YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES MASCOTS UNVEILED by SINGAPORE 2010! Ith Less Than 200 W Days to Go Before Singapore 2010’S Opening Towards a Sustainable Future
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YOUTH OLYMPI C GA MES BULLETIN NO. OO4 • FEBRUARY 2010 FORE WOR DBY MEET THE MASCOTS! JACQUES ROGGE THE FIRST YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES MASCOTS UNVEILED BY SINGAPORE 2010! ith less than 200 W days to go before Singapore 2010’s Opening towards a sustainable future. She also appearing at many Singapore 2010 events Ceremony, the Youth Olympic wants to encourage young people to play in the coming months as the buzz and Games (YOG) are in the final an active role in their communities and excitement for the Games builds. stretch to becoming a reality. promote respect for one another. Left: Asafa Powell and the mascots at On 14 August 2010, The Singapore 2010 Organising Lyo and Merly will be the Friendship Camp in December 2009 Singapore will open its Committee unveiled the first Youth doors to the world’s best young athletes in Olympic Games mascots on what will be a celebration of sport, culture Saturday 21 November 2009: Lyo and education. (pronounced Leo) and Merly. With the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Lyo is short for “ Lion of the Organising Committee (SYOGOC) in full swing Youth Olympics”. A sports fan, he is and making final preparations to celebrate fun-loving and hopes to inspire young this inaugural edition, NOCs and IFs are people to keep fit and enjoy sport for also at work selecting the 3,600 most talented life. He symbolises young people’s athletes through their qualification systems boundless energy, their determination to around the world. live life to the full and zeal to strive for Also participating will be 30 Young excellence. Ambassadors and 30 Young Reporters Merly got her name from “mer” representing NOCs from all five continents, (meaning the sea) and “ly” which who will take part together with the competing stands for liveliness and youth - athletes in the festive and vibrant Culture and fulness. A passionate advocate of Education Programme (CEP) at Games time. environmental protection, The YOG is already engaging with young Merly believes that everyone people around the world through digital media has a role to play in working and social networks as illustrated by the successful online Medal Design Competition that was launched last November, with entries from 34 nations put forward by participants YOG GOES LIVE AS IOC aged from 18 to 73. To rally all YOG initiatives, the “YOG-DNA” AWARDS SINGAPORE 2010 label, a visual identity for young people, was launched last autumn representing the BROADCAST RIGHTS spirit of the Youth Olympic Games. With the launch of Innsbruck 2012’s emblem and he International Olympic Committee including free-to-air television, radio, the election at the IOC Session in Vancouver T (IOC) announced last November cable television, mobile phone and online. of the host city of the second Summer YOG agreements with MediaCorp, SingTel IOC President Jacques Rogge said: in 2014, the spirit of the YOG is also already “The first ever Youth Olympic Games and StarHub to become the official reaching out beyond 2010 and well into the broadcasters within Singapore for the will be an important moment for the next Olympiad. first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore Olympic Movement. It is the first time in 2010. we have launched a new event since Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), the first Winter Games in 1924. This the host broadcast subsidiary wholly is a big step forward in ensuring that owned by the IOC, will be responsible for the Youth Olympic Games are available IN THIS ISSUE delivering to these three organisations, as to viewers on all broadcast platforms, lAll you need to know about the Qualification well as to more than 40 broadcasters both within Singapore and around System Principles and Sports Programme for around the world, live broadcast feeds the world.” Innsbruck 2012 and a 24-hour Youth Olympic News For more information on the Channel, which will incorporate two daily broadcast rights for Singapore 2010 lThe IOC’s new YOG website – “The Cube” highlight programmes. The coverage will Youth Olympic Games, visit embrace all broadcast platforms, www.olympic.org media section. “THE YOG CUBE” HAS LANDED ! In November last year the IOC launched a of the Youth Olympic Games. dedicated Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Known as “the Cube”, this dynamic and microsite on its official web site, vibrant platform will support and promote It will also allow young people to www.olympic.org . youth projects in the spirit of the YOG. engage and participate in YOG-related The launch of this platform included The Cube will feature news, activities in the build-up to next August and the introduction of the “YOG-DNA” participants’ profiles and the to the Winter YOG in Innsbruck in 2012. label, a new visual identity for sport, culture and education Check out