Singapore Youth Olympic Games

Introduction to the Youth Olympic Games

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG), referred to as the Youth Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games Olympic Games.

The Youth Olympic Games is a sports event specially set up for young people. It combines content in the fields of sports, education and culture, and will play a role in promoting the coordinated development of these fields and the Olympic Games. The role of a catalyst.

The Youth Olympic Games, like the Olympic Games, are held every four years. The Summer Youth Olympic Games will last up to 12 days and will be held in mid-summer.

In 2001, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge proposed the idea of ??hosting the Youth Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee unanimously agreed to establish the Youth Olympic Games at the 119th International Olympic Committee Plenary Session held in Guatemala City on July 5, 2007.

The goals of the Youth Olympic Games include:

1. To bring together young athletes from around the world and celebrate them.

2. Use a unique and powerful way to promote the Olympic spirit.

3. Inspire education and discussion about the Olympic spirit and social challenges in an innovative format.

4. Share cultures from all over the world in a harmonious and cheerful atmosphere like a festival.

5. Promote the Olympic spirit to different youth groups around the world.

6. Promote sports awareness and participation among young people.

7. Be an innovative platform in the Olympic development movement.

8. Become one of the events that can represent the highest international sports level.

Youth Olympic Games Principles:

The Youth Olympic Games aims to bring together all talented young athletes from around the world - contestants should be between the ages of 14 and 18 ——To organize an event with a high level of competition; in addition, it should also become an educational project in terms of the Olympic spirit, so that young people can gain a healthy lifestyle from sports.

Youth Olympic Games

The Youth Olympic Games project setting has been determined in principle, which includes swimming (diving, swimming), archery, track and field, badminton, basketball (Olympic sports basketball or street Basketball), boxing, rowing, cycling (BMX, mountain biking), equestrian (obstacle), fencing, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, windsurfing, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo , tennis, triathlon, volleyball (indoor or beach volleyball), weightlifting, wrestling (women's freestyle wrestling, men's Greco-Roman wrestling) and other 26 major events.

In addition to sports competitions, the Youth Olympic Games also pays more attention to educational and cultural activities during the games. This includes educational interactions and forums on Olympic values, discussing how young people can become true sportsmen through healthy lifestyles and the fight against drug use. Interactive activities will include well-known champions and international experts from the education, sports, and cultural sectors, who will use their rich experience to directly guide young athletes on how to deal with relevant social issues. These activities will also interact with the outside world through online chats and blogs.

Cultural activities will be combined with Olympic symbolic ceremonies (torch relay, playing the national anthem, raising the national flag, etc.) to spread the Olympic spirit and emphasize Olympic values. The Youth Olympic Games will also be complemented by multicultural urban art, street music celebrations and film screenings.

The International Olympic Committee will also use the latest communication media such as electronic digital platforms to carry out exchanges and communication among young people around the world before and after the Youth Olympic Games, and attract their attention to the Youth Olympic Games. At the Olympics.

Singapore Youth Olympic Games

Introduction

The first Youth Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Singapore in August 2010. There will be about 3,200 athletes, 800 Referees and coaches participated in this event. The competition lasts for 12 days, and the competition items have been determined in principle as 26 major events. At the same time, all National and Regional Olympic Committees will also send representatives in the education and cultural programs of the Youth Summer Olympics. Athletes participating in the Youth Olympic Games are between the ages of 14 and 18, as determined by each international sports organization. The International Olympic Committee only stipulates a principle that each event can only choose to compete in one age group, such as: 14 to 15, 15 to 16 or 17 to 18 age groups.

Emblem: Star of Youth

On January 10, the emblem of the first Youth Olympic Games 2010 was announced in Singapore. The emblem is called "Star of Youth" (spirit of youth). .

The "Youth Star" emblem mainly consists of three parts.

At the top is the "flame of passion". The strong burning red flame represents the passion for knowledge and the power of positive thinking. In addition, red is also the color that represents Singapore.

The middle part is a purple star, called the "Purple Star of Champions", which symbolizes excellence and the sense of honor representing one's country.

Under the Purple Star is the "Crescent Moon of Tomorrow". The new moon represents vibrant youth, full of infinite possibilities. The crescent moon is composed of green and blue. Green represents the green environment of the island city of Singapore, while blue illustrates the tranquility of the island nation.

Finally, "Singapore 2010" is composed of a unique combination of letters and numbers, showing that contestants from different countries and regions can get along harmoniously.

