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The Youth Olympic Games 2010

Singapore to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010, reported olympics.org. The Youth Olympic Games aim to bring together young 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 to excess and / or inactivity. The 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore will bring together approximately 3,200 athletes and 800 officials. They will be house in the Youth Olympic Village at Warren Hill.  There will be a total of 24 venues, with four being built as temporary facilities, including one large cluster of 13 in its Marina-Kallang Sporting Zone.

Updated On: 08.02.22