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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
Medellín 2018 Youth Olympic bid gets major boost with Wall Street Journal accolade
By Tom Degun
March 4 - Medellín's bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games has received a huge boost after it was recognised as the world's most innovative city in a global competition conducted by American newspaper Wall Street Journal.
March 4 - Medellín's bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games has received a huge boost after it was recognised as the world's most innovative city in a global competition conducted by American newspaper Wall Street Journal.Glasgow 2018 would allow UK to continue to inspire a generation says Coe
By Tom Degun
February 27 - British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Sebastian Coe claimed today Glasgow can build on the success of London 2012 by continuing to inspire a generation if it is awarded the right to stage the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
February 27 - British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Sebastian Coe claimed today Glasgow can build on the success of London 2012 by continuing to inspire a generation if it is awarded the right to stage the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games.Glasgow through to last three of 2018 Summer Youth Olympics contest
By Duncan Mackay at the Palace Hotel in Lausanne
February 13 - Glasgow have been included on the shortlist of three cities to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, along with Buenos Aires and Medellin, after Guadalajara and Rotterdam were cut.
February 13 - Glasgow have been included on the shortlist of three cities to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, along with Buenos Aires and Medellin, after Guadalajara and Rotterdam were cut. Glasgow 2018 Youth Olympic bid team reach out to 36,000 primary schoolchildren
By Tom Degun
February 11 - The Glasgow 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid team has contacted more than 36,000 primary schoolchildren as part of a "Back Our Bid" campaign which has already seen almost 20,000 young people sign up to bring the event to the Scottish city.
February 11 - The Glasgow 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid team has contacted more than 36,000 primary schoolchildren as part of a "Back Our Bid" campaign which has already seen almost 20,000 young people sign up to bring the event to the Scottish city.Celtic Connections Festival enhances Glasgow 2018 Culture and Education Programme for Youth Olympics bid
By James Crook
February 11 - Glasgow 2018's plans to "enrich the lives of the world's youth" through culture and education were clarified during the Celtic Connections Festival in the city, which gave thousands of children the opportunity to take part in workshops, concerts and performances.
February 11 - Glasgow 2018's plans to "enrich the lives of the world's youth" through culture and education were clarified during the Celtic Connections Festival in the city, which gave thousands of children the opportunity to take part in workshops, concerts and performances.Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic bid boosted with Condé Nast Traveller award
By Tom Degun
February 8 - The Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games bid has received a boost after being voted the top tourist city in Central and South America by international readers of Condé Nast Traveller magazine.
February 8 - The Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games bid has received a boost after being voted the top tourist city in Central and South America by international readers of Condé Nast Traveller magazine.Argentinian tennis star Nalbandian backs Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic bid
By Tom Degun
February 3 - Argentinian tennis star David Nalbandian has pledged his support to the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games bid.
February 3 - Argentinian tennis star David Nalbandian has pledged his support to the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games bid.Glasgow 2018 Youth Olympics bid boosted after city secures right to host Turner Prize
By Tom Degun
January 19 - The Glasgow 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid has been given a boost after the Scottish city secured the right to stage the world renowned Turner Prize in 2015 in recognition of its global cultural status.
January 19 - The Glasgow 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid has been given a boost after the Scottish city secured the right to stage the world renowned Turner Prize in 2015 in recognition of its global cultural status.Glasgow to invest £80 million in local children to boost 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid
By Emily Goddard
January 18 - Glasgow is to invest £80 million ($127 million/€96 million) in the city's young people and the proposed 2018 Youth Olympic Village site as it works to boost its bid for the Games in five years' time.
January 18 - Glasgow is to invest £80 million ($127 million/€96 million) in the city's young people and the proposed 2018 Youth Olympic Village site as it works to boost its bid for the Games in five years' time.More stories
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- Medellín uses sports festival to promote bid for 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games
- Former tennis world number one Roddick backs Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic bid
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- Glasgow 2018 unveil plans for Summer Youth Olympic Games bid
- Glasgow Youth Olympics could discover the next Andy, says Judy Murray
- Buenos Aires unveil September plans for 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid
- IOC confirms five bidders for 2018 Youth Olympic Games
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