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, it was the first International Olympic Committee-sanctioned event held in Southeast Asia. The Games featured about 3,600 athletes aged 14–18 from 204 nations, who competed in 201 events in 26 sports. No official medal tables were published, but the most successful nation was China, followed by Russia; hosts Singapore did not win any gold medals. Most unique features of the YOG, such as mixed-NOCs teams and the Culture and Education Programme , made their debut at the 2010 Games. Although the concept dates back to 1998, formal plans for the YOG were only announced at the 119th IOC session on 6 July 2007. On 21 February 2008, Singapore was selected as the host city after defeating Moscow 53-44 in a postal vote by 105 International Olympic Committee members. The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee prepared eighteen competition venues and twelve training venues. The Float@Marina Bay hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and the Youth Olympic Village was located at Nanyang Technological University . The committee also selected Games mascots Lyo and Merly , the Spirit of Youth emblem and the theme song Everyone, performed by five singers representing each major continent, combining North and South America. Online media, Asian newspapers and 166 television broadcasters provided extensive coverage of the Games. The torch relay, which began on 23 July 2010, comprised a thirteen-day world tour of five cities, each representing a continent, and a six-day domestic leg. Highlights of the opening and closing ceremonies include performances about Singaporean history and culture, a 32-metre Olympic cauldron, flags being brought onto stage and items featuring YOG symbols. The Games were marred by discrepancies in the budget and attendance figures, two wrestlers caught doping, a walkover in the taekwondo final and allegations that Bolivian footballers were overage.
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