Tag: Youth Olympic Games Ambassador

  • Yelena Isinbaeva announced as YOG Ambassador

    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,…

  • “Sid the Kid” Crosby becomes fifth and final Youth Olympic Games 2012 Ambassador

    International Olympic Committee, Press Release Dec 21, 2011: The International Olympic Committee announced that ice hockey phenomenon Sidney Crosby has become its fifth and final Youth Olympic Games Ambassador for the first edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, which will take place from 13 to 22 January 2012. The 24-year-old Canadian joins figure…