Mascot

Lyo is the abbreviation of "Lion of the Youth Olympics". He is a sports enthusiast and very funny. He hopes to encourage young people to actively exercise, stay healthy, and enjoy the fun that sports brings to life. Leo symbolizes the infinite vitality of young people and their determination to live a colorful, passionate and continuous pursuit of excellence.

Merly’s name is taken from “mer” (meaning sea) and “ly”, which represents youth and vitality. As an environmentalist

Leo and Melly

Melly believes that everyone should contribute their own strength to create a sustainable future. And work hard. At the same time, she also advocates that young people actively participate in community activities and respect each other.

From August 14 to September 6, 2009, citizens were invited to participate in the mascot naming event. During the event, *** received approximately 375 suggestions from 20 countries. The person who named Leo was Sean Pang Yi Wei, while the person who named Merry was Tung Chi Jun. Sean and Chi Jun are both Singaporeans, so they were fortunate to be the first people to witness Leo and Mellie's style at the launch ceremony.

Leo and Mellie will appear at many Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games events in the coming months to build momentum for the Youth Olympic Games

Sports icons

Singapore The Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee announced the sports logos for the 26 events of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games on the 20th.

This group of 26 sports logo patterns evolved based on the "Youth Star" logo of this Youth Olympic Games. In the pattern, the athlete's head is shaped like a flame, and his body evolves into a purple star, which represents passion, dedication and sportsmanship.

Singapore Youth Olympic Games President Goh Kai Yuan said: "This set of patterns allows everyone to immediately identify the various Youth Olympic Games sports. The dynamic pattern style inspires people's interest in youth, adventure, openness and fun. Yearning.”

What are the chances of Nanjing’s bid to host the Youth Olympic Games?

The International Olympic Committee recently officially announced that the National Olympic Committees of China, Indonesia, Morocco, Mexico, Poland and Turkey have already An application was submitted to the International Olympic Committee to host the 2014 Second Youth Summer Olympics, with China identified as Nanjing.

With Beijing successfully hosting the 2008 Olympic Games and Guangzhou intensely preparing for the 2010 Asian Games, another important large city in China is confidently moving towards the Youth Olympic Games, a new international large-scale comprehensive sports event. Open the pace.

The Youth Olympic Games was born under the initiative of current International Olympic Committee President Rogge. Its original intention was to promote the influence of the Olympic movement among young people. The age of participating athletes is limited to 14 to 18 years old. Like the Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games are divided into summer and winter. In 2010, the first Summer Youth Olympic Games will be held in Singapore.

Why is Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, interested in this young event? What are the chances of a successful bid?

From Nanjing’s enthusiasm for sports events in recent years, it is not difficult to see this economically vibrant ancient capital’s ambition to further shape the city’s brand image and drive economic development through sports.

Jiangsu Province was the host of the 10th National Games in 2005. Nanjing also hosted high-level basketball events such as the Stankovic Cup and Diamond Cup in 2006 and 2008. The newly released chess The Super Series is also quite a big deal. From this point of view, the bid to host the Youth Olympic Games should be of the same line. Behind these high-level events may be Nanjing's grand blueprint for becoming an international city.

So, is Nanjing capable of hosting the Summer Youth Olympic Games? Professor Lu Yuanzhen, a well-known sports sociologist, believes that the Youth Olympic Games has not been held so far, and the scale and various circumstances of the event are not very clear. However, the Youth Olympic Games has much fewer events than the Olympic Games, and the National Games events are basically based on the Olympic Games. It should not be more difficult to host the Youth Olympic Games than the National Games. Nanjing just hosted the National Games four years ago, and relying on an international metropolis like Shanghai, from all aspects it should be able to host the Youth Olympic Games.

As we all know, the bidding for the Olympic Games is very fierce. In contrast, the Youth Olympic Games is still in its early stages of development, and the difficulty of bidding to host it is much less. At present, Indonesia, Morocco, Mexico, Poland and Turkey have also submitted bids, but there are no developed countries among them. In Professor Lu’s view, Nanjing still has certain opportunities.

Lu Yuanzhen, who has long paid attention to the development of Chinese sports, believes that the Youth Olympic Games is close to the Universiade, and the participating athletes are basically amateurs. Compared with the Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games is closer to the category of culture and education. Professor Lu said that hosting the Youth Olympic Games is beneficial to the development of Chinese sports because it promotes youth sports and amateur competitions. This event may be beneficial to the transformation of the Chinese sports system.

