Inaugural Youth Olympics bubbles with success

2010-08-26 13:45:25 GMT Xinhua English SINGAPORE, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The inaugural Youth Olympic Games turned out to be everything that one would expect, or even more.

Rogge: IOC "extremely pleased" with inaugural Youth Olympics

2010-08-26 13:34:57 GMT Xinhua English SINGAPORE, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge on Thursday hailed the Youth Olympics in Singapore, saying that the IOC is "extremely pleased" with the inaugural Games.

YOG: Cuba wins final gold of Games

2010-08-26 09:04:32 GMT SINA.com SINGAPORE: The final gold medal of the YOG has been won by Cuba's boys' volleyball team, who beat Argentina's 3-1 Thursday, in the last day of the Games.

Sailing boss impressed with innovations at Youth Olympics

2010-08-24 13:52:24 GMT Xinhua English SINGAPORE, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- International Sailing Federation president Goran Petersson believes that the sport can learn important lessons from others at the Youth Olympic Games.

Rogge: IOC "extremely pleased" with inaugural Youth Olympics

2010-08-27 06:56:03 GMT Xinhua English SINGAPORE, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge on Thursday hailed the Youth Olympics in Singapore, saying that the IOC is "extremely pleased" with the inaugural Games.

Closing ceremony of Youth Olympic Games

2010-08-27 06:52:26 GMT Xinhua English The closing ceremony of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) was held at the Marina Bay Floating Platform in Singapore August 26, 2010.

Olympic flag handed to mayor of Nanjing

2010-08-27 06:45:00 GMT Xinhua English SINGAPORE, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge handed the Olympic flag to Nanjing mayor Ji Jianye, after declaring the conclusion of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore on Thursday.

Colombia presents unprecedented performance at Youth Olympics

2010-08-27 06:43:46 GMT Xinhua English BOGOTA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Colombia ended its participation at the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore with a historical performance, winning two gold medals and three silvers, something never seen before in the country.

Introduction to Singapore Youth Olympic Games

2010-08-18 10:05:16 GMT SINA.com The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), is an international multi-sport event for youths that is taking place in the city-state of Singapore, from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. It is the inaugural event of the Summer Youth Olympics, a major sports and cultural festival to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games. 3,531 athletes between 14 and 18 years of age from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will compete in 184 events in 26 sports. The decision for Singapore to host the Games was announced on 21 February 2008 after mail voting by 105 IOC members.

Rogge has high hopes for inaugural Youth Olympics

2010-08-12 03:23:18 GMT SINA.com GENEVA – International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge hopes the inaugural Youth Olympic Games will teach young athletes to embrace fair play and reject doping, racism and corruption.

Youth Olympic Flame arrives in Singapore

2010-08-05 10:35:14 GMT Xinhua English SINGAPORE, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The 2010 Youth Olympic Flame arrived at Changi Airport in Singapore at around 2:20 pm Thursday.

Torch for Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games arrives in Auckland

2010-08-02 07:46:43 GMT Xinhua English The torch for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games journey arrived in Auckland on Saturday.