TY - JOUR
T1 - The youth olympic games
T2 - Past, present and future
AU - Wong, Donna
N1 - Funding Information:
As with the traditions of an OG, the opening and closing ceremonies incorporate the traditions of an OG with an athletes’ parade, oath taking, the lighting of the festival flame and the raising of the Olympic flag. The festival is financed by the organiser with a supporting grant from the European Union.8 Over the years, the EYOF has gained the reputation of being a competition that develops future champions, providing a platform where young potential Olympians can develop. There have been 442 athletes who participated in the EYOF and succeeded at the OG, with 37 athletes winning medals both in the EYOF and the OG to date9 – see Table 1 for an overview of the YOFs and the YOG.
Funding Information:
The funding of the AYOF is independent of the Australian government and fully funded by the AOC.13 It is held under the patronage of the IOC, with the IOC providing an Olympic solidarity grant towards the balance of AYOF. To date, the AOC has conducted five festivals since 2001 at a cost of over A$15 million.14 The festival grows from strength to strength, from 1,172 athletes in 2003, to over 1,550 in 2009 competing in 15 Olympic sports.15 However, with the increasing number of participating athletes in this popular event, the expanding budget has taken its toll. From 2009, the event will now take place every four years.
PY - 2011/9/1
Y1 - 2011/9/1
N2 - Hailed as the flagship of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) strategy regarding young people, the organising of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) was approved by the IOC in 2007 and Singapore was subsequently selected as the first host city for the summer YOG. Although the YOG is going to be the first new event the IOC has staged since the 1924 winter Olympic Games, its novelty may not be as radical as first impressions may suggest. This paper charts the chronological development of the YOG through a broad overview of little-known Youth Olympic Festivals, which the YOG is reported to be modelled after, and traces the political/economical/ideological contexts for the conception of the YOG. Despite being the latest addition to the Olympics family, the YOG is not spared from conflicts and tensions which inundated the Olympic Games. This paper aims to exemplify the range of debates presented by the launch of the YOG and contribute to the literature examining the opportunities and challenges presented by the launch of the YOG.
AB - Hailed as the flagship of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) strategy regarding young people, the organising of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) was approved by the IOC in 2007 and Singapore was subsequently selected as the first host city for the summer YOG. Although the YOG is going to be the first new event the IOC has staged since the 1924 winter Olympic Games, its novelty may not be as radical as first impressions may suggest. This paper charts the chronological development of the YOG through a broad overview of little-known Youth Olympic Festivals, which the YOG is reported to be modelled after, and traces the political/economical/ideological contexts for the conception of the YOG. Despite being the latest addition to the Olympics family, the YOG is not spared from conflicts and tensions which inundated the Olympic Games. This paper aims to exemplify the range of debates presented by the launch of the YOG and contribute to the literature examining the opportunities and challenges presented by the launch of the YOG.
KW - International Olympic Committee
KW - Youth Olympic Games
KW - Youth Olympic festivals, youth sport
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U2 - 10.1080/09523367.2011.594687
DO - 10.1080/09523367.2011.594687
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84857774117
SN - 0952-3367
VL - 28
SP - 1831
EP - 1851
JO - The British journal of sports history
JF - The British journal of sports history
IS - 13
ER -