In 2010, the Youth Olympics will be held in Singapore for boys and girls of ages 14-18. Only 2 cycling disciplines will feature, namely BMX and Cross-country mountain biking. I really hope that our officials will catch a wake-up and start to organise a "squad system" soon, to identify the boys and girls that will be taking part. It will be a flop if we only select a team 1 month before the event. Boys and girls of 12yrs and older, need to be identified now, and assisted with training programs and gear. A proper program and plan now, will ensure that we have many "Burry's" in the future. We also need to motivate all young "roadies" to try out mountain biking or bmx, if they would like to be part of this event. http://www.sgyoutholympics.com/ official website The Vision The vision of the Youth Olympic Games is to inspire young peoplearound the world to participate in sport and adopt and live by the Olympic values. It was during its session in Guatemala in July 2007 that the IOC decided to create a nw sporting event to educate, engage and influence young athletes inspiring them to play an active role in their communities. What are the YOG? The Youth Olympic Games are a sporting event for young people, balancing sport, education and culture. These Games work as a catalyst in these fields throughout the Olympic Movement. The YOG?s objectives are: 1. to bring together the world?s best young athletes and celebrate them 2. to offer a unique and powerful introduction to Olympism 3. to innovate in educating and debating Olympic values and challenges of society 4. to share and celebrate the cultures of the world in a festive atmosphere 5. to reach youth communities throughout the world to promote Olympic values 6. to raise sports awareness and participation among young people 7. to act as a platform for initiatives within the Olympic Movement 8. to be an event of the highest international sporting standard. Who? What? When? The Youth Olympic Games aim to bring together talented athletes ?aged from 14 to 18 - from around the world to participate in high-level competitions, but also, alongside the sports element of the event, to run educational programmes on the Olympic values, the benefits of sport for a healthy lifestyle, the social values sport can deliver and the dangers of doping and of training to excess and/or of inactivity. The first ever Summer Youth Olympic Games will bring together approximately 3,200 athletes and 800 officials in 2010. The sports programme will encompass all 26 sports on the programme of the 2012 Summer Games, with a limited number of disciplines and events. The first Winter Olympic Youth Games will bring together around 1,000 athletes and 500 officials. The athletes will compete ? for the first time in 2012 - in all seven Olympic Winter Sports. The YOG follow the traditional cycle of four years, with Summer Games in 2010, 2014, 2018, etc and Winter Games in 2012, 2016, 2020, etc. Singapore on track for first youth Olympics www.chinaview.cn http://imgs.xinhuanet.com/icon/2006english/2007korea/space.gif 2008-11-02 13:55:20 http://imgs.xinhuanet.com/icon/2006english/xiao.jpghttp://imgs.xinhuanet.com/icon/2006english/2007korea/space.gif http://imgs.xinhuanet.com/icon/2006english/da.jpghttp://imgs.xinhuanet.com/icon/2006english/2007korea/space.gif Print GENEVA, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is impressed by the advanced preparation for the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, said an IOC member on Saturday. The IOC Coordination Commission of the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games just finished its first visit to host Singapore on Saturday, according to the press release from the IOC. "We are impressed with how the preparations have advanced. SYOGOC is very much on track," said Sergey Bubka, Chairman of the Coordination Commission, at the end of the visit. "We can count on the full support of the whole of Government and all Singaporeans, as well as on a highly dynamic team committed to serving our vision for these Games," concluded SYOGOC Chairman and IOC Executive Board member Ser Miang NG. The Coordination Commission visited various venues that will stage the 200 events in 26 sports. A master plan proposal for the venues for the 1st Youth Olympic Games was put forward by the Singaporean organizing committee for approval. The seven members of the Coordination Commission were highly impressed by the Youth Olympic Village based at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) campus. This site offers not only the capacity to host the 5,000 athletes and team officials expected to participate in the Games, but also training facilities for many sports and excellent facilities for the culture and education program. "We can return home with thefeeling that our partners in Singapore have well understood the mission entrusted to them, and that they can cope with the considerable time pressure," said Bubka. "We just have to keep up the same pace and vigilance for the remaining 22 months until the opening of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games."