Lu Yuanzhen emphasized that when it comes to the Youth Olympic Games, we must not take the gold medal too seriously. If that happens, it will violate the original intention and concept of hosting the Youth Olympic Games, let alone adopt some Chasing the gold medal with extraordinary means. In addition, the problem of Chinese athletes concealing their age is serious, and the Youth Olympic Games have stricter age requirements for athletes. Hosting the Youth Olympic Games is meant to be a lively event. If Nanjing succeeds in its bid, it should be turned into a grand event for youth and amateur sports.

What can the Youth Olympic Games bring to Nanjing

In more than 50 days, the International Olympic Committee will vote in Vancouver to select the host city for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games. As one of the three bid cities from Asia, Europe and America, Nanjing has a rare opportunity. After all, there are not many cities bidding to host the Youth Olympic Games this time. However, the pressure faced by Nanjing can be imagined - Beijing has just held an "unparalleled" Summer Olympics, and the first Summer Youth Olympics in 2010 will be held in Singapore, all of which are just around the corner.

However, in the face of pressure, Nanjing still enthusiastically went all out to bid for the second Youth Olympic Games. "The bid to host the Youth Olympic Games, and if it is ultimately successful in hosting the second Youth Olympic Games, will enhance the city of Nanjing in all aspects. For example, further improving the city's civilization, improving the urban environment, expanding the city's international influence, etc., and ultimately benefiting There will be more than 7 million Nanjing citizens." Wang Zhenglun, deputy director of Nanjing Institute of Physical Education, said, "Furthermore, since the existing venues can basically meet the needs of the Youth Olympic Games, the cost of Nanjing's bid to host the Youth Olympic Games itself is not high. ”

Olympic concepts enhance urban civilization

According to the vision of International Olympic Committee Chairman Rogge, the theme of the Youth Olympic Games is not just competition, it values ????exchanges between athletes. And interact with young friends from all over the world, so that the core values ??of the Olympics - excellence, respect and friendship can be more widely accepted by the youth group.

Zhang Qing, the former director of the International Liaison Department of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, who has been involved with the Olympic movement for more than 30 years, has his own interpretation of this. "In recent years, social problems such as malnutrition, obesity, and Internet addiction among the world's youth have attracted the attention of the International Olympic Committee." He said, "In this context, unlike the Olympic Games which focus on competition, the Youth Olympic Games pay more attention to Education for young people’s physical and mental health, the International Olympic Committee hopes that young people will actively participate in the Olympic movement.”

Nanjing’s bid to host the Youth Olympic Games is in line with this concept of the International Olympic Committee. "Nanjing has more than 7 million citizens, of which 2.3 million are teenagers." Dr. Zhou Qinggang of the Nanjing Academy of Social Sciences said, "They are the future owners of Nanjing. Allowing them to accept the baptism of Olympic spirit and values ??will help them cultivate Develop a good healthy lifestyle and a positive life value orientation, which will undoubtedly improve the quality of citizens and the level of urban civilization."

The action has already begun. In November, an event where millions of young people in Nanjing supported the bid to host the Youth Olympic Games was held at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center. Now, walking in the streets of Nanjing, more and more young people are participating in volunteer actions to bid for the Youth Olympic Games... These actions not only support Nanjing's bid to host the Youth Olympic Games, but also make the Olympic spirit and values ????in spread and popularized among Nanjing youth and the entire city.

The city will be more beautiful because of the Youth Olympic Games

Zhou Jinghao, a third-year student at Nanjing Foreign Languages ??School, is the image ambassador for the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games bid. During the Olympic Games last year, he participated in the Olympic Youth Camp in Beijing. In addition to appreciating the passion and glory that the Olympic Games bring to the city, his most direct feeling is that Beijing's "sky is very blue, the water is very clear, and it is very beautiful." He believes that if the Youth Olympic Games can be hosted, the urban appearance of Nanjing will definitely change a lot. This ancient city will be more beautiful and more livable because of the Youth Olympic Games, and every citizen will benefit from it in the future. feel happy.

It can be seen from the Youth Olympic Games bid text provided by Nanjing to the International Olympic Committee that Nanjing’s transportation network and infrastructure can fully meet the requirements for hosting the Youth Olympic Games by 2014, and there is no need to build other new buildings. Transportation facilities. It is understood that once it becomes the host city of the Youth Olympic Games, although some existing urban plans may start construction in advance, the overall modernization of the city will still be carried out in an orderly manner, and there will not be construction sites everywhere.

