2010 Summer Youth Olympics

The First Summer Youth Olympic Games were held from 14 to 26 August 2010 in Singapore. The inaugural event was to inspire young people for the Olympic sports. 3522 young people aged 14 to 18 from 205 nations competed in 201 competitions in 26 sports.

Candidate cities

Following the decision of the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on July 5, 2007 as part of its 119th Session to introduce the Youth Olympic Games, a youth version of the Olympic Games, first as a candidate eleven cities to host the event. The list of candidates was later shortened to two candidates. On 21 February 2008, the application of Singapore continued with 53:44 by votes against the Russian capital Moscow.

Organization

The budget of the First Summer Youth Olympic Games was approximately 222 million euros, exceeding the originally estimated costs tripled. With more than 100 million euros, the IOC supported the event. The competitions were held in 18 different sports sites, twelve of which already existed before and five were temporarily erected to host the games. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at The Float @ Marina Bay, the world's largest floating stage, which was built in the Marina Bay area of Singapore in 2007.

The accommodation of the athletes and their carers was built on the site of the Nanyang Technological University. The program of the Youth Olympic Games stipulated that all participants stay for the entire Games in Singapore. It should be enabling them to get in contact with other young people and to participate in cultural and educational programs.

Participating nations

3522 young people from all 205 countries with National Olympic Committees were represented at the Games in Singapore. This was a participating country more than at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. Though the NOC of Kuwait was excluded by the country's government after the attempt by the political influence of the event, but the Kuwaiti athletes were allowed to compete under the Olympic flag.

The German-speaking countries were at the games represented as follows:

Germany: 70 participants in 20 sports
Austria: 16 participants in 12 sports
Switzerland: 22 participants in 10 sports
Luxembourg: 5 participants in two sports
Liechtenstein: 3 participants in 2 sports.

The following is a general overview of the participating countries. In parentheses is the number of athletes.

Egypt Egypt ( 74)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea (21 )
Ethiopia Ethiopia ( 7)
Afghanistan Afghanistan ( 2)
Albania Albania ( 4)
Algeria Algeria (21 )
Virgin Islands United States U.S. Virgin Islands ( 8)
American Samoa American Samoa ( 4)
Andorra Andorra ( 4)
Angola Angola ( 21)
Argentina Argentina ( 59)
Armenia Armenia ( 14)
Aruba Aruba ( 4)
Azerbaijan (12 )
Australia (100 )
Bahamas The Bahamas (11 )
Bangladesh Bangladesh (6 )
Barbados Barbados ( 9)
Belgium Belgium (51 )
Belize Belize ( 3)
Benin Benin ( 4)
Bermuda Bermuda ( 4)
Bhutan Bhutan ( 1)
Bolivia Bolivia ( 25)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 5)
Botswana Botswana ( 5)
Brazil Brazil (81 )
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (3 )
Brunei Brunei ( 3)
Bulgaria (21 )
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso ( 3)
Burundi Burundi ( 4)
Chile Chile ( 50)
People's Republic of China People's Republic of China ( 68)
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei ( 24)
Cook Islands Cook Islands ( 18)
Costa Rica Costa Rica ( 5)
Denmark Denmark ( 30)
Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo ( 16)
Germany Germany (70 )
Dominica Dominica ( 3)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic ( 7)
Djibouti Djibouti ( 4)
Ecuador Ecuador ( 14)
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (6 )
El Salvador El Salvador ( 4)
Eritrea Eritrea ( 7)
Estonia Estonia ( 8)
Fiji Fiji ( 5)
Finland Finland ( 19)
France (60 )
Gabon Gabon ( 2)
Gambia Gambia ( 4)
Georgia Georgia ( 5)
Ghana Ghana ( 20)
Grenada Grenada ( 6)
Greece Greece ( 28)
Guam Guam ( 3)
Guatemala Guatemala ( 12)
Guinea Guinea ( 3)
Guinea- Bissau Guinea- Bissau ( 4)
Guyana Guyana ( 4)
Haiti Haiti ( 22)
Honduras Honduras ( 4)
Hong Kong Hong Kong (14 )
India India (32 )
Indonesia Indonesia (14 )
Iraq Iraq ( 5)

