Algiers drops bid to host first Youth Olympics in 2010

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August 26, 2007 -- Algiers and four other cities - Athens, Moscow, Turin and Singapore - have entered bids to host the first Youth Olympics to be held in 2010, APS quoted International Olympic Committee President Jacque Rogge as announcing Friday (August 24th) on the sidelines of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) conference in Osaka. Two more cities, which Rogge did not name, are expected to submit bids by the September 7th deadline. The IAAF is due to announce the host city in January 2008.

Algiers bids to host first Youth Olympics in 2010

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September 3, 2007 -- The Youth Olympic Games appeal to potential host cities. No fewer than 11 Candidate Cities have officially informed the IOC of their interest in staging the first Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010.

These cities, in alphabetical order, are: Algiers (Algeria), Athens (Greece), Bangkok (Thailand), Belgrade (Republic of Serbia), Debrecen (Hungary), Guatemala de la Asunción (Guatemala), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Moscow (Russia), Poznan (Poland), Singapore (Singapore), and Turin (Italy).

Decision in February 2008

The 11 Youth Olympic Games Candidate Cities will now prepare their candidature files in accordance with the IOC questionnaire. These files will be analysed by a panel of experts representing the Olympic Movement, who will draw up a shortlist of Youth Olympic Games Candidate Cities to be further evaluated by an IOC Evaluation Commission. The election and announcement of the host city will take place in February 2008.

Around 3,200 athletes for the Summer Games

The Youth Olympic Games – age group 14 to 18 - will bring together approximately 3,200 athletes and 800 officials in 2010. The sports programme comprises all sports on the programme of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games with a limited number of disciplines and events. The YOG, the flagship of the IOC’s strategy to appeal to a younger audience, were brought to life at the 119th IOC Session in July 2007 in Guatemala. They aim to:

- bring together talented athletes from around the world to participate in high-level competitions;

- educate young athletes at the Youth Olympic Games on the importance of sport for their health and social integration, and inform them about the dangers linked to sport, such as doping, training to excess and/or inactivity;

- communicate, through modern communication channels, the Olympic values, and the spirit and message of the Youth Olympic Games worldwide.

11 cities want to stage first edition of Youth Olympic Games in 2010

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Dimanche 23 septembre 2007 -- Dix villes, dont Alger, sont candidates pour l’organisation de la 1re édition des Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse (été) en 2010. Outre Alger, neuf autres villes sont en course : Athènes (Grèce), Bangkok (Thaïlande), Debrecen (Hongrie), Ciudad Guatemala (Guatemala), Kuala Lumpur (Malaisie), Moscou (Fédération de Russie), Poznan (Pologne), Singapour (Singapour) et Turin (Italie). La ville de Belgrade (Serbie), qui avait tout d’abord exprimé son intérêt pour les Jeux de 2010, a indiqué qu’elle serait candidate pour l’édition de 2014. Les villes candidates se sont réunies ces deux derniers jours à Lausanne. Les JO de la jeunesse ont pour objectif de réunir des athlètes talentueux de toutes les régions du monde pour participer à des compétitions de haut niveau.

Alger candidate pour les 1ers Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse 2010

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 29, 2007: Nine cities remain in the running to host the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010 after two candidates dropped out.

Meeting the deadline for submission of candidate files were Athens, Greece; Bangkok, Thailand; Debrecen, Hungary; Guatemala City; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Moscow; Poznan, Poland; Singapore, and Turin, Italy.

The Algerian city of Algiers and Belgrade, Serbia, had been among the original 11 applicants but did not meet the deadline and are out of the running.

The Youth Olympics will feature athletes aged 14-18.

The International Olympic Committee said Monday a panel of experts will study the files and draw up a shortlist of finalists, to be announced on November 19.

The IOC executive board will make a recommendation to the full IOC, which will choose the host city by postal vote in February 2008.

The Youth Olympics, which will feature about 3,500 athletes, are designed to encourage young people to get involved in sports and spend less time in front of computer and television screens.

The first Winter Youth Olympics will be held in 2012 for about 1,000 athletes. The host city will be picked in 2009.

IOC says nine cities left in running for inaugural 2010 Youth Olympics