Nanjing will also have "leapfrog development" in urban environmental protection due to the Youth Olympic Games. "From 2003 to 2008, Nanjing's direct investment in environmental protection reached a total of nearly 7 billion US dollars, with an average annual growth rate of about 20%." A relevant person from the Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau said in an interview, "It can be expected that if the bid to host the Youth Olympic Games is successful, , Nanjing will continue to improve the construction of urban and rural environmental infrastructure, continuously improve the quality of the living environment, accelerate the promotion of energy conservation and emission reduction, and promote the upgrading and transformation of industrial ecology. "

" Representing the country in bidding for the Youth Olympic Games is a precious and important historical opportunity for Nanjing. The 10th National Games held in Nanjing in 2005 brought many positive changes to the city's appearance and image." Zhou Qinggang. The doctor believes that “if the bid to host the Youth Olympic Games is successful, it will greatly promote the sound and rapid economic and social development of Nanjing, accelerate urban modernization, and promote Nanjing to achieve the grand goal of building a modern international cultural green city earlier.

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There is no need to build new venues when applying to host the Youth Olympic Games

In fact, after the Beijing Olympics last year, many domestic cities were actively hosting large-scale sports events. Last year, Harbin held the Universiade Winter Games. Guangzhou will host the 2010 Asian Games, Shenzhen will host the Universiade Summer Games, and Tianjin will host the 2013 East Asian Games... As a city that hosted the 10th National Games, Nanjing has good sports competition facilities and does not require much cost. It can undertake world-level high-level events such as the Youth Olympic Games.

Slightly different from the modern Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games clearly advocates frugality and does not encourage the construction of new sports venues. In an interview, he said that Nanjing will not build any new stadiums for the Youth Olympic Games. “Nanjing’s existing Olympic Sports Center and other stadiums are fully capable of hosting most events. "The person in charge said, "The International Olympic Committee also recognizes our existing sports facilities. "It is understood that Nanjing is more competitive than rivals Poznan in Poland and Guadalajara in Mexico in terms of existing sports facilities.

The International Olympic Committee hopes that the host city of the Youth Olympic Games can There is a special place for participating athletes to communicate outside the competition. Nanjing will build a Youth Olympic Village for athletes to live in. It is worth mentioning that the Youth Olympic Village is not specially built for the Youth Olympic Games, but uses market means and commercial housing development to combine it. Together. In the Youth Olympic Games bid report submitted by our city to the International Olympic Committee, the Youth Olympic Village is part of a city’s commercial housing development project 10 minutes’ drive south of the Hexi Sports Center. Relevant sources told reporters: “The Youth Olympic Games After the meeting, these houses will be sold to the public as commercial housing. "

A positive "city marketing"

Nanjing's bid to host the Youth Olympic Games is attracting world attention. Last week, the mayor of G?ttingen, Germany signed a "Support Nanjing" "Bid to host the Youth Olympic Games" banner was sent to Nanjing from Germany thousands of miles away, and it was filled with German signatures.

"This is what the bid to host the Youth Olympic Games brings. The bid to host the Youth Olympic Games allows the world to recognize and understand it." and support Nanjing. For Nanjing, the bid to host the Youth Olympic Games is also an active marketing to the world. " Dr. Zhou Qinggang said, "If we successfully apply for the Youth Olympics, it will further enhance Nanjing's international and domestic influence and reputation, enhance exchanges, cooperation and friendship between Nanjing and people from all over the world, and our city will also gain more. development opportunities. "

Zhang Qing, who has been involved with the Olympic movement all his life, has higher expectations for Nanjing's bid to host the Youth Olympic Games. "The Youth Olympic Games are an 'innovative product' of the International Olympic Committee, including the International Olympic Committee There are areas within the Games that do not understand it clearly. 2014 will be the second Youth Olympic Games. "Zhang Qing said, "If it can win the right to host the Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing may not only host an 'unparalleled' Youth Olympic Games, but also set a 'Nanjing model' and set a benchmark in the development of the Youth Olympic Games.' The Nanjing model may lead the development of the Youth Olympic Games, which will be a legacy left by Nanjing to the Olympic movement and the world. The world will pay more attention to Nanjing because of this. I look forward to that day.

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