Iran Iran ( 52)
Ireland Ireland ( 25)
Iceland Iceland (6 )
Israel Israel ( 15)
Italy Italy ( 62)
Jamaica Jamaica (15 )
Japan Japan (71 )
Yemen Yemen ( 5)
Jordan Jordan (6 )
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands ( 3)
Cambodia Cambodia ( 3)
Cameroon Cameroon (6 )
Canada Canada ( 60)
Cape Verde Cape Verde ( 2)
Kazakhstan (47 )
Qatar Qatar (6 )
Kenya (10 )
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan ( 8)
Kiribati Kiribati ( 4)
Colombia Colombia (25 )
Comoros Comoros ( 4)
Croatia Croatia (25 )
Cuba Cuba ( 41)
Laos Laos ( 3)
Latvia Latvia ( 11)
Lesotho Lesotho ( 4)
Lebanon Lebanon ( 5)
Liberia Liberia ( 5)
Libya Libya ( 7)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein ( 3)
Lithuania Lithuania ( 24)
Luxembourg Luxembourg ( 5)
Madagascar Madagascar ( 6)
Malawi 2010 Malawi ( 3)
Malaysia Malaysia ( 13)
Maldives Maldives ( 4)
Mali Mali ( 7)
Malta Malta ( 4)
Morocco Morocco ( 7)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands (4)
Mauritania Mauritania ( 4)
Mauritius Mauritius ( 9)
Macedonia Macedonia (6 )
Mexico Mexico (42 )
Micronesia Foderierte States Micronesia ( 4)
Moldova Moldova ( 11)
Monaco Monaco ( 4)
Mongolia Mongolia ( 11)
Montenegro Montenegro ( 22)
Mozambique Mozambique ( 3)
Myanmar Myanmar in 1974 ( 4)
Namibia Namibia (6 )
Nauru Nauru ( 4)
Nepal Nepal ( 4)
New Zealand New Zealand (54 )
Nicaragua Nicaragua ( 3)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles ( 5)
Netherlands Netherlands (36 )
Niger Niger ( 2)
Nigeria Nigeria ( 13)
North Korea North Korea (11 )
Norway Norway ( 5)
Austria Austria (16 )
Oman Oman ( 2)
East Timor East Timor ( 3)
Pakistan Pakistan ( 19)
Palestine National Authority Palestinian Territories ( 4)
Palau Palau ( 4)

Panama Panama ( 7)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (22 )
Paraguay Paraguay 1990 ( 5)
Peru Peru ( 26)
Philippines Philippines (9 )
Poland Poland ( 43)
Portugal Portugal ( 19)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico ( 15)
Republic of Congo Republic of Congo ( 4)
Rwanda Rwanda ( 4)
Romania Romania ( 30)
Russia Russia ( 96)
Saint Kitts Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis ( 2)
Saint Lucia St. Lucia ( 5)
Saint Vincent Grenadines St. Vincent and the Grenadines ( 3)
Solomon Islands Solomon ( 3)
Zambia Zambia ( 4)
Samoa Samoa ( 3)
San Marino San Marino ( 4)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe ( 4)
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia ( 9)
Sweden Sweden (15 )
Switzerland Switzerland (22 )
Senegal Senegal ( 6)
Serbia Serbia (32 )
Seychelles Seychelles ( 4)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone ( 3)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ( 27)
Singapore Singapore ( 130 ) ( host )
Slovakia Slovakia (17 )
Slovenia Slovenia ( 24)
Somalia Somalia ( 2)
Spain (46 )
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka ( 7)
Sudan Sudan ( 8)
South Africa South Africa ( 62)
Flag of South Korea South Korea (72 )
Suriname Suriname ( 5)
Swaziland Swaziland ( 3)
Syria Syria ( 4)
Tajikistan Tajikistan ( 6)
Tanzania Tanzania ( 4)
Thailand Thailand ( 35)
Togo Togo ( 4)
Tonga Tonga ( 2)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago ( 26)
Chad Chad ( 2)
Czech Republic Czech Republic (38 )
Turkey Turkey ( 55)
Tunisia Tunisia ( 24)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( 5)
Tuvalu Tuvalu ( 2)
Uganda Uganda ( 6)
Ukraine Ukraine ( 55)
Hungary Hungary ( 51)
Uruguay Uruguay ( 4)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (21 )
Vanuatu Vanuatu ( 22)
Venezuela Venezuela ( 21)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates ( 4)
United Kingdom United Kingdom (39 )
United States United States (82 )
Vietnam (13 )
Belarus Belarus ( 49)
Central African Republic Central African Republic ( 5)
Cyprus Republic of Cyprus ( 9)

Sports and Schedule

Legend of the competition program shown below:

Last column: total number of decisions in individual sports

Reporting

The premiere of the Youth Olympic Games had caused a great deal of media interest. Some 1,500 journalists were accredited broadcasters from 166 countries had reported of the competitions. The IOC put 29 young journalists as a youth reporter who should convey their vision of the games. The Internet was also included by the IOC in the reporting, in addition to its own Facebook page, a YouTube channel has been set up with the latest videos.

" Scandal " on the part of Iran

On 16 August 2010, the final of Taekwondo should be discharged to 48 kg, for an Israeli and an Iranian participants had qualified. Before the finale, however, told the Iranian support team that Mohammad Soleimani was so badly injured in the leg, that a final participation was impossible for him. Observers assumed that the Iranian team their athletes do not have to be an Israeli fighting, because Iran does not consider Israel as a sovereign state and it would have been a disgrace to the Iranians, having to stand at the awards ceremony under an Israeli flag.

The Israeli athlete won the final then without a fight. The next day, the IOC expressed this: " Given the current situation, we assume that he was injured. " ( IOC vice president Thomas Bach ), " Soleimani has been x-rayed and has an ankle injury. The leg is not broken " (IOC spokesman Mark Adams). This would not stir from which many news agencies and media spoke rashly. However, it would not have been the first case that athletes from Iran not compete against Israeli athletes.

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