| Overview | |
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| Games of the I Youth Olympiad | |
| Winner: Singapore Runner-up: Moscow Shortlist: Athens · Bangkok · Turin | |
| Details | |
| City | Athens |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) |
| Previous Games hosted | |
| Athens hosted the 1896 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. | |
| Decision | |
| Result | Athens was eliminated from the shortlist in January 2008. |
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| 2010 Summer Youth Olympics |
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Athens 2010 Youth Olympics Bid is the official bid of Athens in order to host the first Youth Olympics. The Athens bid is one of the strong favourites as the Ancient Olympics started here, the Modern Olympics did as well. Athens was the host of the 1896 Summer Olympics the 2004 Summer Olympics and seven IOC Sessions. As stated on their website, Athens is eager to host the Games not only to utilize their state of the art venues, but to establish the Youth Olympics in the "birthplace" of the Modern and Ancient Games.[1]
Athens has sentiment on its side, as well as all the recently built venues from 2004.
- ^ Why Athens Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine