Youth Olympics

September 4 - A man in Singapore is facing charges of incitement of violence due to comments made on Facebook about the Government's preparations for last month's Summer Youth Olympic Games.

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

September 1 - Britain has begun preparing for the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck in 2012 by inducting four young girls into a development bobsleigh programme overseen by world champion Nicola Minichiello.

By Tom Degun

August 31 - Members of the Innsbruck 2012 Organising Committee were on hand at a welcome reception in Tyrol to celebrate both the success of athletes from the state at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore as well as the 500 days to go milestone until start of the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

August 30 - Nanjing, the next hosts of the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014, have been warned against "giantism" by Jacques Rogge, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who is visiting the Chinese city.

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 27 - Team GB Chef de Mission Jan Paterson today expressed her delight with Britain’s performance at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games here as the 39 athletes picked up an impressive haul of 13 medals, five of which are gold, including one for taekwondo player Jade Jones (pictured).

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 27 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has admitted that the inaugural Youth Summer Olympic Games, which closed here last night, exceeded his highest expectations of them.

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 26 - The inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games officially drew to a close here  tonight with a stunning display of blazing fireworks, emotive music and dazzling dance performances at a memorable ceremony here on the world’s largest floating stage in Marina Bay.

By Tom Degun in Singapore

August 25 - Ryan Burnett (pictured) picked-up Ireland's first gold medal of the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games when he won the light-flyweight title, beating Azerbaijan's Salman Alizida, here tonight.