What do some of the half million youths in Singapore think about the Olympic Youth Games to be held in Singapore?
Is this a chance for youths to compete in the Olympic Youth Games so that we can become number 1 in the youth sporting world?
Is this a chance for Singapore to learn from the Youth Olympic Games how to become a great sporting nation?
Is it going to be about forging new friendships with youths from all over the world at the Youth Games village?
Is it a chance to attract hot bods and cute chicks from all over the world to attend the world's first Youth Games Olympics in Singapore?
Discover the answer for yourself in this stylish video on what youths think about Singapore bringing the young Olympic Youth Games to our little island ...
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will lead a high-level YOG delegation to the Australian Institute of Sports in Canberra and the New South Wales Institute of Sport in Sydney.
The delegates will learn from these sporting centres to study ways to implement a long-term programme to groom elite athletes. Plans are afoot to introduce multi-year funding for selected top athletes in Singapore to raise their performance in the future pursuit of sporting excellence.
Youth Games Olympic Will Have Anti-Doping Education
Blood testing as part of anti-doping education and anti-doping measures may be applied during next year's Olympic Games Youths in Singapore to weed out drug cheats.
The organisers of the world's first Olympic Games for Youth for young athletes between the ages of 14 to 18 will work with the International Olympic Committee to determine whether such blood testing will be used for anti-doping control and education.
The organisers want to send a clear message to young athletes of the world that they want to prevent youths from using dope to cheat during the games and to protect those youngsters who do not abuse drugs.
Mr Rob Koehler, Director of Education and Programme Development for the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), raised this possibility of anti-doping blood tests to detect unnaturally high levels of erythropoietin (EPO) in athletes.
He also added that Singapore was taking the right approach to anti-doping measures by putting focus on prevention through anti-doping education.
50 local volunteers training to be Doping Control Officers will attend a four-day training course by officers from the Japan Anti-Doping Agency as part of doping control preparations for the Olympic Games for Youth in 2010.
These anti-doping measures and activities were announced in The Sunday Times on 15 February 2009.
2010 Olympic For Youths Games Singapore Logo Launch Video
For those who missed the Olympics For Youth Singapore Logo Launch on 10 January 2009, here is a YouTube video showing the complicated logo launch mechanism that featured all the YOG sports.
The 2010 Olympic Games for Youths Organising Committee (SYOGOC) has signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) with Deloitte Singapore on 2 February 2009.
Deloitte Singapore will provide consultancy and financial services for the 2010 Games Youth Olympics in 2010 as the Official Consultancy Services Provider.
Congratulations to Deloitte Singapore on becoming the 2010 Olympic Games Youth (YOG)'s First Official Partner.
Thank you for reading my Singapore Olympic Games for Youth internet diary, a place where I learn new sports-related issues about the world's first Youth-inspired Olympic Games.
The merit winners of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Logo (YOG) Design Competition were awarded their prizes and certificates during a promotion ceremony.
