The Youth Olympic Games
14 to 26 August 2010
WHERE
Youth Olympic Village
National University of Singapore
Singapore
WHO
3200 athletes, aged 14 to 18, and 800 officials from around 200 countries
COST TO HOST GAMES
US$30 million (S$42.3 million). The International Olympic Committee will foot the athletes' travel costs, housing and meals, which will amount to an estimated US$12 million.
COMPETING IN
26 Olympic sports - but in fewer events, at 24 sporting venues all over the island
THE 26 DISCIPLINES
1) Aquatics - Diving and Swimming
2) Archery
3) Athletics
4) Badminton
5) Basketball - Olympic and Street
6) Boxing
7) Canoeing - Flatwater
8) Cycling - BMX and Mountain Bike
9) Equestrian - Jumping
10) Fencing
11) Football
12) Gymnastics - Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline
13) Handball
14) Hockey
15) Judo
16) Modern Pentathlon
17) Rowing
18) Sailing
19) Shooting
20) Table Tennis
21) Taekwondo
22) Tennis
23) Triathlon
24) Volleyball - Indoor and Beach
25) Weightlifting
26) Wrestling - Indoor and Beach
Greece is the home of the Olympics.
Similarly, Singapore will be remembered as the origin of the Games' youth version.
Parliament Secretary (Community Development, Youth and Sports) Teo Ser Luck said: "Being the first host, it would be symbolic.
"Singapore will be the birthplace of the Youth Olympic Games, just as Athens is the birthplace of the Olympics."
The inaugural 2010 YOG will provide 3200 of the world's best young athletes a shot at glory.
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