Countdown To Youth Olympic Games YOG Event
Countdown To Youth Olympic Games YOG Event has already started with about one year to go before Singapore hosts the world's first Youth Olympic Games.
On 14 August 2009, there will be a countdown to the Youth Olympic Games YOG event for supporters to cheer Singapore's efforts.
Countdown To Youth Olympic Games YOG Event
Venue : The Padang, Singapore
Date : Friday, 14 August 2009
Time : 1700 - 2100 (GMT+8)
The YOG aims to inspire youth of the world to embrace, embody and express the Olympic values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect through an integrated sports, culture and education programme.
Singapore will be hosting the first-ever YOG from 14 to 26 August 2010.
It will receive about 3600 athletes and 800 officials from the 205 National Olympic Committees, along with estimated 800 media representatives, 20,000 local and international volunteers, and more than 500,000 spectators.
Athletes - aged between 14 and 18 years - will compete in 26 sports and take part in a Culture and Education Programme.
The Programme of the Countdown to Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games at the Padang, Singapore:
Unveiling of Countdown Clock
• The countdown clock for the first YOG in Olympic history, sponsored by Omega, will be unveiled.
One-Year Countdown at 8.10pm
• A spectacular display of lights, sound and action as the countdown takes place
Youth Olympic Games Carnival
• Join our youth talents, sports personalities and local celebrities in sporting fun and celebrations at the Padang
YOG Celebration Concert and Party
• Enjoy performances by some of Singapore’s top talents from our schools and the entertainment scene
Commemorate Olympic Day
• Celebrate this historic milestone for the Olympic Movement - cheer on runners of the Olympic Day Run
*Information is accurate as of 15 July 2009, please check back for more updates.
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In the Girls 4x100M Freestyle finals at the AYG last night, Singapore girls swam to a new national record of 3:46.91 minutes to win Gold medals.
The quartet of Koh Hui Yu, Quah Ting Wen, Amanda Lim and Lynette Lim presented Singapore with a gold medal winning performance at the Asian Youth Games (AYG) swimming meet in resounding style, finishing almost 4 seconds ahead of Team Republic of Korea.
Koh Hui Yu started the medal win while swim sensation Quah Ting Wen, who won the gold medal in the 100M freestyle finals, produced a spectacular swim, to the delight of local supporters. Amanda Lim, clocked a timing of 55.96 seconds for the third lap. Lynette Lim touched home and secured the gold medal for Singapore with the approing road of the crowd as they wrapped up the Asian Youth Games swimming tournament with a gold medal and a new national record for Singapore.
The Republic of Korea stopped the clock at 3:50.56 minutes to land silver while China stood third, clocking 3:51.34 minutes.
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Asian Youth Games AYG Medal Tally
This is the Asian Youth Games AYG Medal Tally as at July 6, 2009, 10pm. Only the top five countries in the Asian Youth Games AYG competition are shown.
Asian Youth Games AYG Medal Tally:
Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total
1 China 25 16 11 52
2 Republic of Korea 20 17 17 54
3 Thailand 11 7 2 20
4 Singapore 9 6 15 30
5 Hong Kong, China 5 8 5 18
More Asian Youth Games AYG medal tally can be found at official Asian Youth Games AYG 2009 website.
Keep reading Singapore Olympic Youth Games for the latest medal tally at the Asian Youth Games AYG 2009!
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