Sports Education: The History of Youth Olympics Games (YOG)

The History of Youth Olympics Games (YOG)

YOG 2010

The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Summer Youth Olympic Games, was the inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), an Olympic Games-based event for young athletes. Held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, it was the first International Olympic Committee–sanctioned event held in Singapore. The Games featured about 3,600 athletes aged 14–18 from 204 nations, who competed in 201 events in 26 sports. 

LYO and MERLY

MASCOTS

YOG mascots, Lyo, the lion cub and Merly, the Merlion cub were unveiled in November 2009. Lyo was an abbreviation for “Lion of the Youth Olympics”, while the name Merly was derived from the Malay word “mer”, or sea in English, and the letters “l-y” taken from the words “liveliness” and “youthfulness”. Furthermore, the Singapore 2010 “Spirit of Youth” logo, which was revealed in January 2009, featured a lively figure in vibrant shades of red, purple and green.

YOG 2010

The Singapore Olympic contingent was led by Chef-de-Mission, James Wong, a nine-time Southeast Asian Games Gold medallist. A total of 130 athletes represented Singapore across all 26 sports events. Singapore finished the Games with six medals – two silver medals for swimming and table-tennis, two bronze medals for taekwondo, and one bronze medal each for archery, sailing and football.

YOG 2010 FOOTBALL: Montenegro (2) Vs Singapore (3) YOG 2010 Football - Boys' tournament

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZcEH4YMTXY

Multiple Choice

When was the first Youth Olympics Games held?

• Singapore

• 2010

• 2020

• 2021

Multiple Choice

What are the names of the mascots?

• Lion and Merly

• Lyo and Merry

• Lyon and Merly

• Lyo and Merly

Multiple Choice

How many sports did Singapore competed in?

• 6

• 12

• 26

• 22

Multiple Choice

Name the Chef-de-Mission for the Singapore Olympic contingent in 2010.

• U.K Shyam

• Fandi Ahmad

• James Wong

• Joscelin Yeo

Multiple Select

Which sport/s did Singapore won the silver medals in? (You may choose more than 1)

• Table Tennis

• Taekwondo

• Football

• Swimming

• Sailing

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