The 2nd Youth Olympic Games: August 20 14 16-28 in Nanjing, China. The theme slogan is "Grow with Youth Olympic Games".
Youth Olympic Games is an international competition for young people and the highest level comprehensive sports event for young people in the world. The age limit of the contestants is 14 to 18. Most of the events are the same as those of the Olympic Games, but there are some differences. The Youth Olympic Games is held every four years, and the longest summer Youth Olympic Games is 12 days.
The purpose of the sports meeting is to gather all talented young athletes from all over the world and organize a highly competitive event. In addition, it should become an educational project of the Olympic spirit, so that teenagers can get a healthy lifestyle from sports. The Youth Olympic Games combines educational and cultural contents to encourage young people to practice Olympic values and become Olympic ambassadors.