First Youth Olympic Game (YOG)

The First Youth Olympic Game

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thumbnail originv1 Singapore will host the inaugural first Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from 14 August till 26 August 2010. The left picture shows the mascot of the game: Lyo and Merly. As a diverse community with many languages and cultures, Singapore is ‘united and committed as a country’, in its enthusiasm to host the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

Statistics of the YOG

3,600* young athletes between 14 and 18 years of age
5,000* young athletes and officials
205 National Olympic Committees
1,200* media representatives
20,000* local and international volunteers
370,000* spectators

26 sports and culture & education programmes

(* Estimated numbers)

YOG Programme

See the interactive programme of YOG, click on the icon representing the sport and you will get the more details of the individual programme.

See detailed YOG Programme

Venues

All 26 sports will be featured in different places:

Venue	Sport(s)
Toa Payoh Swimming Complex	Aquatics (Diving)
Singapore Sports School	Aquatics (Swimming), Modern Pentathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting
Kallang Cricket Field	Archery
Bishan Stadium	Athletics, Football (soccer) (Finals)
Singapore Indoor Stadium	Badminton, Basketball (Olympic)
Kallang Netball Centre	Basketball (Street)
International Convention Centre	Boxing, Fencing, Handball, Judo, Taekwondo, Wrestling (Indoor)
Marina Reservoir	Canoeing (Flatwater), Rowing
Tampines Bike Park	Cycling (BMX and Mountain Bike)
Singapore Turf Club Riding School	Equestrian
Choa Chu Kang Stadium	Football (soccer) (Preliminary)
Jurong West Stadium	Football (soccer) (Preliminary)
Bishan Sports Hall	Gymnastics
National Hockey Centre	Hockey
National Sailing Centre	Sailing
Toa Payoh Sports Hall	Shooting, Table Tennis
Kallang Tennis Centre	Tennis
East Coast Park	Triathlon
Sentosa Siloso Beach	Volleyball (Beach), Wrestling (Beach)