7 March 2008 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that four cities have been put forward by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to apply to host the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012. The Candidate Cities, in alphabetical order, are: Harbin (China), Innsbruck (Austria), Kuopio (Finland), and Lillehammer (Norway).
The NOCs had until 6 March 2008, midnight, to notify the IOC that a city within their jurisdiction was interested in applying.
The four Youth Olympic Games Candidate Cities now have until 19 June to prepare and submit their Candidature Files by replying to the IOC questionnaire. An analysis …read more

28 February 2008 – A few days after naming Singapore as the host city of the first Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced the composition of the Coordination Commission, the group of representatives from the IOC and the Olympic Movement who will be monitoring the Youth Olympic Games preparations and guiding the Singapore Organising Committee over the next two years.
The composition is as follows:
(Name, Function)
Sergey Bubka, Chairman
Syed Shahid Ali, IOC member
Nat Indrapana, IOC member
Raja Randhir Singh, IOC member
Frank Fredericks, IOC member – Athlete representative
Guido de Bondt, NOC representative
Andrew Ryan, IF representative
Gilbert Felli, IOC …read more

Website: Singapore 2010
It’s a great place to get to know Singapore, what we can all expect from the host city, and the Youth Olympic Games. I’ve been to Singapore a few times and I’ve got to say it’s one of the must-see countries in Asia. I’m quite happy that the first ever Youth Olympic Games will be held in Asia.
If Light the Torch is still around during that time (or if I’m still with LTT), I can schedule a trip there. Note, I’m not saying that the blog is in any danger of folding, all I’m saying is that 2 …read more

In case you guys missed it, Singapore is the host city of the first ever Youth Olympic Games which will happen on the year 2010.
IF we talk about youth, we’re referring to the young people ages 14 to 18 years. The Youth Olympic Games aim to bring together talented athletes – aged 14 to 18 – from around the world to participate in high-level competitions and, alongside the sports element of the event, 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 training …read more

21 February 2008 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that Singapore will host the first Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. The result was unveiled by the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. Singapore beat Moscow in the final by 53 votes to 44.
The 105 IOC members entitled to vote(1) had cast their votes by post over the last few weeks. The sealed envelope with the name of the winning city was delivered to the IOC President during the announcement ceremony by the independent and certified notary who oversaw the process to guarantee confidentiality.
“This …read more

18 February 2008
WHAT:
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will reveal on Thursday 21 February whether Moscow or Singapore will host the very first edition of the Youth Olympic Games in 2010.
The announcement will be made by IOC President Jacques Rogge at the Olympic Museum. The event will be webcast live on www.olympic.org and fed live from Lausanne.
WHERE:
Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland
WHEN:
Thursday 21 February from 11:00 GMT