Singapore to host 2010 Youth Olympics

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Singapore has been announced as the host of the inaugural Youth Olympics in 2010.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the Asian city-state won the right to stage the games in a straight contest up against Moscow.

It will be the first time that Singapore has hosted a multi-disciplinary sporting event of such a magnitude.

The brainchild of IOC chief Jacques Rogge, the Youth Olympics will feature traditional sports such as athletics and swimming, but also some innovative events such as beach-wrestling and BMX bike riding.

Mr Rogge made the announcement himself from the IOC headquarters in Lausanne.

Primarily aimed at encouraging youngsters to get involved in sport and spend less time in front of computer and television screens, the games will see 3,500 athletes aged between 14 and 18 competing in 26 sports.

Singapore is proposing 24 venues, with four being built as temporary facilities, including one large cluster of 13 in its Marina-Kallang area.

The Youth Olympic Village would be located at a new $460 million student residential complex at the National University of Singapore, slated for completion months before the event.

Singapore is budgeting $82 million to run the event covering everything from educational and cultural programmes to development of services and transport.

wmhafiz

Masa aku tgk news kat TV singapore.. aku tertanya2 camner Singapore blh jadi host utk Olimpik.. pdahal Olimpik kan tahun nie. Rupa2nya Youth Olympic.

Tulah.......saper suh tak dengar btul2.

payrol

ni aku snap kt Changi Airport kelmarin...kalo close up..semua sign menteri2 diorang..

akughi

Masa aku tgk news kat TV singapore.. aku tertanya2 camner Singapore blh jadi host utk Olimpik.. pdahal Olimpik kan tahun nie. Rupa2nya Youth Olympic.

Tulah.......saper suh tak dengar btul2

eastrun

adeh...MALAYSIA DARI DULU SAMPAI SEKARANG, SUKAN ASIA PUN TAK DAPEK:@