Tag: Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games
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A social start to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games
Lausanne, August 16, 2014: The 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games got under way today in Nanjing, China with a pulsating Opening Ceremony that quickly spread around the world thanks to thousands of selfies taken by athletes and spectators at the request of International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. In the true spirit of the…
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Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games
Lausanne, July 31, 2014: Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, There are just over two weeks to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, which are being held from 16 to 28 August. For those who are travelling to Nanjing, and for those who will be reporting on the event remotely, you…
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Meet the Qualified Athletes for Nanjing 2014 YOG
Lausanne, May 23, 2014: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is pleased to announce today, 85 days ahead of the Opening Ceremony, the final list of boxers that have qualified for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to be held from August 16 until August 28, 2014. From over 500 boxers that competed for the…
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Sporting legends to mentor athletes at Nanjing
Lausanne, Mar 19, 2014: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently announced Lisa Carrington (NZL), the Canoe Sprint K1 200m Olympic Champion and multiple World Champion, as one of the of 37 Athlete Role Models (ARMs) who will attend the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games from 16 to 28 August in Nanjing, China. Carrington, who was…
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Samantha named Athlete Role Model for Nanjing
Lausanne, Mar17, 2014: Hong Kong Olympian Samantha Lam has been named the Equestrian Athlete Role Model for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Lam became one of the youngest athletes to contest an FEI World Cup™ Final in 1997, when she competed in Gothenburg’s Scandinavium arena in Sweden aged just 18. She went on to…
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Nicolas appointed as Ambassador of YOG
London, Feb 07, 2014: Paraguayan squash player Nicolas Caballero has been appointed his country’s Youth Olympic Games Ambassador. The announcement was made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which published an impressive list of over 100 inspiring young people who will serve as Young Ambassadors for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The list…
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“Singapore 2010 was a life-changing experience
Lausanne, Feb 05, 2014: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced a list of 31 Young Reporters who will be participating in the Young Reporters Programme for Nanjing 2014, which will take place between 16 and 28 August. Following the success of the first programme launched at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, the Young…
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IOC announces impressive list of inspiring Young Ambassadors
Lausanne, 30, 2014: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today announced an impressive list of over 100 inspiring young people who will serve as Young Ambassadors for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The eclectic list features active athletes, including Olympians and YOG alumni, sports coaches, students and young professionals, all aged between 18…
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Chad as YOG Ambassador as final countdown
Lausanne, August 30, 2013: With less than one year to go to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that Olympic swimming champion Chad Le Clos will be an official YOG Ambassador. The South African swimmer, who was a five-time medallist at the inaugural YOG in Singapore in…
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Yelena Isinbaeva announced as YOG Ambassador
Lausanne, May 19, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbaeva will be an official Ambassador of the Nanjing (China) 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The Russian pole vaulter will reprise her role as a YOG Ambassador, following her support and attendance of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games,…