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Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
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Nanjing
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16 August 2014
Closing ceremony
28 August 2014
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Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team. He is recognised as an American by the International Olympic Committee although he was a German national at the time of the Games.
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Philippine sports officials on the hunt for talent for Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympics
Thursday, 06 October 2011
October 6 - The Philippines is hoping to identify youngsters who can represent the country during the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing 2014. Dumaguete's city sports officer Joe Guirit said that they are looking to find the youngsters through a sports festival at Batang Pinoy next month, and this echoed sentiments expressed by former basketball player Chito Loyzaga (pictured), who is now a commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).
The festival will see regional eliminations held for youngsters aged between 13 and 15 on November 10.
It is a multi-event sports competition, which was created by the PSC to provide a grassroots programme based on the sport and play values.
Similar events will be taking place in Zamboanga, Baguio and Makati, with the final national competition set to be staged in Naga from December 10 to 13.
It is the first time the event has been held since 2004 in Puerto Princesa, and it will include sports ranging from archery to chess and gymnastics.
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