What age is youth Olympics?

What age is youth Olympics?

The YOG are for the world’s young athletes aged from 15 to 18.

Are there kid Olympics?

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are an elite sporting event for young people from all over the world. The Youth Olympic Games are aimed at bringing together talented young athletes aged from 15 to 18 from around the world.

Is there a Jr Olympics?

Overview. The AAU Junior Olympic Games are known as the largest national multi-sport event for youth in the United States. It has become the showcase event of the AAU Sports Program. The AAU philosophy of “Sports for All, Forever” is shared by over 500,000 members and 60,000 volunteers nationwide.

Where was the first Summer Youth Olympics held?

The city of Singapore was announced as the host of the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics on 21 February 2008. On 12 December 2008 the IOC announced that Innsbruck, host of the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics, would be the host of the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in 2012.

Where are the summer and Winter Olympic Games held?

Host cities for Youth Summer and Winter Olympic Games City Country Year Continent Closing ceremony Singapore Singapore 2010 Asia 26 August 2010 Innsbruck Austria 2012 Europe 22 January 2012 Nanjing China 2014 Asia 28 August 2014 Lillehammer Norway 2016 Europe 21 February 2016

When did the Youth Olympics start in 2010?

Youth Olympic Lanes were designated along key routes for faster access to all YOG venues. The Youth Olympic Village (YOV) of the Games housed over 5,000 athletes and team officials for 18 days from 10 to 28 August 2010.

How many athletes are in the Youth Olympic Games?

The YOG are also a successor to the discontinued World Youth Games . The Summer Youth Olympic Games of Singapore in 2010 and Nanjing in 2014 each played host to 3600 athletes and lasted 13 days, whereas the Winter YOG of Innsbruck in 2012 had 1059 athletes and Lillehammer in 2016 had 1100 athletes and lasted 10 days.