www.olympic.org/yog young people embodying the Spirit programmes for Singapore 2010. and enjoy! OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS VISIT SINGAPORE FRIENDSHIP CAMP Olympic champions Veronica Campbell-Brown, Asafa Powell sions and workshops with Singaporean student athletes. and Jamaican sprinter Dexter Lee found a break in their train - The main objective of the camp was to promote ing schedules to drop in on young athletes participating in the the Olympic values among participants, providing them Friendship Camp, an event that took place in Singapore in with a unique experience and the opportunity to form December as part of the pre-Games activities. life-long friendships. Over 400 young athletes from around the world gathered in The highlight of the camp was the opportunity to ‘Chat the host city to test out some of the exciting activities from the with Champions’, as part of the Culture and Education Culture and Education Programme that will be introduced at programme, where athletes got the opportunity to ask the the Games in August. Athletes from 130 National Olympic sports stars questions and ended with an impromptu dance Committees (NOCs) participated in a variety of games, discus - from Asafa Powell! INNSBRUCK 2012 QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PRINCIPLES BALANCING CONTINENTAL PARTICIPATION, PERFORMANCE, HOST COUNTRY REPRESENTATION AND GENDER EQUITY The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) respective IFs have specified the events for the winter YOG through the participate in the first edition of the Winter Qualification System Principles (QSP) in which such standards must be met, qualification events. YOG in Innsbruck in 2012,” said Gilbert were created to ensure that the following and implemented clear regulations “We sincerely believe the Qualification Felli, Olympic Games Executive Director. pillars remain the focus for participation regarding the distribution and verification Systems proposed by the IFs will promote to all competitions on the programme of of results from these events. (See the continental representation and will allow the YOG. summary of all Qualification Systems the best young Continental representation: To ensure attached as a folding poster at the athletes to the widest possible participation, specific centre of this newsletter.) continental quotas will be defined by Host country participation: In each IF in order to adequately reflect principle, all sports and disciplines should usual sport specific participation figures include quota places for Host Country across continents. participants. However, these places Performance and qualification events: will not be attributed automatically The participation of the world’s best and will therefore be dealt with young athletes will be ensured at the first on a case-by-case basis, edition of the Winter YOG through the subject to athletes or teams Qualification Systems developed by each reaching a minimum relevant IF. Existing events and/or rankings level of performance. already approved by the respective IF In total, 1,058 should be used for qualification. athletes will For sports in which qualification is be able to based on meeting specific standards, the qualify FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES VISIT WWW.OLYMPIC.ORG/YOG 2012 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES IN INNSBRUCK – SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION SYSTEMS IF SPORT - DISCIPLINE EVENTS QUOTA MAXIMUM ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATION SYSTEM NOC QUOTA Qualifying Host Country Total Qualifying Procedure Process Places Events The quota available to each NOC is determined by the World Cup Nations Cup Ranking from the 2010-2011 season: IBU Biathlon M sprint 7.5 km, M pursuit 10 km 98 2 100 2 men & Born between 1/1/1994 and Men’s & Women’s World Cup Nations Cup Rankings 5 Men’s / Women’s Nations Cup Score W sprint 6 km, W pursuit 7.5 km 2 women 31/12/1995 • Places 1-20: 2 entries per NOC Mixed Relay (2M & 2W) • Places 21-29: 1 entry per NOC *Cross-Country Biathlon mixed team • 1 place reserved for host NOC relay (see below under FIS CC) The selection of athletes will be made by the respective NOC. 4 men & FIBT Bobsleigh 2 Two-man bob race 36 4 40 Born between 1/1/1993 and FIBT Bobsleigh Ranking Participation, for each of the men’s and women’s competitions, is limited to a total of 10 crews, including the host nation. 4 women Two-women bob race 31/12/1994 The NOC quotas are based on the updated FIBT ranking. Qualification is achieved by the results of athletes, who gain a qualification place for their NOC. Participation in 3 youth races on Male and female athletes of non represented continents may also participate, with 1 men’s and 1 women’s crew, provided that the maximum quota of 20 men and 20 2 different tracks women is not yet filled. Born between 1/1/1995 and FIBT Skeleton Ranking Skeleton Individual men 28 2 30 2 men & Participation, for each of the men’s and women’s competitions, is limited to a total of 15 athletes, including the host nation.