Tag: 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games
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Five YOG 2018 candidate cities submit their Files
Lausanne – Switzerland, Oct 16, 2012: YOG 2018, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has received the Candidature Files of five Candidate Cities bidding to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Buenos Aires (ARG), Glasgow (GBR), Guadalajara (MEX), Medellin (COL) and Rotterdam (NED)* all delivered their files by the deadline of 15…
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India Crowned Winner of the YOG World Mile Video Contest
YOG World Mile Video Contest, The Culture & Education Programme of the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games saw local school classes from across Tyrol given the challenge of presenting the countries participating in the Games in a creative and interactive way. A total of 56 nations were showcased using stands measuring just 12m² as part…
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Winter Youth Olympic Games reaches halfway mark
Lausanne (SUI), International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jan 18, 2012: The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, praised the inaugural edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck as the event reached its halfway mark today. “After the success of Singapore, it is heartwarming to witness a city come alive once again with the…
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Olympians countdown to Innsbruck 2012 on Patscherkofel Mountain
Innsbruck, Austria, IYOGOC Media Release, Dec 12, 2011: Patscherkofel Mountain, Just one month before the start of the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games, Patscherkofel – the location for the Alpine Skiing events between 13 and 22 January– welcomed a host of Innsbruck 1964 and 1976 medallists to launch the final countdown to Innsbruck 2012. Invited by…
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Medals for 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games unveiled
Vienna, IYOGOC News Dec 06, 2011: 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games medals unveiled, Austrian Olympic champion Fritz Strobl today unveiled the medals for the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games which will take place in Innsbruck in January 2012. 1,059 young athletes from 67 nations will compete for a total of 372 medals during 9 days…
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Austrian Armed Forces in action for the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games
Innsbruck, IYOGOC Press Release, 17 November 2011: A total of 375 flats spread across 11 buildings in the Youth Olympic Village are currently being equipped with furniture thanks to the support of the Austrian Armed Forces. Between 7 and 24 January 2012, these flats will be home to 1,600 young athletes and their accompanying team…