IOC President to visit Singapore
Ivan @ April 4, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Ok, sorry for the lack of updates, my team’s just overwhelmed with personal issues these two weeks.
We know there’s a problem with the registration, and will get that fixed ASAP. Until then, please send your registrations to **syog2010@gmail.com**. Next, the updates!
IOC President to visit S’pore to check out YOG preparations
THE President of the International […]
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Tsunami relief chief to head Games’ organising committee
Ivan @ March 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The hotseat for the planning for the 2010 Olympics has been filled!
ONE of the highest-profile jobs in the run-up to Singapore’s staging of the 2010 Youth Olympics Games is set to go to a military man.
Brigadier-General Goh Kee Nguan is strongly tipped to be appointed as chief executive officer of the Games’ organising committee.
The Straits […]
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Singapore Plans To Participate in Asian Winter Olympics 2011.
Malcolm @ March 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
First was the setting up of a Singapore Sports School in 2004 which marked Singapore’s commitment to developing a strong sports tradition and culture. The next key step was to invite the world stage to its city state through the winning of the bid to host the 1st summer Youth Olympics in 2010. This has […]
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Football Association of Singapore in search of young talents for 2010.
Malcolm @ March 9, 2008 # 7 Comments
The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) will be searching for Singapore’s future “Ronaldo” and “Torres” this month as they will be holding open trials in search for young potential footballers in time to represent Singapore in the Youth Olympics 2010.
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Site improvements and a new contributor
Ivan @ February 26, 2008 # One Comment
Alrighty, after the dust has settled and the overwhelming feeling of becoming the first host of the Summer Youth Olympics has worn off, we have started to get things moving again. The bid has become a dream, but it’s just the start of a journey to the 2010 games.
As many of you would have found […]
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Winning the bid, the video.
Ivan @ February 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
We thank everyone for their tremendous support over the past 5 months that this site was set up. We set this and the Facebook group up to support the bid, which has now become reality.
We will continue to provide in-depth coverage of the developments in preparation to host the Games in 2010. Look forward to […]
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WE WON
Ivan @ February 21, 2008 # 39 Comments
Singapore has been awarded the right to host the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
A picture is worth a thousand words. We won!
We congratulate Singapore on her win to host the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. We would like to extend our most sincere congratulations to the members of bid committee for a job well-done, for without […]
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Live News Update.
Ivan @ February 21, 2008 # 7 Comments
I’m writing live, covering the web cast. All times are in GMT.
[Network issues due to overload] SORRY
Live coverage:
11am: Intoduction in French, English
11.07: Sports is not playing computer games.
11.09: Talk by various youth atheletes in different languages. Importance of sports, etc.
11.10: Hosts gives introduction to all 9 candidate cities that started with the bid. Plays video […]
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International media coverage for bid.
Ivan @ February 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
As we countdown towards the bid results tomorrow, here’s a round up of the news coverage we have received worldwide:
The Canadian Press: Singapore and Moscow await vote to select host for 1st Youth Olympics in 2010
The Guardian, UK: Singapore, Moscow in David v Goliath Youth Games race
International Herald Tribune: Singapore thinks […]
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An open letter to our supporters
Ivan @ February 20, 2008 # 5 Comments
Dear Supporter,
We would like to thank you for your support for SGYouthOlympics.Com and our Facebook group, the online campaign to support the Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010 bid.
We would like to remind you that the results for the postal vote will be announced on Thursday 21 February 2008, 7pm Singapore Time, 11am UTC. The winning […]
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