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Youth Olympics in Singapore
Singapore is hosting the first ever Youth Olympics Games [AFP]
Published On 16 Aug 2010
16 Aug 2010
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A crowd of 27,000 packed the stadium overlooking Marina Bay to cheer the athletes during the opening ceremony [AFP]
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The government is spending nearly $290m on the event [AFP]
The games feature around 3,600 athletes from 204 countries aged between 14 to 18 [AFP]
Singapore won the bid to host the games in a tight race with Moscow two years ago [EPA]
Lyo and Merly are the official mascots for the event [EPA]