Chronological summary of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

This page is a chronological summary of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore.

Calendar

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Event finals  Closing ceremony
August12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26thTotal
gold
medals
Ceremonies
Aquatics (Diving) 1 1 1 1 4
Aquatics (Swimming) 3 8 4 7 3 9 34
Archery 1 1 1 3
Athletics 12 12 12 36
Badminton 2 2
Basketball 2 2
Boxing 11 11
Canoeing 3 3 6
Cycling 1 1
Equestrian 1 1 2
Fencing 2 2 2 1 7
Field hockey 1 1 2
Football 1 1 2
Gymnastics (Artistic) 1 1 5 5 12
Gymnastics (Rhythmic) 2 2
Gymnastics (Trampoline) 2 2
Handball 2 2
Judo 3 3 2 1 9
Modern pentathlon 1 1 1 3
Rowing 4 4
Sailing 4 4
Shooting 1 1 1 1 4
Table tennis 2 1 3
Taekwondo 2 2 2 2 2 10
Tennis 1 3 4
Triathlon 1 1 1 3
Volleyball (Indoor) 2 2
Weightlifting 2 2 3 3 1 11
Wrestling 5 4 5 14
Total gold medals1519161811142627206263201
Cumulative gold medals153450687993119146166172198201

Pre-Games

2001

July 2007

21 January 2008

21 February 2008

2 August 2008

21 November 2009

30 May 2010

  • Everyone, the official theme song of the Games, written by local producer Ken Lim and sung by five artistes from the five continents, premiered worldwide.[8]

23 July 2010

  • The first ever Youth Olympic Flame was lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece, beginning the round-the-world journey spanning the five continents up till 5 August.[9]

5 August 2010

  • The Youth Olympic Flame (JYOF) arrived in Singapore ahead of the Games to be held nine days later. The torch will travel for six days around the island country.[10]

Games

12 August 2010

Day 1 (August 14)

Opening ceremony
  • The Olympic cauldron was lit by Singaporean sailor Darren Choy,[11][12] signalling the commencement of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games.

Day 2 (August 15)

Triathlon

Day 3 (August 16)

Taekwondo
  • Host nation Singapore received its first medal at the Youth Olympics when taekwondo exponent Daryl Tan entered the semi-finals, virtually guaranteeing him a bronze medal at the least.[14]

Day 4 (August 17)

Weightlifting

Day 6 (August 19)

Archery
  • Korean archer Kwak Ye-ji broke the outdoor junior women's world record with a score of 670 in the 70m (72 arrows) ranking round, breaking the previous record of 666 set compatriot Um Hye-Rang in 2001, and was three points away from the Olympic record set by Ukrainian Lina Herasymenko.[16]

Day 13 (August 26)

Closing ceremony held at The Float@Marina Bay.

See also

References

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  2. "IOC Session: A 'go' for Youth Olympic Games (Photos attached) - the official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  3. http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/index.php?news=1200917900
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  9. "GamesBids.com - First Youth Olympic Flame Lit". Archived from the original on 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  10. "GamesBids.com - 2010 Youth Olympic Flame Arrives in Singapore". Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  11. Ngoo, Irene (14 August 2010). "YOG opening ceremony, Part 1". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  12. Ngoo, Irene (14 August 2010). "YOG opening ceremony, Part 2". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  13. Casey, Michael (15 August 2010). "Japan's Sato wins first gold in Youth Olympics". USA Today. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  14. "S'pore's first YOG medal". Archived from the original on 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  15. "Golden Girl Deng Wei Sets Junior World Record". Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
  16. "Daily Wrap Junior Womens Archery World Record Shattered In Singapore". 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
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