2010 Summer Youth Olympics
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| Host city | Singapore |
| Nations participating | 170 (estimated) |
| Athletes participating | 3,500 (estimated) |
| Events | 184 in 26 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 14 August |
| Closing ceremony | 26 August |
| Stadium | Marina Bay Floating Stadium |
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games (officially known as 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games) is the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, a major international sports and cultural festival to be celebrated in the tradition of the Summer Olympic Games from August 14 to August 26, 2010. The Games will be held in Singapore, in a decision announced on 21 February 2008 after mail voting by 105 IOC members[1].
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[edit] Bid process
Singapore won the right to host the Games on 21 February 2008 after a televised announcement in Lausanne, Switzerland by IOC President Jacques Rogge[2].
| 2010 Youth Olympic Games bidding results | |||||
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| Singapore |  Singapore |
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| Moscow |  Russia |
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[edit] Bid details
Host of the 117th IOC Session, Singapore made its first formal bid to host a multi-disciplinary sporting event of this magnitude. Positive factors in its bid included its high connectivity with the world, its youthfulness as an independent country, and its reputation for excellence and multi-racial harmony. The city-state rolled out a high-publicity campaign which included being amongst the first to launch its official website, bid logo (dispute IOC rules against bid logos) and a bid tagline "Blazing the Trail" on 16 October 2007[3] and getting the local populace to support its bid, including an effort by students to collect 1 million signatures in support of the games[4]. It has not been announced if the Games will have an official logo.
Singapore plans to use the National University of Singapore’s University Town for a high tech Youth Olympic Village. Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre will also feature prominently in the games.
There were concerns that the plan contained two new venues - the Olympic Village and equestrian complex. With concerns over delivering in time for the games, a construction expert reported the $423 million Olympic Village plan at the University was feasible. (There is a backup plan as well.) Similarly, the expert believed the equestrian venue could be delivered on time.[5]
The budget is $75.5 million and has strong government support. The plan is also attractive because of its compactness in the Singapore city-state.[5]
[edit] Accommodations
The Bid Committee has secured 4,310 guaranteed rooms in 36 hotels. The IOC Hotel will be The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore. Media accommodation and the MMC will be at The Marina Bay Sands.
[edit] Transportation and infrastructure
All Singapore 2010 competition and non-competition venues will be within 30 minutes of the Youth Olympic Village (YOV), the Main Media Centre (MMC) and the Olympic Family hotels (OFH).
An Event Transport Operations Centre (ETOC) will manage all transport-related matters specific to the YOG, providing real-time travel information. A shuttle service will link all YOG venues for all accredited persons, as well as receiving complimentary travel on public buses and subways. Olympic Lanes will be designated along key routes for faster access to all YOG venues.
Singapore Changi Airport is well connected to more than 130 airports worldwide and 80 international airlines operate scheduled services via Singapore The airport has presently three main terminals, and a budget terminal.
[edit] Preparation
Singapore has received some international support for the game's preparations. The People's Republic of China, host of the 2008 Summer Olympics, expressed its desire to assist Singapore in its preparations[6]. Lord Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the 2012 Summer Olympics, informed that members of his organising team would plan to attend the event, including coaches and administrators[7].
[edit] Organisation
A selection process to determine the members of the games' organising committee commenced soon after the bid result announcement. Plans were made to have the committee to visit the IOC to obtain greater details on organising the event.[8] Members of the 23-member Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) was announced on 24 March 2008 as follows[9]:
Chairman
- Ng Ser Miang, International Olympic Committee Executive Board member in Singapore
Deputy Chairman
- Niam Chiang Meng, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
Advisor
- Kelly Fairweather, Chief Executive Officer, Sport Performance Institute, Stellenbosch University and former Director (Sports), International Olympic Committee
Chief Executive Officer
- Brigadier-General(NS) Goh Kee Nguan
Other members
- Alex Chan, Chairman, Singapore Sports Council
- Chris Chan, Secretary-General, Singapore National Olympic Council
- Chang Hwee Nee, Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Education
- Patrick Daniel, Editor-in-Chief, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
- Kenny Eng, Business Development Manager, Nyee Phoe Group and Director, Gardenasia
- Noel Hon, Chairman, Singapore Kindness Movement
- Koh Seng Leong, Olympic sailor
- Kwek Leng Joo, Managing Director, City Developments Limited and Vice Chairman, Singapore Business Federation
- Asst. Prof C Kunalan, Secretary, Singapore National Olympic Council Anti-Doping in Sports Commission
- Low Teo Ping, President, Singapore Sailing Federation and Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
- Oon Jin Teik, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Sports Council
- Michael Palmer, Member of Parliament (Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency) and Partner, Harry Elias Partnership
- Annabel Pennefather, President, Singapore Hockey Federation and Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
- Shaun Seow, Deputy CEO (News, Radio, Print), MediaCorp
- Sim Gim Guan, Deputy Secretary (Information & Corporate Management), Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
- Dr Benedict Tan, Chairman, Singapore National Olympic Council Athletes’ Commission
- Dr Tan Eng Liang, Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
- Josephine Teo Li Min, Member of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency) and Assistant Secretary-General and Director (Youth Development), National Trades Union Congress
- Zainudin Nordin, Member of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency) and Mayor, Central Singapore District
The SYOGOC would be aided by a Panel of Advisors, comprising of:
- Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts.
- Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Defence and president of the Singapore National Olympic Council
- Teo Ser Luck, Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Finance
- Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education[10]
In addition, an Inter-Ministry Committee was established with Niam Chiang Meng, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports as its chairman[11]. Comprising of five sub-committees on Sports, Culture and Education, Community Outreach, Youth Engagement and Business and Marketing, its members would be announced at a later date.
[edit] Sports
A total of 26 sports will be featured, for a total of 31 disciplines. This includes two disciplines under the IOC classification of aquatics (diving and swimming), two disciplines for Cycling (BMX and Mountain Bike), three for Gymnastics (Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline) and two for Wrestling (Indoor and Beach).
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[edit] Calendar
The following calendar was published in the official Singapore YOG Bid Candidature File. Each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent a medal-awarding final for a sport. The number in each box represents the number of finals that will be contested on that day.[12]
| ● | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
| August | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | Total Gold Medals |
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| Ceremonies | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||||
| Aquatics (Diving) | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Aquatics (Swimming) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Athletics | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Basketball (Olympic)1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Basketball (Street)1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Boxing | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Canoeing (Flatwater) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Cycling (Mountain Bike) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Equestrian (Jumping) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Fencing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Field Hockey | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Football/Soccer | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics (Artistic) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics (Rhythmic) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics (Trampoline) | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Handball | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Judo | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Modern Pentathlon | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Rowing | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sailing | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Table tennis | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taekwondo | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Triathlon | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball (Beach)1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball (Indoor)1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Weightlifting | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Wrestling (Beach) | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Wrestling (Indoor) | 7 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Gold Medals | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 184 |
- Notes
- Note 1: Only one discipline each for Basketball and Volleyball will eventually be held under IOC direction.
[edit] Venues
A total of 19 competition venues has been earmarked for the games, spread in five main clusters around the island with all venues within a 30-minute travel time from the Youth Olympic Village. 11 of these venues do not require permanent works, three require permanent works, one, the Singapore Turf Club Riding School is being built as a permanent facility for the Singapore Turf Club, and four would be completely temporary fixtures located in existing open spaces or waterways. All of these venues except the Singapore Turf Club Riding School and the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre are government-owned.
Seven venues has been earmarked for training purposes, in particular the existing sports facilities within the National University of Singapore (NUS) which is adjacent to the Youth Olympic Village, the later of which will occupy the NUS University Town[13]. Construction of the University Town commenced on 31 January 2008[14], and was speeded up upon confirmation of Singapore as the YOG host[15]. Other main venues include the Marina Bay Floating Stadium, which will stage the opening and closing ceremonies, The Marina Bay Sands, site of the Main Media Centre, and The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore, which will be the Olympic Family hotel with 500 rooms already secured by the organisers.
| Venue | Usage | Sports | Seating Capacity | Standing Capacity | Temporary works (US$ 2007) |
Permanent works (US$ 2007) |
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| Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) | Training | Badminton; Football/Soccer | - | - | - | - |
| Bishan Sports Hall | Competition (Existing) | Gymnastics | 2,000 | 50 | 466,699 | 457,516 |
| Bishan Stadium | Competition (Existing) | Athletics; Football/Soccer (finals) | 10,000 | 500 (Athletics) 100 (Football/Soccer) |
842,353 | 196,078 |
| Catholic High School | Training | Gymnastics | - | - | - | - |
| Choa Chu Kang Stadium | Competition (Existing) | Football/Soccer (Preliminaries) | 4,000 | 200 | 50,686 | - |
| East Coast Park | Competition (Temporary) | Triathlon | Open Venue | Open Venue | 97,418 | - |
| Jurong West Stadium | Competition (Existing) | Football/Soccer (Preliminaries) | 4,000 | 200 | 50,686 | - |
| Kallang Cricket Field | Competition (Temporary) | Archery | 500 | 100 | 202,222 | - |
| Kallang Netball Centre | Competition (Existing) | Basketball (Street) | 3,000 | 100 | 302,337 | - |
| Kallang Tennis Centre | Competition (Existing) | Tennis | 2,000 | 100 | 244,003 | - |
| Marina Bay Floating Stadium | Ceremonies | - | 30,000 | - | - | - |
| Marina Reservoir | Competition (Temporary) | Canoeing; Rowing | 1,000 | Open Venue | 480,915 | - |
| Nanyang Technological University | Training | Field hockey | - | - | - | - |
| National Hockey Centre | Competition (Existing) | Field hockey | 1,200 | 100 | 67,680 | - |
| National Sailing Centre | Competition (Existing) | Sailing | Open Venue | Open Venue | 85,719 | - |
| National University of Singapore | Training | Aquatics (Swimming); Athletics; Basketball; Boxing; Handball; Judo; Taekwondo; Tennis; Volleyball (Indoor); Wrestling (Indoor) |
- | - | - | - |
| National University of Singapore University Town | Youth Olympic Village | - | - | - | 2,420,000 | 400,000,0001 |
| Raffles Institution | Training | Gymnastics | - | - | - | - |
| SAFRA Yishun Country Club | Training | Shooting | - | - | - | - |
| Siloso Beach | Competition (Temporary) | Volleyball (Beach); Wrestling (Beach) | 3,000 (Volleyball) 1,000 (Wrestling) |
100 | 426,438 | - |
| Singapore Indoor Stadium | Competition (Existing) | Badminton | 8,000 | 100 | 11,373 | - |
| Singapore Indoor Stadium | Competition (Existing) | Basketball (Olympic) | 8,000 | 100 | 11,373 | - |
| Singapore Polytechnic | Training | Football/Soccer; Table tennis | - | - | - | - |
| Singapore Sports School | Competition (Existing) | Aquatics (Swimming) | 2,700 | 200 | 220,784 | - |
| Singapore Sports School | Competition (Existing) | Modern Pentathlon | Variable | Variable | 36,471 | - |
| Singapore Sports School | Competition (Existing) | Volleyball (Indoor) | 1,500 | 50 | 121,569 | - |
| Singapore Sports School | Competition (Existing) | Weightlifting | 1,000 | 100 | 118,301 | - |
| Singapore Turf Club Riding School | Competition (U/C) | Shooting | 1,500 | 150 | 241,176 | 7,843,0002 |
| SICEC | Competition (Existing) | Boxing | 1,500 | 50 | 133,812 | - |
| SICEC | Competition (Existing) | Fencing | 1,700 | 50 | 150,152 | - |
| SICEC | Competition (Existing) | Handball | 1,500 | 50 | 150,152 | - |
| SICEC | Competition (Existing) | Judo | 1,000 | 50 | 130,544 | - |
| SICEC | Competition (Existing) | Taekwondo | 1,000 | 50 | 130,544 | - |
| SICEC | Competition (Existing) | Wrestling (Indoor) | 1,000 | 50 | 130,544 | - |
| Tampines Bike Park | Competition (Existing) | Cycling | 2,000 | 200 (BMX) Open Venue (Mountain Bike) |
233,595 | 490,196 |
| The Marina Bay Sands | Main Media Centre | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore | IOC Hotel | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toa Payoh Sports Hall | Competition (Existing) | Shooting | 500 | 50 | 69,133 | - |
| Toa Payoh Sports Hall | Competition (Existing) | Table tennis | 2,000 | 50 | 32,549 | - |
| Toa Payoh Swimming Complex | Competition (Existing) | Aquatics (Diving) | 1,500 | 100 | 490,784 | - |
- Notes
- Note 1: Expenditure is part of existing plans for the National University of Singapore University Town and was not built solely for the YOG.
- Note 2: Expenditure is under Singapore Turf Club accounts and not built solely for the YOG.
[edit] References
- ^ INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - NEWS (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ Singapore to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010
- ^ Channelnewsasia.com. Channel News Asia. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
- ^ Singapore Unveils Plan For 2010 Youth Olympic Games. Menscerto Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
- ^ a b Youth Olympic Games Evaluation Report Has Focus on Short Timeframe
- ^ Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports
- ^ Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports
- ^ Channelnewsasia.com
- ^ http://www.singapore2010.sg/media/annex_a_240308.doc
- ^ YOG organisers hoping for US$38m sponsorship deals
- ^ Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports
- ^ a b Singapore Candidature File Volume 1. BOCOG. Retrieved on [[2008-03-02]].
- ^ Nus Utown
- ^ Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports
- ^ Channelnewsasia.com
[edit] External links
- Singapore 2010 Official site
- 2010 Youth Olympic Games host city announcement ceremony (video)
- Unofficial Community Support Site
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