Singapore 2010

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 23 - British athletes collected two more Youth Olympic medals on day eight of competition in Singapore as the team’s Flag Bearer at the Opening Ceremony David Bolarinwa (pictured) won a silver medal in the men’s continental medley relay while Annie Tagoe claimed bronze in the women’s race.

By Duncan Mackay in Singapore
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 22 - Sam Oldham (pictured) produced a faultless display to win the gold medal in the men's horizontal bar final at the Summer Youth Olympic Games here tonight. 

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 22 - Britain's Tom Daley (pictured) missed out on a medal in the men’s 3 metre springboard final at the Summer Youth Olympic Games here tonight at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex after a horrific third dive left him well down the field in ninth place with a lowly score of 514.35 points.

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 22 - Up to 17 countries, including from the United States and Africa, have expressed an interest in bidding for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, it was revealed here today by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 22 - Britain's Charlie Grice (pictured) picked up a Youth Olympic Games bronze medal at the Bishan Stadium here today as he clinched third place in an exciting boy’s 1,000 metres race.

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 21 - Jamaica's Skeen Odane showed here at the Summer Youth Olympic Games just why he is being labeled as the next Usain Bolt as he produced a blistering performance in the 100 metres final to record a personal best of 10.42sec and leave British rival David Bolarinwa trailing in third.

By Tom Degun in Singapore
 
August 21 - Sir Craig Reedie wants to maintain the policy of the Summer Youth Olympics being awarded to cities lacking the capacity to host a full-scale Games after the early success of the inaugural event here.

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 21 - Britain’s young rising tennis star Oliver Golding secured a gold medal at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games here in alongside his Czech doubles partner Jiri Vesely as the pair comfortably triumphed 6-3 6-1 over Russian pair Victor Baluda and Mikhail Biryukov in a rain-affected encounter.