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2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Medellín, Colombia
The IOC will elect the host city on 4 July 2013 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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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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Summer Youth Olympics 2018
Glasgow youngsters pushing for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
By Tom Degun
May 15 – Glasgow's young people are leading the final push for the city's bid to secure the 2018 Youth Olympic Games with 50 days to go until the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote to decide the host city on July 4 in Lausanne, Scottish officials claim.
May 15 – Glasgow's young people are leading the final push for the city's bid to secure the 2018 Youth Olympic Games with 50 days to go until the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote to decide the host city on July 4 in Lausanne, Scottish officials claim. Thousands descend on Glasgow for Annual Women’s 10k run
By James Crook
May 12 - More than 7,000 women of all ages and abilties took part today in Britain's largest all-female running event, the Great Women's 10k, in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid city of Glasgow, raising large sums of money for various charities in the process.
May 12 - More than 7,000 women of all ages and abilties took part today in Britain's largest all-female running event, the Great Women's 10k, in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid city of Glasgow, raising large sums of money for various charities in the process.Burns backs Glasgow 2018 Youth Olympic bid before world title defence
By James Crook
May 10 - Scottish WBO lightweight world champion Ricky Burns has joined a growing list of British stars showing support for Glasgow's bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games as he prepares to defend his world title against unbeaten Puerto Rican fighter José González at the city's Emirates Arena tomorrow.
May 10 - Scottish WBO lightweight world champion Ricky Burns has joined a growing list of British stars showing support for Glasgow's bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games as he prepares to defend his world title against unbeaten Puerto Rican fighter José González at the city's Emirates Arena tomorrow.Glasgow 2018 unveils global "Sport Spaces" plans to boost Olympic sport participation
By Emily Goddard
April 25 - Glasgow 2018 has unveiled plans to develop unused spaces across the globe based on an existing Urban Games programme created by young people in Glasgow to promote participation in Olympic sports around the world.
April 25 - Glasgow 2018 has unveiled plans to develop unused spaces across the globe based on an existing Urban Games programme created by young people in Glasgow to promote participation in Olympic sports around the world.Potential Buenos Aires 2018 venues ranked amongst top 10 stadia in the world
By James Crook
April 21 - Buenos Aires bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games has been strengthened after two of the venues earmarked to host events at the Games should they win the bid were ranked in the top 10 stadia in the world by American digital sports media network Bleacher Report.
April 21 - Buenos Aires bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games has been strengthened after two of the venues earmarked to host events at the Games should they win the bid were ranked in the top 10 stadia in the world by American digital sports media network Bleacher Report."Inspirational" Hoy to drive on Glasgow 2018 Youth Olympic bid
By James Crook
April 19 - Glasgow 2018 bid director Paul Bush has spoken of how the "inspirational" Sir Chris Hoy encapsulates the Scottish city's vision to host the Summer Youth Olympic Games as the six-time Olympic champion pledges his support to the bid following his retirement yesterday.
April 19 - Glasgow 2018 bid director Paul Bush has spoken of how the "inspirational" Sir Chris Hoy encapsulates the Scottish city's vision to host the Summer Youth Olympic Games as the six-time Olympic champion pledges his support to the bid following his retirement yesterday.2018 Youth Olympic Games bid cities present to IOC Evaluation Commission
By Tom Degun
April 10 - Buenos Aires, Glasgow and Medellín, the three cities bidding to stage the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, have presented to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission as they enter the final stages of the race to host the event.
April 10 - Buenos Aires, Glasgow and Medellín, the three cities bidding to stage the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, have presented to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission as they enter the final stages of the race to host the event.Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic bid gets social networking boost
By Tom Degun
April 8 - The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid has received a boost after Argentina was named the most engaged social networking country in the world, with online users spending an average of nearly 10 hours on social networking sites per month.
April 8 - The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid has received a boost after Argentina was named the most engaged social networking country in the world, with online users spending an average of nearly 10 hours on social networking sites per month.Duke and Duchess of Cambridge back Glasgow bid for 2018 Youth Olympics
By James Crook
April 4 - The Duke of Cambridge has given his support to the Scottish city of Glasgow's bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games after visiting the city with his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, today.
April 4 - The Duke of Cambridge has given his support to the Scottish city of Glasgow's bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games after visiting the city with his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, today.More stories
- Buenos Aires secures full city Parliament backing for 2018 Youth Olympics bid
- Glasgow gears up to host annual Youth Games
- Glasgow beats London and Manchester to be named as UK conference capital
- London 2012 showed what people can expect from a Glasgow 2018 claims taekwondo star
- Buenos Aires takes various accolades in survey
- Buenos Aires unveils transport upgrades as 2018 Youth Olympics bid strengthens
- Buenos Aires shows off Youth Olympic credentials as it celebrates World Tennis Day
- Medellín 2018 Youth Olympic bid gets major boost with Wall Street Journal accolade
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